Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Iosco County, Michigan.
Official Website
The county was created by the Michigan Legislature in 1840 as Kanotin County, and renamed Iosco County in 1843. A majority of the population used to be Chippewa Indians, the area offered shelter from tall white pines, and food from the river and lake. Iosco County was cut from a piece of land seded from the Chippewa Indians to the United States Government.
Adjacent Counties
Cities, Townships & Communities
- Alabaster
- Au Sable
- Baldwin
- Burleigh
- East Tawas
- Grant
- Hale
- Long Lake
- National City
- Oscoda
- Plainfield
- Reno
- Sand Lake
- Sherman
- Tawas
- Tawas City (County Seat)
- Wilber
- Whittemore
Links
Huron National Forest (part)