Pioneer history of Ingham County, compiled and arranged by Mrs. Franc L. Adams, secretary of the Ingham County pioneer and historical society.

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PIONEEIr HISTORY OF ING IIAM COUNTY

INGHAM COUNTY IN 1838 AS SHOWN IN THE
GAZETTEER FOR THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.
The volume which came into the hands of the secretary of the
Ingham County Iistorical and Pioneer Society was owned by
Alonzo Cheney, of Eaton Rapids, Eaton county, who was one of
the pioneers of Inghain county, and figured largely in its early
history.
The Gazetteer was compiled by John T. Blois, and published in
Detroit and New York. It is divided into three parts: a general
view of the State; general view of each county; topography and
statistics.
The first is a very comprelhesive history of the Territory and
State up to the year 1838, and contains much valuable and authentic information.
In part second we find the following description of Ingham
county:
Ingham county is bounded on the north by Clinton and Shia.
wassee, east by Livingston, south by Jackson and west by EatonIt was organized in 1838, and has an area of 560 square miles.
Water courses.-The Red Cedar, Willow Creek, Mud Creek
Sycamore Creek.
Lakes.-Pine, Portage, Swampy. (Location not given.-)
Organized townships.-Alaiedon, Aurelius, Ingham, Onondaga, Stockbridge, Vevay.
Villages.-Mason Centre is the only village in the county.
The face of the county is generally level, but somewhat uneven
on the openings. The greater part is heavily timbered land.
Plains and openings constitute the remaining portion, the former
of which are found in the southeastern, and the latter in the
southwestern part of it. It is represented generally as a rich
section, with soils like those found in the other parts of the State,
designated by the appellation of plains, openings and timbered
lands. The timber is principally sugar maple and beech, in considerable quantities, sycamore, basswood, black walnut, etc. It
is generally well supplied with water power. There were but few