Eaton County Michigan Genealogy

County Seat: Charlotte

Organized: 1837

Named After: John H. Eaton, American Secretary of War

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Eaton County History

Eaton County was organized in 1837 from open territory. It was named after John H. Eaton, an American Secretary of War. The county is one of the so-called Cabinet counties because it was named after a member of the cabinet of US President Andrew Jackson.

Eaton County was created by the Michigan Territorial Legislature on October 29, 1829.

Communities

Cities: Charlotte (county seat), Eaton Rapids, Grand Ledge, Lansing (partial), Olivet, Potterville

Villages: Bellevue, Dimondale, Mulliken, Sunfield, Vermontville

Census-designated place: Waverly

Other unincorporated communities: Ainger (called Thurman in 1887), Bismark, Brookfield, Canada Settlement, Carlisle (called Hyde's Mills until 1843), Charlesworth, Chester, Clinton Junction, Delta Center, Delta Mills (originally called Grand River City), Delwood, East Walton, Elmira, Five Points Corner, Gresham, Hoytville, Kalamo, Kelly, Kingsland, Little Venice, Millett (originally called Millett's Station), Moore's Station, Needmore, Oneida Center, Packard, Petrieville, Shaytown, Stalls Corner, Walton (called East Bellevue until 1840), West Benton, West Windsor, Woodbury

Townships: Bellevue Township, Benton Charter Township, Brookfield Township, Carmel Township, Chester Township, Delta Charter Township, Eaton Rapids Township, Eaton Township, Hamlin Township, Kalamo Township, Oneida Charter Township, Roxand Township, Sunfield Township, Vermontville Township, Walton Township, Windsor Charter Township

Eaton County Michigan Genealogy Records

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Adjacent Counties

Clinton County – northeast
Ingham County – east
Jackson County – southeast
Calhoun County - south
Barry County – west
Ionia County – northwest

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