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Genesee County Michigan

Cities: Burton || Clio || Davison || Fenton || Flint || Flushing || Gaines || Goodrich || Grand Blanc || Linden || Montrose || Mt. Morris || Otisville || Otter Lake || Swartz Creek

Neighbor Counties: Livingston || Oakland || Tuscola || Saginaw || Lapeer

Pictured is the world famous Warwick Hills Golf Course in Grand Blanc. Genesee is Michigan’s fourth largest county and is located in southeastern Michigan. It was organized in 1836, named after Genesee County (New York) in an effort to attract settlers from there. The name means: "Beautiful Valley," which is a good description of the area. It attracted settlers as early as 1829, with Jacob Smith from Quebec as the first. Others, such as Luman Beach, Addison Stewart, Rubin Mc Crory and Simon King came a few years later, founding the Village of Geneseeville, just a few miles east (which now is the site of the famous Huckleberry Railroad.) The county grew quickly during the lumber era. Flint was a good location for sorting and processing lumber floated down the Flint River. A key player in the development of the county was William Durant, who started a carriage factory in Flint, and later invested in a then struggling auto company by the name of Buick. In 1909, he mass-produced a car designed by Louis Chevrolet, and the rest was history -- a merger called General Motors. Genesee County remains on the grow, with half of its villages and cities considered a part of the greater Flint area. It still retains its history and country charm, however, with many turn-of-the-century buildings preserved in its smaller towns.

Burton || Map || Genesee County

Clio || Map || Genesee County

Davison || Map || Genesee County

Fenton || Map || Genesee County

Flint || Map || Genesee County

Flushing || Map || Genesee County

Gaines || Map || Genesee County

Goodrich || Map || Genesee County

Grand Blanc || Map || Genesee County

Linden || Map || Genesee County

Montrose || Map || Genesee County

Mt. Morris || Map || Genesee County

Otisville || Map || Genesee County

Otter Lake || Map || Genesee County

Swartz Creek || Map || Genesee County