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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 Cass City (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 Cass City. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Cass City is located in Tuscola 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 Tuscola County: Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Saginaw & Sanilac.

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

  • Tuscola County     (The home county of Cass City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cass City, with the one closest to Cass City listed first.
    • Gagetown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gagetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagetown
      • Gagetown is located in Tuscola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gagetown <2>
    • Elmwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Tuscola County
    • Deford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
      • Deford is located in Tuscola County
    • Wilmot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
    • Kingston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Caro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
      • Caro is located in Tuscola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caro <2>
    • Unionville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Wahjamega
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahjamega have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
      • Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
    • Akron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Fairgrove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
      • Fairgrove is located in Tuscola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairgrove <2>
    • Mayville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Park
      • Bay Park is located in Tuscola County
  • Bay County
    • Munger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
      • Munger is located in Bay County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munger <2>
  • Huron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cass City, with the one closest to Cass City listed first.
    • Owendale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owendale
      • Owendale is located in Huron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owendale <2>
    • Bach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
      • Bach is located in Huron County
    • Ubly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kilmanagh
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmanagh
      • Kilmanagh is located in Huron County
    • Elkton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pigeon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bad Axe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe
      • Bad Axe is located in Huron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bad Axe <2>
    • Sebewaing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Berne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
      • Berne is located in Huron County
    • Valley Island
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Island
      • Valley Island is located in Huron County
    • Bay Port
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ora Labora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ora Labora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora Labora
      • Ora Labora is located in Huron County
      • Ora Labora has also been known as:
      • Ora et Labora
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cass City, with the one closest to Cass City listed first.
    • Clifford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Silverwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
      • Silverwood is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverwood <2>
    • North Branch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Burnside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
    • Brown City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Otter Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
      • Otter Lake is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Lake <2>
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cass City, with the one closest to Cass City listed first.
    • Reese
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reese have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
      • Reese is located in Saginaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reese <2>
    • Blumfield Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumfield Corners
      • Blumfield Corners is located in Saginaw County
  • Sanilac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cass City, with the one closest to Cass City listed first.
    • Decker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
      • Decker is located in Sanilac County
    • Argyle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Argyle is located in Sanilac County
    • Snover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snover
      • Snover is located in Sanilac County
    • Tyre
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
      • Tyre is located in Sanilac County
    • Elmer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Sanilac County
    • Marlette
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Minden City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Palms
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
      • Palms is located in Sanilac County
    • Juhl
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juhl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
      • Juhl is located in Sanilac County
    • Sandusky
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
      • Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
      • Former name for Sandusky:
      • Sanilac Centre
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <2>
    • Deckerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
      • Deckerville is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deckerville <2>
    • Berkshire ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berkshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Berkshire is located in Sanilac County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cass City ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cass City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cass City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cass City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cass City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Cass City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cass City:

Cemeteries Near Cass City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cass City.

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 Cass City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Elkland Twp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Novesta Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Elmwood Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Agatha's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmwood Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ellington Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grant Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nicol Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicol Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nicol Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Nicol Union Cemetery
    • Union Burying Ground
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicol Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2398814 <5>
  • St. Columbkille Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • McTaggart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
  • Continue List   (156 more) ...
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • North Wells Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Wells Cemetery
    • Moshier Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cass City had a population of 813 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cass City had a population of 2,273 people.

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

  • Elmwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Elmwood is located in Tuscola County
  • Gagetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gagetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagetown
    • Gagetown is located in Tuscola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gagetown <2>
  • Deford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
    • Deford is located in Tuscola County
  • Wickware
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickware have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickware
    • Wickware is located in Sanilac County
  • Ellington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
    • Ellington is located in Tuscola County
  • Shabbona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shabbona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona
    • Shabbona is located in Sanilac County
  • Colwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwood
    • Colwood is located in Tuscola County
  • Wilmot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
  • Owendale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owendale
    • Owendale is located in Huron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owendale <2>
  • Cumber
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumber have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumber
    • Cumber is located in Sanilac County
  • Kingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Argyle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Argyle is located in Sanilac County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Popple
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popple
      • Popple is located in Huron County
    • Caro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
      • Caro is located in Tuscola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caro <2>
    • Freidberger
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freidberger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidberger
      • Freidberger is located in Sanilac County

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

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

The official website for Tuscola County: www.tuscolacounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cass City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cass City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6005, Longitude: -83.1767       In this case, the coordinates for Cass City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Cass City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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