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Alcona County, Michigan

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Cities

1

Townships

11

School districts

3

Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 18.2338 mills to 28.1895 mills.

Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 36.2338 mills to 46.1895 mills.

Rate rows come from the official Michigan Treasury millage-rate reports . Data used: 2025 Michigan Treasury Total Property Tax Rates. Last reviewed July 12, 2026.

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Official Alcona County website

County websites are checked against the State of Michigan county website directory . State and court finders are used where one office or district can serve more than one county. Directory reviewed July 12, 2026. Office roles were checked against Michigan Vital Records, Michigan Treasury taxpayer resources, and State Tax Commission guidance.

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Alcona County · History and culture

Alcona first appeared on the map as Negwegon

The county was set off as Negwegon in 1840, renamed Alcona in 1843, and organized in 1869. The replacement name's exact origin is less settled than many summaries make it sound.

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Alcona County · History and culture

Greenbush started as a fishery, then a homesick man renamed it

The Lake Huron hamlet of Greenbush grew from an 1848 fishery into a lumber-shipping port, and took its name to comfort a young worker far from home.

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Alcona County · History and culture

How Mikado got a Gilbert and Sullivan name

Founder Daniel Bruce proposed Bruce's Crossing, but postal officials chose Mikado, the name of a popular Gilbert and Sullivan operetta.

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Alcona County · History and culture

Hubbard Lake was the 'Bottomless Lake' until a geologist got it named

One of Michigan's largest inland lakes was called the Bottomless Lake by early settlers, then renamed in 1867 for state geologist Bela Hubbard.

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Alcona County · History and culture

The Alcona County Fair takes over a campground each August

Every late August the Alcona County Fair fills the Alcona Recreation Area in Lincoln — a fairground that spends the rest of the year as a public campground.

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Alcona County · History and culture

The Lincoln Depot: the last of its kind in northeast Michigan

The 1886 Lincoln Depot is the last surviving railroad station of its type in northeastern Michigan and now serves as a local museum.

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