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The county was set off in 1843, and organized in 1848. The county is named after the Ontonagon River. The name is said to be loosely derived from an Ojibwe language word noojitoon ziibi, meaning "hunting river." A French transliteration, Nantounagon, identified the river on a 1670 French map. Alternatively, and perhaps more accurately, it is said to be derived from the Ojibwa onagon, which means "dish" or "bowl."
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Adventure | Agate | Algonquin | Bergland | Bohemia | Bruce Crossing | Calderwood | Carp Lake | Craigsmere | Ewen | Greenland | Haight | Interior | Lake Gogebic | Maple Grove | Mass City | Matchwood | McMillan | Ontonagon (County Seat) | Paulding | Paynesville | Robbins | Rockland | Stannard | Trout Creek | Victoria | White Pine
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