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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 Au Sable River Park (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 Au Sable River Park. 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.

Name Variations for Au Sable River Park ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Au Sable River Park: Au Sable Riv. Park

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Au Sable River Park is located in Roscommon 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 Roscommon County: Clare, Crawford, Gladwin, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Ogemaw & Oscoda.

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

  • Roscommon County     (The home county of Au Sable River Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Au Sable River Park, with the one closest to Au Sable River Park listed first.
    • Saint Helen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Roscommon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscommon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscommon
      • Roscommon is located in Roscommon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscommon <1>
    • Prudenville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prudenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudenville
      • Prudenville is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prudenville <1>
    • Houghton Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake
      • Houghton Lake is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton Lake <1>
    • Higgins Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgins Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Lake
      • Higgins Lake is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higgins Lake <1>
    • Hillcrest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
    • Houghton Lake Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
      • Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
    • Nellsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
      • Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
    • Tent City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tent City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
      • Tent City is located in Roscommon County
  • Clare County
    • Meredith
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
      • Meredith is located in Clare County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Au Sable River Park, with the one closest to Au Sable River Park listed first.
    • Deerheart Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
      • Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
    • Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pere Cheney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
      • Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
      • Pere Cheney has also been known as:
      • Center Plains
      • Cheney
    • Skyline Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
      • Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
    • Grayling
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bucks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
      • Bucks is located in Crawford County
    • McIntyre Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
      • McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
    • Frederic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gladwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Au Sable River Park, with the one closest to Au Sable River Park listed first.
    • Sugar Rapids
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
      • Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
    • Gladwin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • White Star
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
      • White Star is located in Gladwin County
    • Wooden Shoe Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
      • Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
  • Iosco County
  • Missaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Au Sable River Park, with the one closest to Au Sable River Park listed first.
    • Stratford ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stratford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Missaukee County
    • Merritt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Star City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
      • Star City is located in Missaukee County
    • Moorestown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
      • Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
    • Stittsville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
      • Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
  • Ogemaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Au Sable River Park, with the one closest to Au Sable River Park listed first.
    • Damon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
      • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
    • West Branch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Campbells Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbells Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
      • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
    • Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
      • Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
    • Rose City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
      • Rose City is located in Ogemaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose City <1>
    • Lupton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Skidway Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidway Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidway Lake
      • Skidway Lake is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skidway Lake <1>
    • South Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Prescott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oscoda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Au Sable River Park, with the one closest to Au Sable River Park listed first.
    • Luzerne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Oak
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
    • Mio
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Kneeland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
      • Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
    • Fairview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Oscoda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
    • McKinley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
      • McKinley is located in Oscoda County

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

Newspapers Published in Au Sable River Park ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Au Sable River Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Au Sable River Park, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Au Sable River Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Au Sable River Park:

Cemeteries Near Au Sable River Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Au Sable River Park.

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 Au Sable River Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Au Sable River Park, with the one closest to Au Sable River Park listed first.

  • Lakeview Park Indian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Park Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Park Indian Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaver Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Lake Cemetery
  • Richfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richfield Cemetery
  • Maple Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Valley Cemetery
  • Fisk Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisk Cemetery
  • Higgins Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higgins Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higgins Twp. Cemetery
  • Ogemaw Springs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ogemaw Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogemaw Springs Cemetery
  • Ball Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ball Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Markey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Markey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Markey Cemetery
  • Gerrish Twp. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerrish Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerrish Twp. Cemetery
  • Continue List   (73 more) ...
    • Damon Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damon Cemetery
    • Rich Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rich Cemetery
    • Mt. Pindus Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pindus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pindus 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>

While we didn't find Au Sable River Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Au Sable River Park.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Au Sable River Park, with the one closest to Au Sable River Park listed first.

  • Saint Helen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Roscommon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscommon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscommon
    • Roscommon is located in Roscommon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscommon <1>
  • Ogemaw Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogemaw Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
    • Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
  • Prudenville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prudenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudenville
    • Prudenville is located in Roscommon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prudenville <1>
  • Damon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
    • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
  • West Branch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pere Cheney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
    • Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
    • Pere Cheney has also been known as:
    • Center Plains
    • Cheney
  • Houghton Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake
    • Houghton Lake is located in Roscommon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton Lake <1>
  • Campbells Corners
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbells Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
    • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
  • Luzerne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Butman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
    • Butman is located in Gladwin County
  • Meredith
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • Meredith is located in Clare County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Selkirk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
      • Selkirk is located in Ogemaw County
    • Greenwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
    • Red Oak
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Au Sable River Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Roscommon County: www.roscommoncounty.net/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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- Au Sable River Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Au Sable River Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4034, Longitude: -84.4603       In this case, the coordinates for Au Sable River Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Au Sable River Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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