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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Borland (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Borland. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Borland is located in Mecosta County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mecosta County: Clare, Isabella, Lake, Montcalm, Newaygo & Osceola.

Below are the counties that are near Borland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Borland:

  • Mecosta County     (The home county of Borland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Borland, with the one closest to Borland listed first.
    • Stanwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Morley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Morley is located in Mecosta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morley <1>
    • Rustford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rustford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
      • Rustford is located in Mecosta County
    • Canadian Lakes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Lakes
      • Canadian Lakes is located in Mecosta County
    • Halls Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
      • Halls Corner is located in Mecosta County
    • Rodney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Rodney is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodney <1>
    • Big Rapids
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rapids
      • Big Rapids is located in Mecosta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,408 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Rapids <1>
    • Mecosta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Remus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Paris
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Chippewa Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Millbrook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
      • Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
    • Pogy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pogy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
      • Pogy is located in Mecosta County
  • Clare County
    • Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Lake is located in Clare County
      • Former name for Lake:
      • Lake Station
  • Isabella County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Borland, with the one closest to Borland listed first.
    • Blanchard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <1>
    • Sherman City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City
      • Sherman City is located in Isabella County
    • Lake Isabella
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Weidman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weidman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidman
      • Weidman is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weidman <1>
    • Winn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Isabella County
    • Brinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton
      • Brinton is located in Isabella County
    • Beal City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
      • Beal City is located in Isabella County
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Borland, with the one closest to Borland listed first.
    • Sand Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
      • Sand Lake is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Lake <1>
    • Cedar Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
      • Cedar Springs is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Springs <1>
    • Harvard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
      • Harvard is located in Kent County
    • Sheffield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Sheffield is located in Kent County
    • Kent City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent City
      • Kent City is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent City <1>
    • Casnovia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casnovia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casnovia
      • Casnovia is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casnovia <1>
    • Rockford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Rockford is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <1>
    • Sparta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Borland, with the one closest to Borland listed first.
    • Chase
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Nirvana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
      • Nirvana is located in Lake County
    • Idlewild
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
      • Idlewild is located in Lake County
    • Marlborough
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
      • Marlborough is located in Lake County
  • Montcalm County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Borland, with the one closest to Borland listed first.
    • Amble
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
      • Amble is located in Montcalm County
    • Howard City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
      • Howard City is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard City <1>
    • Lakeview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Coral
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pierson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
      • Pierson is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierson <1>
    • Trufant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trufant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trufant
      • Trufant is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trufant <1>
    • Six Lakes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Langston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
      • Langston is located in Montcalm County
    • Wyman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
      • Wyman is located in Montcalm County
    • Gowen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen
      • Gowen is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowen <1>
    • Edmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • McBride
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBride <1>
    • Cedar Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
  • Muskegon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Borland, with the one closest to Borland listed first.
    • Bailey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <1>
    • Canada Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
      • Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
    • Brunswick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
      • Brunswick is located in Muskegon County
  • Newaygo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Borland, with the one closest to Borland listed first.
    • Riverview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Newaygo County
    • Croton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
      • Croton is located in Newaygo County
    • White Cloud
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ramona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
      • Ramona is located in Newaygo County
    • Hawkins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
      • Hawkins is located in Newaygo County
    • Newaygo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newaygo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaygo
      • Newaygo is located in Newaygo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,099 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newaygo <1>
    • Brohman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohman
      • Brohman is located in Newaygo County
      • Former names for Brohman:
      • Dingman
      • Otia
    • Wooster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
      • Wooster is located in Newaygo County
    • Grant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
      • Woodland Park is located in Newaygo County
    • Aetna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
      • Aetna is located in Newaygo County
    • Bishop
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
      • Bishop is located in Newaygo County
    • Bitely
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Oceana County
    • Hesperia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesperia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
      • Hesperia is located in Oceana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <1>
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Borland, with the one closest to Borland listed first.
    • Hersey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • 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 <1>
    • Reed City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Evart
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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 <1>
    • Sears
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sears have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears
      • Sears is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sears <1>
    • Ashton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Osceola County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Borland, see our County-by-County Page for Borland.

Newspapers Published in Borland ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Borland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Borland, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Borland.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Borland:

Cemeteries Near Borland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Borland.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Borland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Borland, with the one closest to Borland listed first.

  • Holt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
  • Higbee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Higbee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Stanwood.
    • The Higbee Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenwood Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higbee Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2134977 <4>
  • Quigley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quigley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quigley Cemetery
  • Aetna Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aetna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aetna Cemetery
  • St. Apollonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Apollonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Apollonia Cemetery
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
  • Olin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olin Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Rustford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rustford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rustford Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Ladner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ladner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladner Cemetery
  • Altona Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Altona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altona Cemetery
  • Continue List   (201 more) ...
    • Stanwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanwood Cemetery
    • West Aetna Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Aetna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Aetna Cemetery
    • Amble Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Amble Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Amble.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amble Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29 <4>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Borland had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Borland, with the one closest to Borland listed first.

  • Stanwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Morley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Morley is located in Mecosta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
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  • Rustford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rustford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
    • Rustford is located in Mecosta County
  • Altona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
    • Altona is located in Mecosta County
  • Amble
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
    • Amble is located in Montcalm County
  • Howard City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
    • Howard City is located in Montcalm County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard City <1>
  • Sylvester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
    • Sylvester is located in Mecosta County
  • Lakeview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rodney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Rodney is located in Mecosta County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodney <1>
  • Big Prairie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
    • Big Prairie is located in Newaygo County
  • Big Rapids
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rapids
    • Big Rapids is located in Mecosta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,408 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Rapids <1>
  • Mecosta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <1>
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    • Coral
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Croton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
      • Croton is located in Newaygo County
    • Pierson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
      • Pierson is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierson <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Borland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Borland.

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

The official website for Mecosta County: www.co.mecosta.mi.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Borland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Borland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5370, Longitude: -85.4392       In this case, the coordinates for Borland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Borland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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