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Welcome to
this
Ionia County
Michigan Genealogy Trails Website
Our goal is to help you track your
ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it
online for the free use of all researchers
This Site is Available for Adoption
If you have a love for history, a desire to help others, and basic webpage-making
skills, consider joining us!
Get the details on our Volunteer
Page.
[A desire to transcribe data and knowledge of how to make a basic webpage
is required.]
If hosting isn't for you, we can use your help in other ways.
More information can be found on the Volunteer
Page.
We
regret that we are unable to do personal research for anyone..
All data we come across will be added to this site.
We thank you for visiting and hope you'll come back again to view the updates we
make to this site
Happy Trails to you on your quest for your
ancestors.
County Information
The county is named for Ionia, a Grecian province.
It was created in 1831 and organized in 1837.
Belding - 1871 - Previously known as Broas Rapids (after Levi Broas, Belding's first settler), Patterson Mills, Hog Wallow.
Ionia (County Seat) - 1865 Incorporated as a village. 1873 Organized as a city.
Portland - Known as the "City of Two Rivers." 1837 First post office. 1869 First train arrived.
Cities
Belding * Ionia (county seat) * Portland
Villages
Clarksville * Hubbardston (part) * Lake Odessa * Lyons * Muir * Pewamo * Saranac
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for this site,
please
Email Us
with your submissions.
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