Editing List of counties in Michigan (section)

==Etymologies==

Nine counties have names invented by the ethnologist [[Henry Schoolcraft]], usually adapted from parts of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] words, but sometimes having parts from [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Arabic]] and [[Latin]] roots.<ref name="Clarke"/>
Schoolcraft's made-up words have disputed sources. While he was a devotee of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] words and culture, some of his words may have originated with tribes from other areas of the country, such as [[New York (state)|New York]] or the Northeast, where many settlers to Michigan came from.  Real Native words were eradicated, and he substituted made-up words, sometimes with a kernel of Indian language or sound in them.<ref name="Romig">{{cite book |last1=Romig |first1=Walter |last2= Massie |first2=Larry B (Designer) |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |place=Detroit, Michigan |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |year= 1986 |isbn=978-0-8143-1838-6}}</ref><ref name="vogel">{{cite book |last1=Vogel |first1=Virgil J. |title=Indian Names in Michigan |place=Ann Arbor, Michigan |publisher=[[University of Michigan Press]] |year=1986 |pages=244, 8 B&W photographs & 3 maps |isbn=978-0-472-06365-9}}</ref><ref name="powers">{{cite book |last1=Powers |first1=Perry F. |first2=H.G., assisting |last2= Cutler |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L3t5AAAAMAAJ&q=Powers%2C%20Perry%20F.%3B%20Cutler%2C%20H.G.%2C%20assisting%20(1912).%20A%20History%20of%20Northern%20Michigan%20and%20its%20People.&pg=PA961 |title=A History of Northern Michigan and its People |year=1912}} at [[Google books]]</ref>

A second group of four counties were renamed for Irish locales (counties Antrim, Clare, Roscommon and Wexford), apparently because it was close to the heart for certain Michigan legislators or their constituents.

Ten counties, the so-called "[[cabinet counties]]", were named for persons who served in [[Andrew Jackson]]'s presidential administration, which was tied to Michigan's anticipated ascendancy to statehood.  Eight were named in 1829. [[Livingston County, Michigan|Livingston County]] was named in 1833. [[Cass County, Michigan|Cass County]] was also named in 1829, but Governor [[Lewis Cass]] did not become a member of Jackson's Cabinet until 1831.<ref name="Clarke">[https://www.cmich.edu/research/clarke-historical-library/explore-collection/explore-in-person/bibliographies/michigan-local-history/countymaterial/ Clarke Historical Library], Central Michigan University, Bibliography by county and region, including origin of county names</ref><ref name="Romig"/><ref name="MHAL">[http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_20826_20829-54126--,00.html "Michigan Counties"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728130613/http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0%2C1607%2C7-160-15481_20826_20829-54126--%2C00.html |date=July 28, 2009 }} from the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries, which contains additional references at the end of the article</ref>

The FIPS county code is the five-digit Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code which uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States. The three-digit number is unique to each individual county within a state, but to be unique within the entire United States, it must be prefixed by the state code. This means that, for example, the number 001 is shared by [[Alcona County, Michigan]], [[Adams County, Wisconsin]], and [[Adair County, Iowa]]. To uniquely identify Alcona County, Michigan, one must use the state code of 26 plus the county code of 001; therefore, the unique nationwide identifier for Alcona County, Michigan is 26001. The links in the column [[FIPS County Code]] are to the Census Bureau Info page for that county.<ref name="FIPS">{{cite web|url= http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/mn.html|title= EPA County FIPS Code Listing|publisher= EPA|access-date= April 9, 2007}}</ref>