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The county was formed in 1840 as Meegisee County. Meegisee (meaning "eagle"), was the name of a Chippewa chief who signed the 1821 Treaty of Chicago and the 1826 Treaty of Mississinewas.
It was renamed Antrim County in 1843, one of the Irish or Scots-Irish names given to five renamed Michigan counties at that time, supposedly in deference to the increasing number of settlers of Irish and Scots Irish heritage in Michigan.
YMCA Camp Hayo-Went-Ha, the oldest American summer camp that sits on its original site, occupies about one square mile on the shore of Torch Lake in Central Lake Township. Boys first attended Hayo-Went-Ha (variant of Hiawatha) in 1904.
Grand Traverse Indian Reservation, which has territories in five counties, occupies two small sections within Helena Township and one section in Milton Township.
Adjacent Counties
- Charlevoix County
- Otsego County
- Crawford County
- Kalkaska County
- Grand Traverse County
- Leelanau County
Villages, Townships & Communities
Alba | Alden | Antrim | Atwood | Banks | Bellaire (County Seat) | Central Lake | Chestonia | Clam River | Comfort | Creswell | Eastport | Echo | Elgin | Elk Rapids | Ellsworth | Essex | Forest Home | Helena | Jordan | Kearney | Kewadin | Lakes of the North | Mancelona | Milton | Pleasant Valley | Star | Torch Lake | Warner
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Michigan Family History-Antrim County
