Clare County, Michigan Genealogy

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Parent County
1840--Clare County was created 1 April 1840 from Mackinac County. It was formerly Kaykakee County, until the name changed to Clare County 8 March 1843. It was attached to Saginaw, Midland, Isabelle, and Mecosta Counties prior to organization 13 March 1871. County seat: Harrison

Populated Places

 * Cities: Clare . Harrison
 * Village: Farwell
 * Townships: Arthur . Franklin . Freeman . Frost . Garfield . Grant . Greenwood . Hamilton . Hatton . Hayes . Lincoln . Redding . Sheridan . Summerfield . Surrey . Winterfield
 * Communites: none

Neighboring Counties
Gladwin | Isabella | Mecosta| Midland| Missaukee | Osceola | Roscommon

Church
Clare County is part of Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * The Clare County MIGenWeb Project, an member of The MIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.