Manistee County
History
1840 - Attached to Mackinac County
1846 - Attached to Ottawa County
1851 - Attached to Oceana County
1853 - Attached to Grand Traverse County
Organized as Manistee County in the spring of 1855 and was comprised of 3 townships, Manistee, Stronach and Brown. Current townships are Arcadia, Cleon, Bear Lake, Brown, Filer, Manistee, Maple Grove, Marilla, Onekama, Pleasanton, Springdale and Stronach.
