Huron County, Michigan
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 27 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971. Most listings are in or near Port Hope, Harbor Beach, Port Austin.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP22 of 27 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
27 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBHuron was formed in 1840 (1840-04-01) from Sanilac.
HURON created from SANILAC.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusHuron County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1850 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210 | 3,165 | 20,089 | 34,162 | 32,786 | 32,584 | 33,149 | 34,006 | 36,459 | 36,079 | 31,407 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS57 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 57 of 57 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Bay Port Cemetery |
| Brackley Cemetery (historical) |
| Caseville Township Cemetery |
| Chandler Township Cemetery |
| Colfax Township Cemetery |
| Cross Cemetery |
| Forest Bay Cemetery |
| Gore Cemetery |
| Grand Lawn Cemetery |
| Grant Cemetery |
| Grant Cemetery |
| Hubbard Memorial Cemetery |
| Immanuel Cemetery |
| Lake View Cemetery |
| Linkville Cemetery |
| Ludington Cemetery |
| Lutheran Cemetery |
| Marquardt Cemetery |
| McKay Cemetery |
| McTaggart Cemetery |
| Memorial Cemetery |
| Mennonite Cemetery |
| Most Holy Trinity Cemetery |
| New River Cemetery |
| New Salem Cemetery |
| Old Bay Port Cemetery |
| Old Saint John's Cemetery |
| Our Lady of Lake Huron Roman Catholic Cemetery |
| Pigeon River Mennonite Cemetery |
| Port Austin Cemetery |
| Port Crescent Cemetery |
| Port Hope Cemetery |
| Riverside Cemetery |
| Rock Falls Cemetery |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Anthony Cemetery |
| Saint Borgia Cemetery |
| Saint Columbkille Roman Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Edwards Cemetery |
| Saint Felix Cemetery |
| Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery |
| Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery |
| Saint Joseph Cemetery |
| Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Mary's Polish Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Michael Cemetery |
| Saint Peters Cemetery |
| Saint Roch Cemetery |
| Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery |
| Sigel Township Lutheran Cemetery |
| Tyre Cemetery |
| Valley Cemetery |
| Verona Cemetery |
| Vogel Estates Cemetery |
| White Rock Cemetery |
| Zion Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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