Wayne, Perhaps this has been available for quite some time, but I just found it... So in case it's of help to you: The University of Michigan has many books online relating to the history of counties within Michigan. http://www.hti.umich. <http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/micounty/>edu/m/micounty/<http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/micounty/> Nancy Barnett