
| Michigan County Formation years | ||||||||||||||
| 1790 | 1792 | 1796 | 1800 | 1801 | 1803 | 1805 | 1815 | 1816 | 1817 | 1818 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1826 |
| 1827 | 1829 | 1830 | 1831 | 1832 | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1843 | 1844 |
| 1845 | 1846 | 1848 | 1849 | 1850 | 1851 | 1853 | 1855 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1865 |
| 1867 | 1869 | 1871 | 1873 | 1875 | 1877 | 1879 | 1881 | 1883 | 1885 | 1887 | 1891 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 |
| Michigan County Census Year with Modern Map overlayed: | ||||||||||||||
| 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890-1930 | |||||||
| Michigan Map Abbreviations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unorg. = unorganized g. = gained w. = with fr. = from atmt. = attachment exch = exchanged nca.= non county area ch. = changed Al - Alger Alc - Alcona All - Allegan Alp - Alpena Ant - Antrim Ar - Arenac Bay - Bay Ben - Benzie Ber - Berrien Bga - Baraga |
Bra - Branch Bry - Barry Cal - Calhoun Cas - Cass Cbg - Cheboygan Cha - Charlevoix Chi - Chippewa Cla - Clare Cli - Clinton Cr - Crawford De - Delta Di - Dickinson Ea - Eaton Em - Emmet Ge - Genesee Gl - Gladwin Go - Gogebic Gr - Gratiot |
GT - Grand Traverse Hi - Hillsdale Ho - Houghton Hu - Huron In - Ingham Ion - Ionia Ios - Iosco Ir - Iron Is - Isabella Ja - Jackson Ken - Kent Kew - Keweenaw Kka - Kalkaska Kzo - Kalamazoo Lak - Lake Lap - Lapeer Lee - Leelenau Len - Lenawee |
Li - Livingston Lu - Luce Mar - Marquette Mas - Mason Mcb - Macomb Mcm - Montcalm Mcy - Montmorency Mec - Mecosta Men - Menominee Mid - Midland MIs - Missaukee Mnc - Mackinac Mro - Monroe Mte - Manistee Mu - Muskegon New - Newaygo Oa - Oakland Oc - Oceana |
Og - Ogemaw Ola - Osceola On - Ontonagon Osd - Oscoda Ots - Otsego Ott - Ottawa PI - Presque Isle Ros - Roscommon Sag - Saginaw San - Sanilac Sc - Schoolcraft SC - St. Clair Shi - Shiawassee SJ - St. Joseph Tu - Tuscola VB - Van Buren Was - Washtenaw Way - Wayne We - Wexford |
These are scanned from the original copies so you can see Michigan and Michigan counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some Michigan maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in Michigan.
Images are between 1 meg and 5 megs in size so allow a few moments to load if you are using a dial-up connection. Disclaimer: All Michigan maps are free to use for your own genealogical purposes and may not be reproduced for resale or distribution.
Source: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Michigan Maps
Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers - Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because political boundaries often changed, historic maps are critical in helping you discover the precise location of your ancestor's hometown, what land they owned, who their neighbors were, and more.