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Huron
Huron County was originally attached to neighboring Sanilac and Tuscola counties. It was created by Michigan law on April 1, 1840 and was fully organized by an Act of Legislature on January 25, 1859. Sand Beach (now Harbor Beach) was the county seat until 1865, when the court house burned with nearly all the records. The county seat was moved to Port Austin and remained there until 1873. That year the Board of Supervisors designated Bad Axe as the county seat.
Huron County is bordered by Sanilac and Tuscola counties on the south. Bad Axe is the county seat.
Selected general works
McDonald, David A.
Celebrating 150 years : Huron County, Michigan, 1859-2009. 2009.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.H9 M33 2009
Gillingham, Ida Reeves.
History of Huron County. 1969.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.H9 G54 1969
Chapman Brothers, Chicago.
Portrait and biographical album of Huron County, Michigan. 1884.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.H9 P67 1976
Gwinn, Florence McKinnon.
Pioneer history of Huron County, Michigan. 1922.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.H9 G85 1922
Burley, Dale L.
Tales of the pioneers. 1985.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F 572 .H9 B8 1985
Selected newspapers
Bad Axe.
Huron County Tribune. 1909-1949.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
Bad Axe.
Huron News. 1932-1950.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
Harbor Beach.
Harbor Beach Times. 1901-1999.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
Port Austin.
Huron County News. 1867-1887.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
Selected plats, maps, and atlases
E.R. Cookingham, Publisher.
Atlas of Huron County, Michigan : containing maps of every township in the County, with village and city plats. 1890.
LIB OF MICH RARE MICH 4N Folio G 1413 .H8 C58 1890
W.W. Hixson & Co..
Plat book of Huron County, Michigan. 1930.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N G 1413 .H8 H5 1930
Case, Galen W..
Huron Co., Michigan. 1955.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN FLAT FILE 2N Undersize G4113.H8P2 1955 .H87
DMB Graphic Arts.
Michigan's thumb : travel and recreation guide. 1985.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN FLAT FILE 2N G4113.H8 1985 .D5
Beers, F. W..
Topographical map of Huron Co., Michigan. Date unknown.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN FLAT FILE 2N Undersize G4113.H8 1875 .B44a
Selected records, indexes, and transcriptions
Cherry, Katherine L..
Index of names for Portrait and biographical album of Huron County, published by Chapman Brothers, 1884. between 1900 and 1999.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.H9 P67 1884, Index
Monteith, Ruth Marian Robbins.
1850 census, Huron County, Mason County, Midland County, Newaygo County, Oceana County, Tuscola County, Michigan. between 1900 and 1999.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM 2S F572.H9 M6 1850
Gemmill, Doroth Liberty.
Pioneer families of eastern Huron County, Michigan. 1991.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.H9 B85 1985 Index
Huron County, Michigan surname index : probate, 1865-1886. 1991.
LIB OF MICH - MICH DOCS 2S F572.H9 H83 1991
Smolarek, John C.
Huron County cemeteries. 1988.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.H9 S66 1988
Selected government publications
Michigan. Department of Conservation.
Huron County. 1965.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL FLAT FILE Undersize G4113.H8E63 1965 .M53
Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Surface Water Quality Division.
A Biological survey of Willow Creek, Huron County, Michigan, May 9 and June 5, 1991. 1992.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL TD224.M5 S8-91/086
Huron County (Mich.).
Examination of the records and accounts of Huron County for the calendar year of ....1955-1972.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL HJ9259.H87 E93
Sweat, M. J..
Hydrogeology of Huron County, Michigan. 1992.
LIB OF MICH US DOCS 4S I 19.42/4:91-4133
United States. Office of Economic Opportunity. Information Center.
Community profile, Huron County, Michigan. 1967.
LIB OF MICH US DOCS 4S PrEx 10.9/5:H 94
Updated 11/23/2022