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

Official Website

The county is named for Father Marquette, a Jesuit missionary. It was set off in 1843 and organized in 1851.

Adjacent Counties

• Alger County
• Delta County
• Menominee County
• Dickinson County
• Iron County
• Houghton County
• Baraga County
• Keweenaw County

Cities & Townships

• Champion
• Chocolay
• Ely
• Ewing
• Forsyth
• Humboldt
• Ishpemng
• Marquette (County Seat)
• Michigamme
• Negaunee
• Powell
• Republic
• Sands
• Skandia
• Tilden
• Turin
• Wells
• West Branch

Other Communities: Alder, Antlers, Arnold, Beaver Grove, Big Bay, Birch, Brookton Corners, Carlshend, Clarksburg, Dukes, Eagle Mills, Empire Iron Mine, Gordon, Green Garden, Greenwood, Gwinn, Harvey, Homeier, Huron Mountain, K.I. Sawyer, Lakewood, Lawson, Little Lake, Maple Grove, McFarland, Midway Location, National Mine, North Lake, Northland, Palmer, Sand River, Selma, Snowville, South Greenwood, South republic, Suomi Location, Trowbridge Park, Vick, West Ishpeming and Witch Lake

Indian Reservations

• The L'Anse Indian Reservation, which is primarily based in Baraga County to the west, has a small portion within Chocolay Township.
• The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians, which is headquartered in Sault Ste. Marie in Chippewa County, occupies a very small piece of property within the city limits of Marquette.

Links

Wikipedia

Genealogy Trails

Hiawatha National Forest (part)

Huron Islands (part)

Ottawa National Forest (part)

Nat'l Reg. of Hist. Places