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Arenac

Arenac County during territorial and early statehood times was attached first to Saginaw County and then to Bay County. In 1857, Arenac was organized as part of Bay County. It was reorganized as Arenac County in 1883.

Selected general works

Arenac County Historical Society.
Arenac County directory, 1947. 2004.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F572.A7 A72 2004

Adams, Virginia.
History of Sterling area : second generation. 2005.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F574.S745 A33 2005

Arenac County Historical Society.
Road tour guide through historic Arenac County. 2000.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F572.A7 R633 2000z

Chamberlain, H.A.
History of Arenac County. 1912.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F572.A7 C43

Au-Gres centennial, 1865-1965 : from timber to tourists, history of AuGres Area. 1965.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F574.A834 A834 1965

Selected newspapers

Standish.
Arenac County independent. 1972-2000.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S

Standish.
Arenac County Independent and Omer Progress. 1954-1972.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S

Selected plats, maps, and atlases

W.W. Hixson & Co.
Arenac County Michigan. 1930s.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN FLAT FILE 2N  Undersize G4113.A8 1939 .H5

Sportman's County Map Service
Arenac County. 1950s
LIB OF MICH RARE MICH MAPS 4N  G4113.A8E635 1960z .S76

Rockford Map Publishers.
Land atlas and plat book, Arenac County, Michigan. 1981, 1984, 1987, 1990-1996.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  G 1413 .A8 R58

Rockford Map Publishers.
Triennial atlas & plat book, Arenac County, Michigan. 1967, 1971.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  G 1413 .A8 R58 

Selected records, indexes, and transcriptions

Huron Shores Genealogical Society.
Index to Cedar Valley cemetery, 1873-1989: Twining, Michigan, Mason Township, Arenac County. 2001.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F574.T92 I53 2001

Brokoff, Betty.
Arenac County, Michigan cemetery inscriptions. 1992
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F572.A7 A73 1992

Brewer, Karen.
Cedar Valley Cemetery lot purchasers and tombstone inscriptions: Twining, Michigan. 1990.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F574.T92 B7 1990

Members of the French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan.
Gravestone inscriptions: Pine River Cemetery, Standish (Arenac County). Publication Year.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F 574 .S83 G7z

Melvin, Michael & Gulau, Joann editors.
Record of Arenac County soldiers and sailors in service in the Great War. 2010.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  Folio D570.85.M5 R43 2010

Selected government publications

Michigan State Highway Department.
General highway map, Arenac County. 1960.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL FLAT FILE (3rd flr closed stx) Undersize G4113 .A8P2 .M5 1960

State of Michigan, Department of Auditor General
Examination of the records and the accounts of Arenac County for the calendar year of....1954, 1956, 1958-1961, 1965, 1968, 1970
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL  HJ9259.A74 E93  1954-1970 (incomplete)

Michigan Economic Development Department.
Arenac County: economic data sheet. 1957-1961.
LIB OF MICH - MICH DOCS 2S   HC107.M52 A74

Michigan Department of Commerce.
Community profile: Standish. 1986.
LIB OF MICH - MICH DOCS 2S   HC108.S73 C66 1986

United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service.
1982 resource inventory Arenac County. 1982.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  S599.M5 A74 1982

Updated 11/16/2022