Welcome to Arbutus Beach ...
Arbutus Beach is located in Otsego County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Arbutus Beach: Arbutus Bch.
Arbutus Beach is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Arbutus Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Arbutus Beach ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arbutus Beach.
- Gaylord
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grayling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mancelona
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mancelona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancelona
- Mancelona is located in Antrim County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mancelona <3>
- Vanderbilt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boyne Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sparr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hallock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
- Hallock is located in Otsego County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hallock
- From Arbutus Beach to Hallock
- Deward ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
- Deward is located in Crawford County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Deward
- From Arbutus Beach to Deward
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 Arbutus Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arbutus Beach.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arbutus Beach. 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 Arbutus Beach.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arbutus Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Arbutus Beach.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arbutus Beach ...
Looking for more information about Arbutus Beach? 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 Arbutus Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Arbutus Beach.
Adding Arbutus Beach to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Arbutus Beach 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 Arbutus Beach was mentioned on a train schedule titled Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Arbutus Beach.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Otsego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arbutus Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |