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Hi, our names are Janet and BJand we welcome you to the Presque Isle County Website. We are looking for transcribers, so if you would like to help or contribute, please contact us.If the other link doesn't work, contact us at pi.genealogy@gmail.com

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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!!

8/14/10 - Rogers City Memorial Park Cemetery
7/31/10 - 1903 Plat Book Directory of Farmers, Patrons, & Businesses
Nautical Festival Queens & Parade Marshalls
July 2010 - working on information for One Room Schools. Check out the "Schools" section 7/5/10 - Under Onaway Grads...Look at 1912 Yearbook information 6/4/10 - Posen High School Graduates of 2010
6/2/10 - Rogers City High School Graduates of 2010
5/31/10 - Onaway High School Graduates of 2010
2/10/10 - 1903 Plat Book information on a Google Map. Includes churches, schools, cemeteries, etc.
1/10/10 - 2009 Obits from Onaway Outlook and PI Advance (look under "Obituaries")

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

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 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*	*Sheriffs of Presque Isle County*
*Shipwrecks*	*Bearinger Township History*	*Surnames*	*Township Websites*	*1946 RC Kiwanis Food Drive*	*1903 Plat Book Directory of People*