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Benzie County
Michigan Genealogy Trails Website
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County Information
The word "Benzie" is said to be derived from Aux Bec Scies,
the French designation of the river afterward called Betsie River by
American sailors, who corrupted the original
name. This word was refined
into Benzie for a county name.
Benzie County is bounded on the north by Lake Michigan and
Leelanau County, east by Grand Traverse County, south by Manistee, and west
by Lake Michigan. It is composed of
Townships 25, 26 and 27, north, of
Ranges 13, 14,15 and 16 west.
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The county is rich in natural
resources. The surface of the land is gently undulating with here and there
between the prominent water courses, long ridges of land heavily timbered,
that when
cleared make the best of fruit lands. [taken from The
Traverse Region, Historical and Descriptive: With Illustrations of
Scenery...; Chicago: H.R. Page & Co.; 1884]
Townships
Almira * Benzonia * Blaine * Colfax *
Chrystal Lake * Gilmore
Homestead * Inland * Joyfield * Lake *
Platte * Weldon
City
Frankfort
Villages
Benzonia * Beulah (county seat) * Elberta * Honor * Lake Ann * Thompsonville
Census-designated places
Bendon * Crystal Downs Country Club * Crystal Mountain * Hardwood Acres * Maple Grove * Nessen City * Pilgrim
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