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Otsego County Michigan
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County Information

Otsego County was founded April 1, 1840. It was formed from Mackinac County, originally called Okkuddo County until it became Otsego on March 8, 1843. It was organized the 12th of March 1875. The county seat is Gaylord.

Cities and Villages of Otsego County:
City of Gaylord
and Village of Vanderbilt.

Unincorporated Communities:
Arbutus Beach, Elmira, Eyedylwild Beach, Johnnesburg, Oak Grove Otsego Lake, Sparr, Vienna Corners, (Partial) Wah Wah Soo and Waters.

Townships:
Bagley, Charlton, Chester, Corwith, Dover, Elmira, Hayes, Livingston and Otsego Lake.





County Records

BUSINESS

CENSUS

GALLERY

MILITARY

OBITUARIES

TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS



Website Updates:
Mar 2022
BIOGRAPHIES - Index page redone; Robert Patterson, Charles Tuthill
CEMETERIES - Hayes Township Cemetery
OBITUARIES - Index page redone; Daniel J. Brock, Alexander Cool

 

LINKS TO SURROUNDING COUNTIES
AND OUR MICHIGAN STATE SITE

Charlevoix County

Cheboygan

Montmorency County

Crawford County

Antrim County

State of Michigan




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