Macomb County, Michigan
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Macomb County
[source: wikipedia]

Macomb County was formally organized on January 15, 1818, as the third county in the Michigan Territory. It was named in honor of Detroit-born Alexander Macomb, Jr., a highly decorated veteran of the War of 1812 and hero of the Battle of Plattsburg, who was made Commanding General of the U.S. Army in 1828.

Territory in 1819 and 1820 was taken from Macomb County to form the counties of Oakland, Lapeer, Genesee, and St. Clair.

The Ojibwe lived in the area for centuries before European contact. The first European colonists were French, and they arrived in the area during the 17th century. Other early settlers were French fur trappers, who sometimes married Ojibwe women, and Jesuit missionaries. A Moravian colony was established in the county in the late 18th century.

As of the 2020 Census, the population was 881,217, making it the third-most populous county in the state. Most of this population is concentrated south of Hall Road. The county comprises mostly rural/agricultural communities to the north and a mix of suburban and urban areas to the south.

The county seat is Mt. Clemens

Communities

Cities
Center Line * Eastpointe (formerly East Detroit) * Fraser * Grosse Pointe Shores (part) * Memphis (part) *
Mount Clemens * New Baltimore * Richmond (part) * Roseville * St. Clair Shores * Sterling Heights * Utica * Warren

Villages
Armada * New Haven * Romeo

Unincorporated Communities
Anchor Bay Gardens * Anchor Bay Harbor * Anchor Bay Shores * Broad Acres * Cady * Chesterfield * Chesterfield Shores *
Clifton Mill * Davis * Lakeside * Lottivue * Macomb * Meade * Milton * Mount Vernon * Point Lakeview * Preston Corners *
Ray Center * Saint Clair Haven * Sebille Manor * Shelby * Waldenburg * Washington * Wolcott Mills * Yates

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Website Updates

Jan 2025:
Bios:  BADGER, WILLIAM; BAILEY, ASAHEL
Marriage News:  PRIEHS - TROST, RECTOR-BARRY
Obits:  BRANDIMORE, PEQUIGNOT, PINEL, PINGEL
Crime News:  Jeweler Fred Grimm

Sept 2024:  
Site is now mobile friendly
Bios: ELDREDGE, MILLER, WARREN
Marriage News: GUGEL-MCKEE, ZIEHM-JARVIS/ZIEHM-HISHON, JOHNSON-BALLANTINE, NOTEBOOM-KOENIG, WEISS-NANK
Obits: COYLE, DEITRICH, EMMER, POWERS, ST. AUBIN, VERNIER

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St. Clair County, MI - northeast

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Oakland County, MI - west

Wayne County, MI - south

By water: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada - southeast

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