Place:Oceana, Michigan, United States
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NameOceana
Alt namesOceanasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates43.65°N 86.25°W
Located inMichigan, United States     (1831 - )
See alsoMuskegon, Michigan, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Aetna
Bitely
Brohman
Bucks Corners
Colfax
Crystal Valley
Dayton Center
Elbridge
Ferry
French Town
Hart
Hesperia
Huber
Jugville
Little Point Sable
Mears
New Era
Pentwater
Ramona
Rothbury
Saint Huberts
Shelby
Smith Corners
Stony Lake
Town Corners
Walkerville
Weare
Woodland Park
Wooster
Township
Benona
Claybanks
Colfax (township)
Crystal
Elbridge (township)
Ferry (township)
Golden
Grant
Greenwood
Hart (township)
Leavitt
Newfield
Otto
Pentwater (township)
Shelby (township)
Weare (township)
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Oceana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 26,659. The county seat is Hart. Long known as part of the large Ojibwe territory, the county was founded by European Americans in 1840 and organized in 1855.[1]

Settlers were attracted by access along the White River, which reaches its mouth on Lake Michigan in Muskegon County to the south. Two possibilities have been put forward to explain the county's name: Oceana County may have been named for Lake Michigan, a freshwater "ocean," which forms its western border; or it was named for the book Oceana, written by English author James Harrington in 1656.[1]

Oceana County is famous as the "Asparagus Capital of the World" for its high production of asparagus. The annual Asparagus Festival includes a parade and crowning of the Asparagus Queen.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1831 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1840 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1846 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1859 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1867 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1867 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1900 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1840 496
1850 300
1860 1,816
1870 7,222
1880 11,699
1890 15,698
1900 16,644
1910 18,379
1920 15,601
1930 13,805
1940 14,812
1950 16,105
1960 16,547
1970 17,984
1980 22,002
1990 22,454
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Oceana County, Michigan, United States

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Research Tips

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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~mioceana

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