▁made - up ▁words , ▁sometimes ▁with ▁a ▁kernel ▁of ▁Indian ▁language ▁or ▁sound ▁in ▁them . ▁Below ▁are ▁the ▁ten ▁count ies ▁with ▁names ▁School craft ▁has ▁created ▁and ▁their ▁mean ings : ▁▁ ▁Al con a ▁County ▁– ▁" the ▁good ▁plain " ▁ ▁Al leg an ▁County ▁– ▁" the ▁front " ▁or ▁" the ▁m ound ▁build ers " ▁ ▁Al pen a ▁County ▁– ▁" the ▁good ▁part ridge ▁country ". ▁ ▁Ar en ac ▁County ▁– ▁" a ▁sand y ▁place ▁for ▁good ▁foot ing ". ▁ ▁I os co ▁County ▁– ▁Un known ▁Mean ing ▁ ▁K alk aska ▁County ▁– ▁after ▁School craft ' s ▁family ▁name , ▁Cal craft ▁( K ' s ▁added ▁later ). ▁ ▁Le el an au ▁County ▁– ▁after ▁a ▁Native ▁American ▁woman ▁in ▁School craft ' s ▁writ ings , ▁meaning ▁" del ight ▁of ▁life ". ▁ ▁L ena we e ▁County ▁– ▁" man ". ▁ ▁O sc oda ▁County ▁– ▁" pe bb ly ▁pra irie ". ▁ ▁T us cola ▁County ▁– ▁" flat ▁lands ". ▁ ▁Form er ▁county ▁names ▁▁ ▁Many ▁count ies ▁in ▁Central ▁and ▁Northern ▁Michigan ▁have ▁former ▁names ▁that ▁were ▁either ▁Native ▁Americans ▁or ▁School craft ▁ne olog isms . ▁Below ▁are ▁these ▁former ▁county ▁names ▁derived ▁from ▁Native ▁American ▁languages : ▁▁ ▁A isch um ▁County ▁– ▁Indian ▁word ▁with ▁unknown ▁origin , ▁possibly ▁ne olog ism . ▁ ▁Kan ot in ▁County ▁– ▁Indian ▁word ▁with ▁unknown