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Official Wesbite
In 1840, the county was separated from Mackinac County and originally named Omeena County. It was organized by an act of the state legislature on April 7, 1851. Grand Traverse is derived from a French phrase meaning "long crossing" and the county is so named because it is situated at the Grand Traverse Bay. The first permanent settlement in the county was the mission now known as Old Mission.
Adjacent Counties
Cities, Villages & Townships
- Acme
- Blair
- East Bay
- Fife Lake
- Garfield
- Grant
- Green Lake
- Kingsley
- Long Lake
- Mayfield
- Paradise
- Peninsula
- Traverse City (part, County Seat)
- Union
- Whitewater
Other Towns & Communities: Acme, Angel, Archie, Bass Lake, Bartlett, Brooksville, Cedar Run, Chums Corner, Devils Elbow, Diamond Park, Duck Lake Park, Fivemile Corner, Grawn, Hannah, Hilltop, Hodge, Interlochen, Jacks Landing, Kratochvil's Plat, Lakeside Resort, Mabel, Mapleton, Mayfield, McManus Corner, Monroe Center, Munro, Neahtawanta, Neal, Old Mission, Old Mission Point, Palaestrum, Pavlovic Corner, Peninsula Resort, Ransom, Slights, Skegemog Point, Summit City, Traverse Point, Walton, Walton Junction, Wexford Corner, Williamsburg, Wylie and Yuba
Links
National Register of Historic Places
Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society
