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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Alma (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Alma. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Alma is located in Gratiot County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gratiot County: Clinton, Ionia, Isabella, Midland, Montcalm, Saginaw & Shiawassee.

Below are the counties that are near Alma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alma:

  • Gratiot County     (The home county of Alma)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alma, with the one closest to Alma listed first.
    • Saint Louis
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
      • Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
    • Elwell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ithaca
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
      • Ithaca is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <1>
    • Breckenridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Breckenridge is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <1>
    • Sumner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
      • Sumner is located in Gratiot County
    • Elm Hall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
      • Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
    • Riverdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Riverdale is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <1>
    • North Star
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
      • North Star is located in Gratiot County
      • North Star has also been known as:
      • Northstar
    • Wheeler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
    • North Wheeler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wheeler
      • North Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
    • Edgewood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
    • Sickles
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
      • Sickles is located in Gratiot County
  • Clare County
    • Clare
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alma, with the one closest to Alma listed first.
    • Maple Rapids
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
      • Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Eureka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Clinton County
    • Elsie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Duplain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
      • Duplain is located in Clinton County
    • Fowler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Saint Johns
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
      • Saint Johns is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,904 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <1>
    • Shepardsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
      • Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
    • Ovid
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
      • Ovid is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <1>
  • Ionia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alma, with the one closest to Alma listed first.
    • Hubbardston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
      • Hubbardston is located in Ionia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbardston <1>
    • Matherton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
      • Matherton is located in Ionia County
    • Palo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
      • Palo is located in Ionia County
    • Pewamo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Shiloh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Ionia County
    • Muir
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woods Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
      • Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
  • Isabella County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alma, with the one closest to Alma listed first.
    • Coe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
      • Coe is located in Isabella County
    • Shepherd
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Crawford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Isabella County
    • Alembic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alembic
      • Alembic is located in Isabella County
    • Winn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Isabella County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jordan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Isabella County
    • Rosebush
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Beal City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
      • Beal City is located in Isabella County
    • Blanchard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <1>
    • Lake Isabella
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
      • Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
      • Lake Isabella has also been known as:
      • Lake Isabella village
    • Weidman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weidman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidman
      • Weidman is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weidman <1>
    • Loomis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
      • Loomis is located in Isabella County
  • Mecosta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alma, with the one closest to Alma listed first.
    • Millbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
      • Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
    • Remus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Halls Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
      • Halls Corner is located in Mecosta County
  • Midland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alma, with the one closest to Alma listed first.
    • Redstone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
      • Redstone is located in Midland County
    • Porter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Midland County
    • Ryan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Ryan is located in Midland County
    • Oil City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Midland County
    • Sanford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Averill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
      • Averill is located in Midland County
    • Coleman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Midland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Midland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
  • Montcalm County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alma, with the one closest to Alma listed first.
    • Vestaburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestaburg
      • Vestaburg is located in Montcalm County
    • Crystal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
      • Crystal is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <1>
    • Carson City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
      • Carson City is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <1>
    • Cedar Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
    • Butternut
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
      • Butternut is located in Montcalm County
    • Edmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • McBride
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBride <1>
    • Vickeryville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
      • Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
    • Wyman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
      • Wyman is located in Montcalm County
    • Stanton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <1>
    • Sheridan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Sidney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <1>
    • Six Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alma, with the one closest to Alma listed first.
    • Lakefield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
      • Lakefield is located in Saginaw County
    • Merrill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Iva
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
      • Iva is located in Saginaw County
    • Hemlock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Nelson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Saginaw County
    • Fenmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
      • Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
    • Brant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
      • Brant is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brant <1>
    • Chapin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Saginaw County
    • Saint Charles
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Saginaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <1>
    • Dice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
      • Dice is located in Saginaw County
    • Frost
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
      • Frost is located in Saginaw County
    • Freeland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
      • Freeland is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <1>
    • Swan Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
      • Swan Creek is located in Saginaw County
  • Shiawassee County
    • Henderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alma, see our County-by-County Page for Alma.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Alma ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 209 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alma.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Alma. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Alma and those printed in the larger area surrounding Alma.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Alma.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Alma:

Cemeteries Near Alma ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alma.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alma, with the one closest to Alma listed first.

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Beebe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beebe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beebe Cemetery
  • Bethany Indian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Indian Cemetery
  • Chapel Gardens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Gardens Cemetery
  • Pritchard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pritchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pritchard Cemetery
  • Ithaca Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ithaca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ithaca Cemetery
  • Coe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coe Cemetery
  • Brady Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brady Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brady Cemetery
  • Continue List   (207 more) ...
    • Seville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seville Cemetery
    • Roosa Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roosa Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roosa Farm Cemetery
    • Irishtown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irishtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irishtown Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Alma had a population of 1,655 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alma had a population of 8,807 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Alma, with the one closest to Alma listed first.

  • Saint Louis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
  • Ithaca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
    • Ithaca is located in Gratiot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,744 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <1>
  • Beebe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beebe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
    • Beebe is located in Gratiot County
  • Summerton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
    • Summerton is located in Isabella County
  • Sumner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
    • Sumner is located in Gratiot County
  • Newark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in Gratiot County
  • Breckenridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
    • Breckenridge is located in Gratiot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <1>
  • Pleasant Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Midland County
  • Riverdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
    • Riverdale is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <1>
  • Elm Hall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
    • Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
  • Shepherd
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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    • New Haven Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Center
      • New Haven Center is located in Gratiot County
    • North Star
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
      • North Star is located in Gratiot County
      • North Star has also been known as:
      • Northstar
    • Rathbone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathbone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
      • Rathbone is located in Gratiot County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alma.

The official website for Alma: www.ci.alma.mi.us/

The official website for Gratiot County: www.co.gratiot.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3795, Longitude: -84.6547       In this case, the coordinates for Alma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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