Michigan State Gazetteer and Business Directory
By C. F. Clark
Published in Detroit, 1863-1864.

 

Online edition produced by the American Memory Collection project at the Library of Congress. This is an excellent early resource. Each page includes a description of the place, although of varying length, and the larger towns have directory listings with names and occupations of certain prominent residents.
 

Kent County

Ada

Alpine

Ashley

Austerlitz

Bowne

Byron

Caledonia

Cannon

Cannonsburg

Cascade

Cedar Springs

Courtland

Courtland Centre

Gaines

Gainesville

Grahamville

Grand Rapids

Grandville

Indian Creek

Kelloggsville

Laphamsville

Loomisville

Lowell

Nelson

North Brownville

Plainfield

Spencer

Whitneyville

Wyoming