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It’s Robert Emmet, an Irish nationalist, orator and rebel leader born in Dublin, Ireland. He became a heroic figure in Irish history and his legacy lives on in a number of locations named for him; aside from Emmet County, Michigan, there is also an Emmet County, Iowa, Emmetsburg, Iowa, and Emmet, Nebraska.
Homelands of Anishinaabe and Oji-Cree, ca. 1800. The Ottawa and Ojibwe tribes were the principal inhabitants of this area, extending across to Manitoulin Island and the Bruce Peninsula of Ontario, Canada. The French established Fort Michilimackinac in about 1715.
Emmet County, located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula, has a rich and varied history dating back thousands of years. The area was originally inhabited by Native American tribes such as the Ottawa and Ojibwa, who relied on the region's abundant resources for sustenance and trade.
Emmet County was named in honor of Irish Patriot Robert Emmet and was originally known as L’Arbre Croche or Crooked Tree, after a tree that was used as a landmark for approaching canoeists. The town, then known as Bear River, had its name changed in honor of a local chief of the Odawa Nation and well respected businessman, Chief Ignatius Petoskey.
- Etymology - Origin of Emmet County Name
- Emmet County History
- Geography: Land and Water
The county was named for the Irish patriot Robert Emmet, who was hanged as a traitor to the British government at the age of 23.
April 1, 1840 from Mackinac County. It was first named Tonedagana County and renamed Emmet County on March 8, 1843. Emmet County remained attached to Mackinac County for administrative purposes until county government was organized in 1853. The county was named for the Irish patriot Robert Emmet, who was hanged as a traitor to the British governmen...
As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 882 square miles (2,280 km2), of which 467 square miles (1,210 km2) is land and 415 square miles (1,070 km2) (47%) is water. Emmet County is considered to be part of Northern Michigan
Such was the appearance of Emmet County when the first white men came to estab lish their homes within its borders. At numerous places in the broad prairie were swamps and ponds, where muskrats and waterfowl abounded. Beaver, otter, mink and other fur-bearing animals inhabited certain localities.
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The earliest residents of the region (Emmet County) are ancestors of the now known and federally recognized "Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians". Thousands of years ago the tribe was known as Anishnaabek.
