Lenawee County, Michigan
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 46 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971. Most listings are in or near Adrian, Tecumseh, Hudson.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP29 of 46 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
46 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBLenawee was formed in 1822 (1822-09-10) from Monroe.
LENAWEE created by Michigan Territory from MONROE; included part of the disputed strip west of Lake Erie that also was claimed by Ohio but controlled by Michigan.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusLenawee County population from 1830 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1830 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,491 | 17,889 | 38,112 | 48,343 | 48,406 | 47,767 | 53,110 | 64,629 | 77,789 | 89,948 | 98,890 | 99,423 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS105 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 105 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Adrian Center Cemetery |
| Apple Hill Cemetery |
| Aten Cemetery |
| Bates Farm Cemetery |
| Baur Cemetery (historical) |
| Briggs Cemetery |
| Brookside Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Brownell-Binns Cemetery |
| Cambridge Junction Cemetery |
| Canandaigua Cemetery |
| Chapman Cemetery |
| Clark Family Cemetery |
| Comstock Park Cemetery (historical) |
| County Line Cemetery |
| County Poor House Cemetery |
| Crane Cemetery |
| Crane Cemetery |
| Deerfield Village Cemetery |
| Dover Center Cemetery |
| East Rome Cemetery |
| Fairfield Cemetery |
| Fitts Cemetery (historical) |
| Franklin Cemetery |
| Friends Cemetery |
| Frye Cemetery |
| Gage Cemetery |
| Goff Cemetery |
| Goss Cemetery |
| Greens Lakeside Cemetery |
| Hagaman Cemetery |
| Halstead Farm Cemetery |
| Hand Hillside Cemetery |
| Hazelbank Cemetery |
| Hicksite Friends Cemetery (historical) |
| Hillside Cemetery |
| Holdridge Family Cemetery |
| Holloway Cemetery |
| Hunt Cemetery |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
| Lake Ridge Cemetery |
| Lenawee Hills Memorial Gardens |
| Lenawee Hills Memorial Park |
| Lime Creek Cemetery |
| Lowe Cemetery |
| Luke Farm Cemetery |
| Macon Cemetery |
| Madison Center Cemetery |
| Maple Grove Cemetery |
| Maple Shade Cemetery |
| Mc Lain Cemetery |
| Medina Cemetery |
| Mills Cemetery |
| Morehouse Grave |
| New Weston Cemetery |
| North Adrian Cemetery |
| North Dover Cemetery |
| North Rome Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Oakwood Cemetery |
| Old City Cemetery |
| Old East Cemetery |
| Old Sacred Heart Church Cemetery |
| Old Weston Cemetery |
| Osborn Cemetery |
| Palmyra Village Cemetery |
| Peebles Cemetery |
| Pleasant View Cemetery |
| Porter Cemetery |
| Quaker Cemetery |
| Raisin Center Friends Cemetery |
| Raisin Valley Friends Cemetery |
| Reed Grave |
| Ridgeville Cemetery |
| Ridgeway Cemetery |
| Riga Cemetery |
| Rollin Center Cemetery |
| Rollin Village Cemetery |
| Rome Cemetery |
| Saint Dominic's Catholic Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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