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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 Curtis (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 Curtis. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Curtis is located in Midland 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 Midland County: Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella & Saginaw.

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

  • Midland County     (The home county of Curtis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
    • Edenville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Edenville is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
    • Alamando
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Alamando is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
    • Coleman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Bradley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • North Bradley is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
    • Hope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sanford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Averill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Averill is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
    • Oil City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Oil City is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Midland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Porter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Porter is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
    • Redstone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Redstone is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
    • Ryan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Ryan is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
  • Arenac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
    • Standish
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sterling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Saganing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Saganing is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
    • Whites Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
    • Duel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Duel is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duel
    • Mount Forest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Mount Forest is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Forest
    • Bentley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bentley is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
    • Willard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Willard is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Nine Mile
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Nine Mile is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
    • Seidlers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Seidlers is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidlers
    • Woodville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Woodville is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Fisherville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Fisherville is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
    • Auburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Linwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Pinconning
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Brissette Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Brissette Beach is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brissette Beach
  • Clare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
    • Dover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dover is located in Clare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Clare
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hatton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Hatton is located in Clare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Farwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Allendale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Allendale is located in Clare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
    • Harrison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Meredith
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Meredith is located in Clare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • Lake George
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake George is located in Clare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
    • Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lake is located in Clare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Former name for Lake:
      • Lake Station
  • Gladwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
    • Beaverton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gladwin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Highwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Highwood is located in Gladwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
    • White Star
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • White Star is located in Gladwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
    • Wooden Shoe Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
    • Rhodes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
    • Sugar Rapids
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
    • Butman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Butman is located in Gladwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
  • Gratiot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
    • North Wheeler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • North Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wheeler
    • Forest Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Wheeler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Breckenridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Saint Louis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Alma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Alma is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
  • Isabella County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
    • Loomis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Loomis is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
    • Vernon City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Vernon City is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
    • Jordan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jordan is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Rosebush
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alembic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Alembic is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alembic
    • Mount Pleasant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Shepherd
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Beal City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Beal City is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
    • Coe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Coe is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
    • Crawford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Crawford is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Summerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Summerton is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
    • Weidman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Ogemaw County
    • Greenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
    • Iva
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Iva is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
    • Freeland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Merrill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Dice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dice is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
    • Hemlock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Frost
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Frost is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost

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

Cemeteries Near Curtis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Curtis.

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 Curtis - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Swanton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Edenville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Geneva Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Beaverton City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Warren Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Geneva Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Billings Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...

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 Curtis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Curtis.

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

  • Coleman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Alamando
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Alamando is located in Midland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
  • Edenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Edenville is located in Midland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
  • Beaverton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • North Bradley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • North Bradley is located in Midland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
  • Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Wise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wise is located in Isabella County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Loomis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Loomis is located in Isabella County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
  • Sanford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Delwin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Delwin is located in Isabella County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delwin
  • Averill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Averill is located in Midland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
  • Gladwin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Leaton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Leaton is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaton
    • Saint Elmo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Saint Elmo is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Dover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dover is located in Clare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover

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

Newspapers Published in Curtis ...

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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Curtis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Curtis, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Curtis.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Curtis:

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 Curtis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Curtis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.