Welcome to Sears ...

Sears is located in Osceola County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sears, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Sears is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sears lies within the (231) area code.

The ZIP code for Sears: 49679<4>

Communities Also Named Sears ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Sears - they are located in Florida, Kansas, Montana and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Sears ...

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

• Reed City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed City
  • Reed City is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reed City <5>
• Evart
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
  • Evart is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evart <5>
• Lake Isabella
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
• Farwell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Farwell is located in Clare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <5>
• Marion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Mecosta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecosta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecosta
  • Mecosta is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mecosta <5>
• Barryton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barryton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barryton
  • Barryton is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barryton <5>
• Hersey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hersey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
  • Hersey is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hersey <5>
• Le Roy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <5>
• Tustin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tustin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tustin
  • Tustin is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tustin <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sears ...

Looking for more information about Sears? 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 Sears, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sears.

Adding Sears to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sears 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 Sears was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sears post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sears.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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