County · code 26009
Antrim CountyMichigan
Antrim County is a county in Michigan, with its seat in Bellaire, formed in 1840.
- Founded1840
- County seatBellaire
- Named forCounty Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Land area476 sq mi + 126 sq mi water
- Population23,431 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped37,344 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Antrim on the map of Michigan
Michigan has 83 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1840 from Michilimackinac County and Mackinac County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Antrim County was formed in 1840 from Michilimackinac County and Mackinac County, and named after County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Bellaire is the county seat.
Deeds and plats from before 1840 for land now in Antrim County may have been recorded in Michilimackinac County and Mackinac County.
- 1840Antrim County created Meegisee (now Antrim) created from Michilimackinac (now Mackinac); Meegisee not fully organized, attached to Michilimackinac "for judicial purposes."from Michilimackinacfrom Mackinac· Mich. Acts 1840, ann. sess., no. 119, secs. 21, 35/pp. 198, 200
- 1843Renamed Meegisee renamed Antrim.formerly Meegisee· Mich. Acts 1843, ann. sess., no. 67/p. 145
- 1853Changed Antrim detached from Mackinac, attached to Grand Traverse "for judicial and municipal purposes." · Mich. Acts 1853, reg. sess., no. 34/p. 43
- 1865Gained territory Antrim gained from Grand Traverse. · Mich. Acts 1865, reg. sess., no. 254/p. 528
- 1869Lost territory Antrim lost to re-creation of Charlevoix. Result of this change: area attached to Antrim was reduced when Otsego also lost to re-creation of Charlevoix. · Mich. Acts 1869, reg. sess., no. 390/p. 1091
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- 1840Antrim County created Meegisee (now Antrim) created from Michilimackinac (now Mackinac); Meegisee not fully organized, attached to Michilimackinac "for judicial purposes."from Michilimackinacfrom Mackinac· Mich. Acts 1840, ann. sess., no. 119, secs. 21, 35/pp. 198, 200
- 1843Renamed Meegisee renamed Antrim.formerly Meegisee· Mich. Acts 1843, ann. sess., no. 67/p. 145
- 1853Changed Antrim detached from Mackinac, attached to Grand Traverse "for judicial and municipal purposes." · Mich. Acts 1853, reg. sess., no. 34/p. 43
- 1863Changed Antrim fully organized, detached from Grand Traverse. Crawford detached from Iosco, attached to Antrim; Kalkaska detached from Grand Traverse, attached to Antrim; Otsego detached from Alpena, attached to Antrim. All attachments were "for municipal and judicial purposes." · Mich. Acts 1863, reg. sess., no. 78/p. 119
- 1865Gained territory Antrim gained from Grand Traverse. · Mich. Acts 1865, reg. sess., no. 254/p. 528
- 1869Lost territory Antrim lost to re-creation of Charlevoix. Result of this change: area attached to Antrim was reduced when Otsego also lost to re-creation of Charlevoix. · Mich. Acts 1869, reg. sess., no. 390/p. 1091
- 1871
- 1875Changed Otsego fully organized, detached from Antrim. · Mich. Acts 1875, reg. sess., pub., no. 32/p. 28
- 1881Gained territory Antrim gained small area from Kalkaska. · Mich. Acts 1881, reg. sess., loc., no. 315/p. 102
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Antrim
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Fallback
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 37,344 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey. This copy is a fallback, not the county's own: use it as a guide and check the official record.
edited 10 May 2021 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Antrim County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Antrim by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Antrim County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Antrim County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Antrim County
- When was Antrim County founded?
- Antrim County was founded in 1840, formed from Michilimackinac County and Mackinac County, and named after County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
- What is the county seat of Antrim County?
- The county seat of Antrim County is Bellaire.
- Is there an online parcel map for Antrim County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 37,344 parcels, rated fallback here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Antrim County's boundary or name changed?
- Antrim County was created in 1840 from Michilimackinac County and Mackinac County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 8 later changes, chiefly involving Grand Traverse County, Kalkaska County and Otsego County. It was formerly called Meegisee.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Antrim County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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