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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 Cedar Haven (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 Cedar Haven. 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.

Name Variations for Cedar Haven ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cedar Haven: Cedar Hvn. (or less commonly used: Cedar Havn.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Cedar Haven is located in Iosco County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Iosco County: Alcona, Arenac, Ogemaw & Oscoda.

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

  • Iosco County     (The home county of Cedar Haven)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Haven, with the one closest to Cedar Haven listed first.
    • Tawas City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • White Rock ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • White Rock is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • East Tawas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • National City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Whittemore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wilber
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Wilber is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
    • Foote Site Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Foote Site Village is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Site Village
    • Hale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sid Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Sid Town is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
    • Au Sable
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Au Sable is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
    • Oscoda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln Junction is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Junction
  • Alcona County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Haven, with the one closest to Cedar Haven listed first.
    • Glennie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mikado
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Greenbush
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Curtisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
  • Arenac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Haven, with the one closest to Cedar Haven listed first.
    • Harmon City Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Harmon City Heights is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon City Heights
    • Au Gres
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Turner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Turner is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Twining
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Twining is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Omer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Omer is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Arenac
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Arenac is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
    • Maple Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
    • Pine River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine River is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
    • Melita
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Melita is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
    • Whites Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
    • Saganing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Saganing is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
    • Standish
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sterling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay County
    • Pinconning
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Huron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Haven, with the one closest to Cedar Haven listed first.
    • Caseville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay Port
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ora Labora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ora Labora is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora Labora
      • Ora Labora has also been known as:
      • Ora et Labora
    • Valley Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Valley Island is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Island
    • Berne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Berne is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
    • Pigeon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Crescent ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Crescent is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Crescent
    • Pinnebog
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinnebog is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnebog
    • Port Austin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Pointe aux Barques
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Pointe aux Barques is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe aux Barques
    • Kilmanagh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Kilmanagh is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmanagh
  • Ogemaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Haven, with the one closest to Cedar Haven listed first.
    • Prescott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Skidway Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • South Branch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lupton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
    • Campbells Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners

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

Cemeteries Near Cedar Haven ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Haven.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Cedar Haven - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Alabaster Twp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Whitney Sims Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sims Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Laidlaw Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Poor Farm Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (70 more) ...
    • Pine Top Rest Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Linwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Linwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Au Gres.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #946 <2>
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Cedar Haven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Haven.

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

  • Alabaster
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Alabaster is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
  • Tawas City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • McIvor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • McIvor is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvor
  • East Tawas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Au Gres
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Whittemore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Wilber
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Wilber is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
  • Omer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Omer is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Arenac
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Arenac is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
  • Hale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Prescott
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Maple Ridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Au Sable
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Au Sable is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
    • Oscoda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Caseville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Cedar Haven ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Haven.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Haven, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Haven.

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 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 Cedar Haven:

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 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.
<3>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 Cedar Haven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Cedar Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.