Welcome to Mears ...

Mears is located in Oceana County<1>.

The location of Mears has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mears, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Mears is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mears lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mears is within the boundaries of the (231) area code.

The ZIP code for Mears: 49436<4>

Communities Also Named Mears ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Mears - they are located in Manitoba, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mears.

Communities near Mears ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mears.

• Ludington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
  • Ludington is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludington <5>
• Whitehall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Muskegon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <5>
• Montague
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Montague is located in Muskegon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <5>
• Hart
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
  • Hart is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <5>
• Shelby
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
• Pentwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentwater
  • Pentwater is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pentwater <5>
• Rothbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothbury
  • Rothbury is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rothbury <5>
• New Era
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Era have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
  • New Era is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Era <5>
• Walkerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
  • Walkerville is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerville <5>
• French Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
  • French Town is located in Oceana County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mears. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mears.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mears. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mears.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mears. See our Newspapers Page for Mears.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mears ...

Looking for more information about Mears? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mears, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mears.

Adding Mears to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mears in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mears was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mears post office opened in 1873.

We also found Mears in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mears.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oceana County: www.oceana.mi.us/

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