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)
  • Gaylord is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylord <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gaylord
  • From Arbutus Beach to Gaylord
• Grayling
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Grayling is located in Crawford County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayling <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grayling
  • From Arbutus Beach to Grayling
• Mancelona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mancelona is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancelona
  • 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)
  • Vanderbilt is located in Otsego County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderbilt <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Vanderbilt
  • From Arbutus Beach to Vanderbilt
• Boyne Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Boyne Falls is located in Charlevoix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne Falls <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boyne Falls
  • From Arbutus Beach to Boyne Falls
• Waters
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Waters is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waters <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Waters
  • From Arbutus Beach to Waters
• Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lower Chub Landing
  • From Arbutus Beach to Lower Chub Landing
• Sparr
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparr is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sparr
  • From Arbutus Beach to Sparr
• Hallock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hallock is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hallock
  • From Arbutus Beach to Hallock
• Deward ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Deward is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
  • 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 (so far) 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.