Oakland County was founded on March 28, 1820 and has a rich history. Explore general narratives of our history, detailed accounts of some aspects of that history, historic images and maps and links to sources that you might find valuable.

Narratives

• A Brief History of Oakland County to the 1960s
• "The First History of Oakland County – LH Evarts, 1877"
• Proclamation Creating Oakland County, 1820

• Page 1
• Page 2
• Transcription

Historic Images

• Lithographs of homes and businesses from The History of Oakland County, LH Evarts, 1877

Secondary Sources

• The History of Oakland County, LH Evarts and Company, 1877
• History of Oakland County Michigan, Thaddeus D Seeley, 1912
• Michigan: A Guide to the Wolverine State (Note: Part of the New Deal’s Writer’s Project – The American Guide Series)

Primary Sources

• Royal Tribune Issues, 1908-2019
• United States Census (Note: This link takes you to the Publications page. On the left side of of this page scroll down to find the Census year of interest. That will take you to a page with publications associated with that year. This will include the full census report, including Michigan, for the selected year.)
• Central Michigan Digital Collection of Michigan Newspapers
• Treaty of Detroit, 1807, copy of original treaty
• Treaty of Detroit, 1807, transcription