Eaton County

County Seat: Charlotte

Origin of Name: Named for the Hon. John H. Eaton, Secretary of War under President Andrew Jackson

Set Off: 1829

Organized: 1837

Population in 1990: 92,879

For many counties the number of items listed is quite long. Navigational buttons are located only at the end of the list. This list of material represents the library's holdings as of July 1997. Be sure to check with us for any additional items we may now have either by contacting the library or by pressing the " Centra-Libraries Catalog" link to the left.

Adams, Carl Lorrin. River Landings and the People Who Made Them. [Grand Rapids, MI: Mayhew Press, 1958].

Barbar, Edward W. Address. . . Embracing a Synopsis of the Early Settlement of the County. Charlotte, MI: G. Webber & Co., [1867].

Barker, Darlene. Centennial Farm in Oneida TWP. CMU Term Paper, 1973.

Bellevue: First in Eaton County. Bellevue Bicentennial Commission Heritage Committee, 1976.

Berg, Susan J. History of the Weekly Newspaper of Sunfield in Eaton County, Michigan. CMU Term Paper, 1976.

Caruss, Thelma. Windsor Township: Heritage and Horizons. Ann Arbor, MI: Printed by Edwards Brothers, 1976.

Charlotte Area Centennial Committee. One Hundred Years October 10, 1863, Charlotte, Michigan was Incorporated as a Village. Charlotte, MI: Charlotte Republican, 1963.

Charlotte Bird's Eye View. Map, 1870.

Chrysler, Don. The Story of Grand River: A Bicentennial History. [Grand Rapids, MI: Grace Publications], 1975.

The Churches of Grand Ledge. Grand Ledge, MI: Grand Ledge Historical Society, 1982.

Dewhurst, C. Kurt. Cast in Clay: The Folk Pottery of Grand Ledge, Michigan. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 1980.

Dewhurst, C. Kurt. Grand Ledge Folk Pottery: Traditions at Work. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Research Press, 1986.

Durant, Samuel W. History of Ingham and Eaton Counties, Michigan with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia, PA: D.W. Ensign, 1880.

Eaton County Quest. January/March 1991-January/March 1993.

Eaton Rapids Centennial and Homecoming Committee. Souvenir and Official Program. . . August 20, 21, 22, 1936. [n.p., 1936].

Foster, Barbara. Pioneer Days of Charlotte, Michigan and Early Eaton County. n.p., 1952.

Grand Ledge Bird's Eye View. Map, 1881.

Grand Ledge Remembered. Grand Ledge, MI: Grand Ledge Area Historical Society, 1976.

Greater Eaton Rapids 125th Anniversary Celebration, June 29 through July 4, 1962. Official Souvenir Program and History. [n.p., 1962].

Hinkley, Susan. A History of Kalamo Township. Hastings, MI: J-Ad Graphics, 1989.

Kempf, David. History of Grand Ledge until 1900. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Kuiper, Ronald E. Crisis on the Grand: The Log Jam of 1883. Spring Lake, MI: River Road Publications, Inc., 1983.

Lignian, Mildred. Folks and Oaks of Olivet. [Olivet, MI: Olivet College Press, 1975].

Magnetic Mineral Wells, Eaton Rapids, Michigan. Eaton Rapids, MI: Morgan Vaughan, 1870.

Munn, W. Scott. The Only Eaton Rapids on Earth: The Pioneer History of Eaton Rapids and Hamlin Townships with Reminiscences. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1974.

The 1983 Bellevue Area Sesquicentennial Pictorial Review. [n.p., 1983].

Olivet Congregational Church, United Church of Christ. 125 Years: A History of the Church from the First Meeting in 1845 to the Anniversary Date 1970. [Olivet, MI: 1970].

Olivet News. July 30, 1886-December 10, 1887.

Olivet One Hundred Years, 1844-1944: A Commemorative History of College and Village. Olivet, MI: 1944.

Olivet Optic. April 13, 1889-February 20, 1913; February 2, 1934-December 29, 1956; January 2, 1958- September 10, 1964; October 29, 1964-December 28, 1970; January 3, 1972-December 28, 1972.

Olivet Orbiter. November 14, 1885-July 3, 1886.

Portrait and Biographical Album of Barry and Eaton Counties, Michigan. Chicago, IL: Chapman Bros., 1891.

Proctor, Hazel, editor. Old Charlotte Village. Ann Arbor, MI: Great Lakes Federal Savings, 1981.

Squires, Clara. First Congregational Church, Eaton Rapids, Michigan, Serving this Community Since 1843. [n.p., 1977].

Squires, Clara. Island City: Pictorial History, 1835-1980. n.p., 1980. (Eaton Rapids).

Strange, Daniel, comp. Pioneer History of Eaton County, Michigan, 1833-1866. [n.p., 1923].

Through the Years: Graduates of Grand Ledge High School, 1886-1979. Grand Ledge, MI: Grand Ledge Historical Society, 1979.

Vermontville's Heritage. [Vermontville, MI: Vermontville Historical Society, 1986].

Williams, E. Gray, comp. First Land Owners of Eaton County, Michigan; Internal Boundary Changes and Township Development. Kalamazoo, MI: [Michigan Heritage], 1967.

Williams, Wolcott. The Past and Present of Eaton County, Michigan, Historically Together with Biographical Sketches. Lansing, MI: Michigan Historical Publishing Assoc., [1915].

Wright, Ruth L. The History of Potterville, Michigan, 1869-1976. [Potterville, MI: Al Dymond Color Service, 197-].