Chippewa County

 Sabin Lock

Welcome to Chippewa County

      Welcome to this website which is a part of MIGenWeb and USGenWeb, a network of websites that provide free online genealogical information. This county is currently available for adoption.  For more information contact our state coordinator.   

   Chippewa County was organized on February 1, 1827.  It is named after the Ojibwe Native Americans that lived in the area.  The county seat is Sault (Soo) Ste Marie, Michigan.  Sault Ste. Marie was founded in 1668 as a Jesuit mission by Jacques Marquette and Claude Dablon.  It is the oldest town in Michigan.

     The photo to the left is the Sabin Lock.   It opened in 1919, was last used in 1989, and was decommissioned in 2010.  Along with the adjacent decommissioned Davis Lock it is being replaced with a new 110' by 1200' lock.


Table of Contents

History Miscellaneous Vital Records
Local History Articles Census Records Births
History of the Upper Peninsula  (1883) Early Businesses - News articles Marriages
Portrait and Biographical Record (1895) Early Churches Deaths
Lake Superior Guide (1872) Early Newspapers Obituaries
Sault Ste Marie, Michigan (1918) General Land Office Records Cemeteries
Story of Sault Ste Marie (1923) Maps Funeral Homes
Tales of Rudyard (1922) Military  
Town & Township Histories Native Americans Families
Bridges, Canals, Railroads Naturalizations Biographies
Tower of History Photos of Places Family Group Sheets
Michigan State Gazetteer 1863-4 School Photos & Programs Kincross Families
    Family Histories
    Family Photos
     

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Last update: 4/28/2023