St. Clair County St. Clair is situated in the eastern of the state, on the St. Clair river and Lake Huron, and is bounded as follows: On the north by Sanilac county, on the east by Lake Huron and River St. Clair, which separates it from the Province of Upper Canada, south by Lake St. Clair and Macomb county, and west by Macomb and Lapeer counties. It contains 948 square miles. It is watered by the Black, Belle, Pine, and Swan rivers, and Mill creek. The surface is undulating, and the soil in the southern part, consisting of a black loam, is fertile, and that in the north and west somewhat sandy. It is heavily timbered with oak, pine, and other timber. (Michigan State Gazetter, 1863/1864)
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