Please add profiles for people who were born, lived or died in Manistee County, Michigan.

Official Website

The county was set off in 1840 and organized in 1855. The name "Manistee" is from an Ojibwe word first applied to the principal river of the county. The derivation is not certain, but it may be from ministigweyaa, "river with islands at its mouth".

Adjacent Counties

• Grand Traverse County
• Benzie County
• Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
• Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
• Wexford County
• Lake County
• Mason County

Villages, Townships & Communities

Arcadia | Bear Lake | Brethren | Brown | Cleon | Copemish | Dickson | East Lake | Filer City | Kaleva | Manistee (County Seat) | Maple Grove | Marilla | Norman | Norwalk | Oak Hill | Onekama | Parkdale | Pierport | Pleasanton | Springdale | Stronach | Wellston

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Michigan

Links

Wikipedia

Manistee National Forest (part)

National Register of Historic Places

MI Gen Web

Roots Web

Genealogy Trails

RAOGK

Manistee County Historical Museum