|
Date |
County Name |
Named After |
County Seat |
|
1796 |
Wayne County |
General Anthony Wayne |
|
|
1818 |
Michilimackinac County |
Great Turtle Place, Mackinac Island (Name reduced to "Mackinac" out of ease of spelling) |
St. Ignace |
|
1826 |
Chippewa County |
Native Americans |
Sault Ste. Marie |
|
1846 |
Houghton County |
Dr. Douglass Houghton |
Houghton |
|
1846 |
Ontonagon County |
"Onagan" meaning "bowl" or "dish" |
Ontonagon |
|
1848 |
Marquette County |
Jacques Marquette, S.J |
Marquette |
|
1851 |
Schoolcraft County |
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft |
Manistique |
|
1861 |
Delta County |
Shape of triangle |
Escanaba |
|
1861 |
Keweenaw County |
Native American word for "portage" |
Eagle River |
|
1861 |
Menominee County |
Menominee Indians; "wild rice people" |
Menominee |
|
1875 |
Baraga County |
Frederick Baraga |
L'Anse |
|
1885 |
Iron County |
Mineral |
Crystal Falls |
|
1885 |
Alger County |
Gov Russell Alger (1885-1886) |
Munising |
|
1887 |
Gogebic County |
From rock name of the district |
Bessemer |
|
1887 |
Luce County |
Gov. Cyrus G. Luce (1887-1890) |
Newberry |
|
1891 |
Dickinson County |
Don M. Dickinson postmaster general under President Cleveland |
Iron Mountain |
