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Lapeer County, Michigan

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The county was created on September 18, 1822, and was fully organized on February 2, 1835. The name is a corruption of the French la pierre, which means "the stone".

The first European-American settler in Lapeer was Alvin N. Hart, who was born in Cornwall, Connecticut on February 11, 1804. He came to Lapeer in 1831 and platted the Village of Lapeer on November 8, 1833.

Adjacent Counties

Cities & Villages

  • Almont
  • Brown City (part)
  • Clifford
  • Columbiaville
  • Dryden
  • Imlay City
  • Lapeer (County Seat)
  • Metamora
  • North Branch
  • Otter Lake

Other Townships & Communities: Arcadia, Attica, Barnes Lake, Burlington, Burnside, Elba, Farmers Creek, Five Lakes, Goodland, Hadley, Hunters Creek, Kerr Hill, Kings Hill, Lum, Marathon, Mayfield, Millers Lake, Oregon, Rich, Silverwood, Thornville

Cemeteries

[https://www.geni.com/projects/Cemeteries-of-Michigan/4485719 Cemeteries of Michigan

Wikipedia

National Register of Historic Places

MI Gen Web

Lapeer County Historical Society

Genealogy Trails

RAOGK

Forebears.io

Lapeer County Genealogical Society



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