History:

Corunna is located in eastern Shiawassee County. It became the county seat in 1840 and eventually incorporated as a village in 1869. This town was originally settled in the early 1840s by a group of businessmen called the Shiawassee County Seat Company.

Andrew Mack, a member of the group, named this town after Corunna, Spain, after traveling there to purchase sheep. (Mr. Mack is buried in Corunna, Canada, in which he was also instrumental in developing.)

Located on the Shiawassee River, this picturesque village contains many historic turn-of-the-century houses and an elegantly styled courthouse, (which is definitely worth a walk-thru if you like Victorian architecture).

Nearly 50 acres of county owned property exsists within the city limits of Corunna including: the Court House square, the county jail building, the court annex building, the old Corunna Bank building, the Shiawassee County Medical Care Facility, the county Library building, the county road commission facility and the Griffin Home property, 25 acres that was purchased in May of 2000.