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Lake County

First named Aischum, the county was created in 1840 from Mackinac County. In 1843 its name was changed to Lake. County government was organized in 1871, with the seat first established at Chase, the oldest village in the county, and later moved to Baldwin in 1875.

County clerk's office
Lake County Clerk
800 Tenth Street
Baldwin, MI 49304
Telephone: (231) 745-4641
Fax: (231) 745-8632 or (231) 745-2241

Online resources

• American Local History Network and American History and Genealogy Project <www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/county/lake1/>
  
• Michigan County Clerk's Genealogy Directory <www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18635_20736-56605--,00.html>
• MIGenWeb <www.rootsweb.com/~milake/>

A companion site for the book Michigan Genealogy.
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