Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Eaton County, Michigan.

Official Website

Eaton County was formed in 1837 from open territory. It was named after John H. Eaton, an American Secretary of War. The county is one of the so-called Cabinet counties because it was named after a member of the cabinet of US President Andrew Jackson.

Adjacent Counties

• Clinton County
• Ingham County
• Ionia County
• Calhoun County
• Jackson County
• Barry County

Cities & Villages

• Bellevue
• Charlotte (County Seat)
• Dimondale
• Eaton Rapids
• Grand Ledge
• Lansing (part)
• Mulliken
• Olivet
• Potterville
• Sunfield
• Vermontville

Other Communities & Townships: Ainger (prev. Thurman), Benton, Bismark, Brookfield, Canada Settlement, Carlisle (prev. Hyde's Mills), Carmel, Charlesworth, Chester, Clinton Junction, Delta, Delta Center, Delta Mills (prev. Grand River City), Delwood, East Walton, Eaton, Elmira, Five Points Corner, Gresham, Hamlin, Hoytville, Kalamo, Kelly, Kingsland, Little Venice, Millett (prev. Millett's Station), Moore's Station, Needmore, Oneida, Oneida Center, Packard, Petrieville, Roxand, Shaytown, Stalls Corner, Walton (prev. East Bellevue), Waverly, West Benton, West Windsor, Windsor and Woodbury

Links

Wikipedia

National Register of Historic Places

Eaton County Genealogical Society

Genealogy Trails

Genealogy Village

Michigan Family History Network

MI Gen Web

Forebears.io