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The county was created by the Michigan Legislature in 1840 as Cheonoquet County, after a well-known Chippewa (also known as Ojibwa) Chief, whose name meant Big Cloud. Cheonoquet took part in Indian treaties in 1807, 1815, 1825 and 1837. Renamed Montmorency County on March 8, 1843, it was originally spelled Montmorenci, and historians conjecture this reflects the area's French-Canadian influence: the French Duke of Montmorency purchased a lieutenant governorship in Canada and the first archbishop of Canada—Montmorency-Laval—both could be influences on the county's name. (There was no "Count Morenci" aiding the American Revolution). The county was organized in 1881. The reason for the change in spelling is subject to some dispute. The name Montmorency probably means Mountain Moor. Montmorency is a boggy land or moor that is at the top of a broad mount or highland.
Adjacent Counties
- Alpena County
- Alcona County
- Oscoda County
- Presque Isle County
- Crawford County
- Otsego County
- Cheboygan County
Villages, Townships & Communities
- Albert
- Atlanta (County Seat)
- Avery
- Briley
- Canada Creek Ranch
- Hillman
- Lewiston
- Loud
- Montmorency
- Rust
- Vienna
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