Michigan Roots
Toggle Navigation
  • You are here:  
  • Home
  • Counties
  • Wayne County
  • Cities and Townships, Wayne County
  • Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan

Main Menu

  • Home
  • Contact Us
  • Copyright Information
  • County Team Associates
  • Latest Project News
  • Project Policies and Procedures
  • Editors

Michigan Resources

  • Counties
    • Alcona County
    • Alger County
    • Allegan County
    • Alpena County
    • Antrim County
    • Arenac County
    • Baraga County
    • Barry County
    • Bay County
    • Benzie County
    • Branch County
    • Calhoun County
    • Cass County
    • Charlevoix County
    • Cheboygan County
    • Chippewa County
    • Clare County
    • Clinton County
    • Crawford County
    • Delta County
    • Dickinson County
    • Eaton County
    • Emmet County
    • Genesee County
    • Gladwin County
    • Gogebic County
    • Grand Traverse
    • Gratiot County
    • Hillsdale County
    • Houghton County
    • Huron County
    • Ingham County
    • Ionia County
    • Iosco County
    • Iron County
    • Isabella County
    • Jackson County
    • Kalamazoo County
    • Kalkaska County
    • Kent County
    • Keweenaw County
    • Lake County
    • Lapeer County
    • Leelanau County
    • Lenawee County
    • Livingston County
    • Luce County
    • Macomb County
    • Mackinac County
    • Manistee County
    • Marquette County
    • Mason County
    • Mecosta County
    • Menominee County
    • Midland County
    • Missaukee County
    • Monroe County
    • Montcalm County
    • Montmorency County
    • Muskegon County
    • Newaygo County
    • Oakland County
    • Oceana County
    • Ogemaw County
    • Ontonagon County
    • Osceola County
    • Oscoda County
    • Otsego County
    • Ottawa County
    • Presque Isle County
    • Roscommon County
    • Saginaw County
    • St Clair County
    • St Joseph County
    • Sanilac County
    • Schoolcraft County
    • Shiawassee County
    • Van Buren County
    • Washtenaw County
    • Wayne County
    • Wexford County
  • DataBoards
  • Facts and History
  • Links
  • Locaton Database
  • Military Records
  • Photo Gallery

Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan

The area had been inhabited for thousands of years by varying indigenous peoples. Historical tribes belonged mostly to the Algonquian-language family, although the Huron were Iroquoian speaking.

The Dearborn area was settled by Europeans in 1786, after the American Revolutionary War.  Population growth led to Dearborn Township being formed in 1833 and the village of Dearbornville within it being established in 1836, both named after patriot Henry Dearborn, a General in the American Revolution and Secretary of War under President Thomas Jefferson. The town of Dearborn was incorporated in 1893, changing to a city in 1927. Its current borders trace back to a 1928 consolidation vote that established its present-day borders by merging Dearborn and neighboring Fordson (previously known as Springwells), which feared being absorbed into Detroit.

SOURCE:  Wikipedia

Filters
List of articles in category Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan
Title Author Hits
Dearborn Land Claims Written by Administrator Hits: 1537
Dearborn Ribbon Farms 1780 - 1796 Written by Administrator Hits: 1302
Dearborn Township Board Meetings and Members Written by Administrator Hits: 1165
Dearborn's First Schoolhouse Written by Administrator Hits: 1950
The 27 Public Schools of Dearborn Wayne County, Michigan Written by Administrator Hits: 4075
The Dearborn Arsenal Dearborn, Michigan Written by Administrator Hits: 2209
The First Methodist Church Of Dearborn, Michigan Written by Administrator Hits: 1504
The History of Gulley Farm - Dearborn, Michigan Written by Administrator Hits: 1982

Back to Top

© 2025 Michigan Roots