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Delta County
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County Information
The county was surveyed in 1843 and organized in 1861.
Its name originates from the Greek letter "delta", which refers to the triangular shape of the original county which included segments of Menominee, Dickinson, Iron, and Marquette counties.
The county seat is Escanaba.

Cities
Escanaba (county seat) ~ Gladstone
Villages
Garden
Unincorporated Communities

 Bark River ~ Fayette ~ Garden Corners ~ Isabella ~ Schaffer ~ Rapid River
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Website Update Archive

Website Updates:
October 2022

CEMETERY ADDED - Old Garden Cemetery, Rapid River Cemetery
OBITUARIES - August A. Goodman, Ella Goodman, Harriet Kephart, Ferdnand LaVallee, James Stephens, Averice Thibault, Edna Thibault, Lowell Thibault, William Neil Thibault

 

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Adjacent Counties
Alger County, Michigan (north)
Schoolcraft County, Michigan (east)
Leelanau County, Michigan (southeast)
Menominee County, Michigan (west/CST Border)
Marquette County, Michigan (northwest)
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