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Wexford
Kautawaubet County was the name given to Wexford County in 1840. By 1843, the name was changed to Wexford County. B. W. Hall is considered the first settler of the area.
Wexford County has sixteen townships. They are Antioch, Boon, Cedar Creek, Cherry Grove, Clam Lake, Colfax, Greenwood, Hanover, Haring, Henderson, Liberty, Selma, Slagle, South Branch, Springville, and Wexford. Some of the communities are Cadillac, Manton, Mesick, Buckley, Harrietta, Hoxeyville, and Yuma.
Selected general works
Kohn, Grace M.
Mesick's first centennial: Mesick's magic--past, present and future. 1990.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F574.M469 M4 1990
Manton Area Historical Museum Board.
Manton area, then and now. 1986.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F574.M358 M35 1986
Norton, Willard A.
History of Cadillac / W.A. Norton's Cadillac city directory: an abridged version: historical sketch, and biographical sketches of the leading citizens and business men, 1900. [Published 1980-1989?].
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F574.C24 W3 1900
Wexford County Historical Society.
Rural schools of Wexford County. 1981.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.W5 R8z
Wheeler, John H.
History of Wexford County, Michigan. 1903.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.W5 W5 1903
Selected newspapers
Cadillac.
Arbetaren. 1977.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM 2S PN4885.S8 Z9 1977
Cadillac.
Cadillac evening news. 1936.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM 2S F 566 .A665z reel 6
Cadillac.
Cadillac evening news. 1995-1999.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
Manton.
The Manton sun. 1974-1976.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
Manton.
Manton tribune. 1880-1896.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
Selected plats, maps, and atlases
Standard atlas of Wexford County, Michigan. 1908.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM 2S F566 .C67 1973 r.88 no.268
Rockford Map Publishers.
Farm plat book, Wexford County, Michigan. 1956.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N G 1413 .W4 R6 1956
Rockford Map Publishers.
Land atlas and plat book, Wexford County, Michigan. 1980/81.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N G 1413 .W4 R63 1980/81
W.W. Hixson & Co.
Plat book of Wexford County, Michigan. 1930?.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N G 1413 .W4 H5 1930
Selected records, indexes, and transcriptions
Cadillac Area Genealogical Society.
The Wexford County death records index (1869-1908). 1900s.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.W5 W49 1869-1908
Cadillac Area Genealogical Society.
The Wexford County death records index (1909-1929). 1900s.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.W5 W49 1909-1929
Cadillac Area Genealogical Society.
The marriage records index, 1869-1897. 1900s.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.W5 M37
St. Ann's Catholic Church.
Directory of St. Ann's Catholic Church. 1983.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N BX4603.C3 S3 1983
Selected government publications
Cadilac.
Charter, by-laws, and ordinances, of the city of Cadillac. 1894.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N KFX1211.C3 A35 1894
Michigan Economic Development Department.
Wexford County : economic data sheet. 1959.
LIB OF MICH - MICH DOCS 2S HC107.M52 W49 1959
Reszka, C. Robert.
Wexford County bedrock topography. 1983?.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS FLAT FILE 2N G4113.W4 C51 1983 .R474
Wexford County.
Directories. 1953-1982, various years.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N JS3.M52 W49
Updated 1/31/2023