Shiawassee County, Michigan
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 45 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971. Most listings are in or near Owosso, Corunna, Durand.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP38 of 45 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
45 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBShiawassee was formed in 1822 (1822-09-10) from Oakland, St.
SHIAWASSEE created by Michigan Territory from OAKLAND, ST. CLAIR, and Non-County Area 2 attached to OAKLAND.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusShiawassee County population from 1840 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,103 | 12,349 | 27,059 | 33,866 | 35,924 | 41,207 | 45,967 | 53,446 | 71,140 | 71,687 | 68,094 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS53 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 53 of 53 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Alton Cemetery |
| Beard Cemetery |
| Bethemy Cemetery |
| Byron Cemetery |
| Carson Cemetery |
| Chalker Cemetery |
| Cord Cemetery |
| Cummings Cemetery |
| Dynes Cemetery (historical) |
| Easton Cemetery |
| Fairfield Cemetery |
| Fremont Cemetery |
| Gaylord Cemetery |
| Glass River Cemetery |
| Graham Cemetery |
| Greenwood Cemetery |
| Hawkins Cemetery |
| Hazelton Cemetery |
| Henderson Cemetery |
| Hillcrest Memorial Gardens |
| Howard Cemetery |
| Kay Family Cemetery |
| Laingsburg Cemetery |
| Lovejoy Cemetery |
| Maple River Cemetery |
| Middlebury Cemetery |
| Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery |
| North Ridge Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Oak Plain Cemetery |
| Old Fairfield Cemetery |
| Old Henderson Cemetery |
| Old West Haven Cemetery |
| Perry Cemetery |
| Pine Tree Cemetery |
| Pine Tree Cemetery |
| Putnam Cemetery |
| Rose Lawn Cemetery |
| Saint Mary's Cemetery |
| Saint Paul Cemetery |
| Scribner Road Cemetery |
| Shiawassee County Poor Farm Cemetery |
| Sprague Cemetery |
| Topping Cemetery |
| Union Plains Cemetery |
| Vietz Cemetery |
| West Haven Cemetery |
| Wilkinson Cemetery |
| Woodhull Cemetery |
| Yerian 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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