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Montcalm County is located in the West Michigan region of the Lower Peninsula. The county seat is Stanton, and the largest city is Greenville. The county is named for General Marquis Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, military commander of French troops during the French and Indian War. The county was set off in 1831 and organized in 1850. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,342. Part of the Manistee National Forest is located in Montcalm County. Montcalm County is part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Montcalm County is bordered by Isabella County, Mecosta County, Gratiot County, Newaygo County, Ionia County, Kent County and Clinton County.
Schenck, John S.
History of Ionia and Montcalm counties, Michigan: with illustrations and biographical sketches of their prominent men and pioneers. 1881, 2002?.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F 572.I6 S3 2002
Delp, William J.
The patriots: Montcalm County, Michigan men who were in the Civil War, 1861-1865. 1990.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F 572 .M8 D45 1990
Dasef, John W.
History of Montcalm County, Michigan : its people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. 1916.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.M8 D38z
Rasmussen, August.
Pioneer life in the big Dane settlement. 1902.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F574.G748 R33 1902
Augustine, Robertson M.
Indians, saw mills, and Danes : the early history of the Flat River area of Michigan. 1971.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.M8 A834 1971
Carson City.
Carson City Gazette. 1888-1965.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
Greenville.
Greenville Independent. 1858-1859, 1861-1924.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
Howard City.
Howard City Record [later years under The Howard City Record]. 1886-1977.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
Lakeview.
Lakeview Enterprise. 1894-1903, 1905-1982, 1989-2003.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
Stanton.
Stanton Weekly Clipper. 1880-1894 and 1896-1913.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
Beers, F. W.
Map of Montcalm Co., Michigan. 1875.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN FLAT FILE 2N Undersize G4113.M7G46 1875 .B44a
Rand McNally and Company.
Rand, McNally & Co.'s new Sectional map of Michigan ... : showing the upper and lower peninsula on a liberal scale. 1885.
LIB OF MICH RARE MICH 4N G4110 1885 .R36
Geo. A. Ogle & Co.
Standard atlas of Montcalm County, Michigan : including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county ... patrons directory, reference business directory and departments devoted to general information. 1921.
LIB OF MICH RARE MICH 4N Folio G1413.M7 G94 1921
Michigan. Institute for Fisheries Research.
Lake inventory map. Crystal Lake. 1948.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL FLAT FILE Undersize G4112.C824 1948 .M53
Michigan. Department of Conservation.
Montcalm County. 1966.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL FLAT FILE Undersize G4113.M7E63 1966 .M53
Sherwood, John, Mrs.
Index of persons in Montcalm County mentioned in the History of Ionia and Montcalm counties, Michigan, by J.S. Schenck, 1881. 1954.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F 572 .I6 S3 Index 2
Ionia County Genealogical Society.
Index to the history of Ionia and Montcalm Counties, Michigan. 2003.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.I6 Index 2003
Registration record, being register of electors for the city of Greenville, county of Montcalm, State of Michigan (1896-1916). 1980.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM 2S F574.G748 R3 1980
Brown-Teman Funeral Home.
Brown-Teman Funeral Home records. 1980.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM 2S F574.G748 G7 1980
Reeve, Gladys Moore.
Montcalm County, Michigan cemetery transcriptions. 1980.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F574.H677 R4 1980
Office of the Auditor General.
Audit report: Carson City Temporary and Regional Correctional Facilities, 1987/89.
LIB OF MICH - MICH DOCS 2S HV8342.M5 M5393 1987/89
Industry supplement. Montcalm County data sheet: business establishments, 1962, by industry division and comparison with 1959. 1964.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL HC105.M5 M8 1964
Michigan Department of Commerce.
Profile of Montcalm County, Michigan. 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1992.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL HC107.M5 A1 Montcalm
Michigan Jobs Commission.
Economic profile. Montcalm. 1996.
LIB OF MICH - MICH DOCS 2S HC107.M5 A1 Montcalm
Attitudes and opinions of voters toward the Tri County Area Schools: a public opinion survey of registered voters. 1988.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL L163.M63 A88 1988
Updated 1/4/2023