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The boundaries of Presque Isle County were established in 1840, but the county government was not put into place until 1871. The name, which is French, means "almost an island" and was given because of the narrow peninsula which juts several miles into Lake Huron. There are 72 miles of Lake Huron shore line in the county.

Rogers City is the county seat and principle town, still being the world's largest limestone quarry. Other towns are Posen, Metz, Hawks, Millersburg and Onaway, which were all on the Detroit and Mackinac railroad line, and Belknap, Bruningville, Grace, Hagensville, Huron Beach, Moltke, Ocqueoc, Orchard and Polaski.

Townships are: Allis, Bearinger, Belknap, Bismarck, Case, Krakow, Metz, Moltke, North Allis, Ocqueoc, Posen, Presque Isle, Pulawski,and Rogers

New Names: LaRoche = Hawks, Adakaska=Shaw=Onaway
Ghost towns include: Allis, Bell, Bolton, Calcite or Crawford's Quarry, Cathro, Crow's Dam, Grace, Grace's Harbor, Horseshoe Harbor, Hurst, Liske, Petersville, Providence, and South Rogers.
On the RR map were: Austens, Big Cut, Bunton, Case, Fisher, Hoffman, Hurst, Liske, May Lake Junction, McPhee, Moltke, Nagel, Pack Siding, Polaski, Quarry, Rainy Lake, Rogers Mills (Rogers City), Roger City Junction, Sobieski.

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SURROUNDING COUNTIES

Presque Isle County is bordered by Alpena County, Cheboygan County, and Montmorency County.

WHAT'S NEW!!

5/11/12 - History of Onaway: Felix Heron, Teacher --under "Stories"
5/4/12 --History of Onaway: The Goodfellows --under "Stories"
4/27/12 --History of Onaway: The Draper School --under "Stories"
4/26/12 --Albert Tonkey Obit --under Pre-1975 Obits
4/20/12 - History of Onaway: Onaway Area Railroad History --under "Stories"
4/14/12 - History of Onaway: Stocking Local Streams--under "Stories"
4/6/12 - History of Onaway: Walker's Saloon - Gambles Store --under "Stories"
4/2/12 - History of Onaway: Onaway's Original Main Street--under "Stories"
3/23/12 - History of Onaway: Onaway Area School System 1882-1964--under "Stories"
3/21/12 - Salina Beach, William Elowsky, Fred Heller, and Dora Wagner Obits --under Pre-1975 Obits
3/16/12 - History of Onaway: Fire Hose Houses--under "Stories"
3/15/12 - Wesley Chapman, Otto McGrath, Gladys Minier, Louise Schultz, Archie Whitman Obits--under Pre-1975 Obits 3/14/12 - George Friske and Anna Kleiber Obits under Pre-1975 Obits 3/9/12 - History of Onaway: Zeboway--under "Stories"
3/7/12 - Information on Onaway History: The Colonial Hotel;The Abbot, Lee, Conklin, Porter Building; Onaway State Savings Bank; Edna Lound--under "Stories"
2/22/12 - County Normal Graduates for 1921,1922,1924--look under Schools 1/9/12 - 2011 Obituaries from Onaway Outlook & P.I. Advance --Look under Obituaries
10/12/11 - additional information on Vilburn School
8/20/11 - Added information on Horn School, St. John Lutheran School, and St. Michael Evangelical Lutheran School...Look under "Schools"< 12/21/10 - Information on Forest Township & Waverly Schools..see Schools(Draper, Hyde, History of Forest Twp. Schools, LaFond, Mitchell, Tower, Waverly) 10/27/10 - History of the Onaway School

Index to Presque Isle County Local History Page

Biographies Birth/Marriage/Death
Vital Records Info Cemeteries Census Churches 1926 Onaway May Term of Court

Death Certificates
Onaway Directories Family Pages Genealogical & Historical Societies Histories Libraries & Museums

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Maps Dibean Marriage Index MI USGenWeb Archives MI Tombstone Transcription
& Photo Project Military

Miscellaneous Newspapers Obituaries Ocqueoc Twp. Info Onaway History Ghosttowns

Photo Album 1875 Posen Twp. Officials Postmasters of Hawks Posen Postmasters 1903 Case Township Tax Books Presque Isle County Offsite Resources

Publications RC Nautical Festival Queens/Parade Marshalls 1872 Roger City Village Officers 1930 Directory for Rogers City Schools Stories

Sheriffs of Presque Isle County Shipwrecks Bearinger Township History Surnames Township Websites 1946 RC Kiwanis Food Drive

1903 Plat Book Directory of People

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*Biographies*	Birth/Marriage/Death Vital Records Info	*Cemeteries*	*Census*	*Churches*	*1926 Onaway May Term of Court*
Death Certificates Onaway	*Directories*	*Family Pages*	*Genealogical & Historical Societies*	*Histories*	*Libraries & Museums*
*Lookups*	*Maps*	*Dibean Marriage Index*	*MI USGenWeb Archives*	MI Tombstone Transcription & Photo Project	*Military*
*Miscellaneous*	*Newspapers*	*Obituaries*	*Ocqueoc Twp. Info*	*Onaway History*	*Ghosttowns*
*Photo Album*	*1875 Posen Twp. Officials*	*Postmasters of Hawks*	*Posen Postmasters*	*1903 Case Township Tax Books*	*Presque Isle County Offsite Resources*
*Publications*	*RC Nautical Festival Queens/Parade Marshalls*	*1872 Roger City Village Officers*	*1930 Directory for Rogers City*	*Schools*	*Stories*
*Sheriffs of Presque Isle County*	*Shipwrecks*	*Bearinger Township History*	*Surnames*	*Township Websites*	*1946 RC Kiwanis Food Drive*
*1903 Plat Book Directory of People*