Welcome to Moddersville ...

Moddersville is located in Missaukee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moddersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Moddersville is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities near Moddersville ...

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

• Harrison
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Clare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
• Marion
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Lake City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Missaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
• McBain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBain
  • McBain is located in Missaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBain <4>
• Falmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Falmouth is located in Missaukee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <4>
• Merritt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
  • Merritt is located in Missaukee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merritt <4>
• Nellsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
  • Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
• Star City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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
• Houghton Lake Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
• Houghton Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>

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 Moddersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moddersville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Moddersville. 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 Moddersville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moddersville ...

Looking for more information about Moddersville? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Moddersville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Moddersville.

Adding Moddersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moddersville 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 Moddersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Moddersville post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moddersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Missaukee County: www.missaukee.org/

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