Local History

Dr. L. A. Barnard, from Sandusky, Ohio, became one of the first settlers in the area in 1838, the town was named after the township, which had been named after the county, which had in turn been named after John M. Berrien, attorney general under President Andrew Jackson.

Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.

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