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The links below will take you to the various DataBoards and other resources for Benzie County.

• Biographies
• Birth Records
• Cemetery Records
• Court Records
• Death Records
• Deeds
• Marriage Records
• Military Records
• Newspaper Articles
• Obituaries
• Queries
• Wills

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The name "Benzie" is derived from the French Riviere Aux-Bec Scies or "river of sawbill ducks" (bec-scie). Americans altered the pronunciation of the river's name, which became known as the "Betsie River". A similar alteration in pronunciation produced "Benzie". The county was initially set off in 1863 and organized in 1869. At 321 square miles, Benzie County is the smallest of the 83 counties in Michigan.