WELCOME TO OGEMAW COUNTY
PROUDLY A PART OF
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Ogemaw County is located in the northeastern section of Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
The County takes its name from Ogemaw-Ke-Ke-To, Chief Speaker of the Chippewas. The land was originally
platted in 1840. The county was organized in 1875, when the first settlers arrived near Ogemaw Springs and set up a
lumber mill, about 5 miles from where today stands West Branch, the county seat and largest city in the county.
Today, Ogemaw County retains its country-like charm along with carefully planned growth. Its main economic support comes from tourism, auto-industry related production, plastics manufacturing and agriculture. Oil production can be found in the southwest corner of the county. The communities of Ogemaw County include: Lupton, Prescott, Rose City, Skidway Lake, South Branch, and West Branch.
Your Ogemaw County Coordinator is Grace Dooley, please feel free to contact her with
any comments or contributions by clicking on her name above.
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This page was last updated 21 February, 2026
With index to ONE YEAR OF LUPTON booklet
This page was updated 22 January 2026
With 2025 Newspaper Index
This page was updated 19 December 2025
With addition of April 14, 1927 Rose City Review to newspaper index
And addition of August 9, 1934 Rose City Review to newspaper index
With 1917 Herald Times for March 15 & March 22
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