Cheboygan County, Michigan

Cheboygan County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Cheboygan
Year Organized: 1840
Square Miles: 716

Court House:

P.O. Box 70
County Courthouse
Cheboygan, MI 49721-0070

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Native American word first applied to the river, Cheboygan River

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Cheboygan County is named for the Cheboygan River, which itself is of uncertain origin. It may come from an Ojibwe word zhaabonigan meaning "sewing needle". Alternatively, it may have come from "Chabwegan," meaning "a place of ore."

Set Off: 1840

Organized: 1853

Neighboring Counties:

Presque Isle County (east)
Montmorency County (southeast)
Otsego County (south)
Charlevoix County (southwest)
Emmet County (west)

Cities and Towns:

- Aloha	township
- Beaugrand	township
- Benton	township
- Cheboygan (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Ellis	township
- Forest	township
- Hebron	township
- Inverness	township
- Koehler	township
- Mackinaw	township
- Mackinaw City	village	Incorporated Area
- Mentor	township
- Mullett	township
- Munro	township
- Nunda	township
- Tuscarora	township
- Waverly	township
- Wilmot	township
- Wolverine	village	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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