Ionia History
      

Online Books and Articles
The Journey of Ionia's First Settlers [pdf]	Article by Mrs. Prudence Tower, daughter of Samuel Dexter, from 1893
The First Settlement of Ionia	Article by Palmer H. Taylor from 1890
City of Ionia History [pdf]	Article from 1878
The Settlement of Ionia, Mich. by Samuel Dexter	Full text of book available.
History and directory of Ionia County, Michigan (1872)	Full text of book available.
History of Ionia and Montcalm counties, Michigan (1881)	Full text of book available.
Portrait and biographical album of Ionia and Montcalm counties, Mich. (1891)	Full text of book available. Index available
History of Ionia County, Michigan (1916)	Full text of book available.
Memorials of the Grand River Valley (1878)	Full text of book available.
Portland City Centennial Book
Early Christmas Celebrations in Ionia [pdf]
General Information
Time Line
Early Ionia History
Early History and Time Line
Early Ionia Businesses
Ionia County Communities
Ionia County Prisons
Ionia County Historic Homes
Ionia County Historical Markers
Alvah Belding Library	Belding
Belrockton Dormitory	Belding
Bertha Brock House	Ionia
Blanchard House	Ionia
Church of Christ	Muir
First Roadside Table	Boston Twp., Grand River Ave.south of Saranac
Fred W. Green	Ionia; Governor of Michigan 1927-1931
Hall House	Ionia
Ionia Church of Christ	Ionia
Ionia County Courthouse	Ionia
Orly Farmstead	3226 E. Musgrove, Sebewa Twp.
Pere Marquette Railway Depot	Belding
St. John's Episcopal Church	Ionia
St. John the Baptist Church	Hubbardston
Saranac	Saranac
Smyrna	Smyrna
Vosper House	Ionia
White's Covered Bridge	Southwest of Smyrna on White's Bridge Road.  In continuous use since 1867.
Other Historical Sites
Richardson Silk Mills	Belding
Old Grist Mill	Hubbardston
Ionia Historical Districts	Ionia
Lighthouse	Lake Odessa
Greenview Point	Lyons
S. S. Webber House	Lyons
First Baptist Church	Lyons
First United Methodist Church	Lyons
Lyons Main Street	Lyons
First Christian Church	Muir
Presbyterian Church	Muir
Webber Opera House	Muir
Congregational Church	Portland
St. Mary's Church	Smyrna

 

Last Updated July 05, 2009