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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Dewing's. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dewing's to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dewing's, please Contact Us.

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 Dewing's (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 Dewing's. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Dewing's is historic, it would have been located within present day Osceola 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 Osceola County: Clare, Isabella, Lake, Mecosta, Missaukee, Newaygo & Wexford.

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

  • Osceola County     (The home county of Dewing's)
  • Clare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dewing's, with the one closest to Dewing's listed first.
    • Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Lake George
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Isabella County
  • Lake County
  • Manistee County
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dewing's, with the one closest to Dewing's listed first.
    • Millerton ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Mason County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Millerton
      • From Dewing's to Millerton
    • Carr
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Tallman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tallman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
      • Tallman is located in Mason County
      • Tallman has also been known as:
      • Weaver
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tallman
      • From Dewing's to Tallman
    • Walhalla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Mecosta County
  • Missaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dewing's, with the one closest to Dewing's listed first.
    • Stoney Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lucas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • McBain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jennings
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Vogel Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Falmouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
      • Falmouth is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <2>
    • Lake City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Newaygo County
  • Wexford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dewing's, with the one closest to Dewing's listed first.
    • Benson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hoxeyville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoxeyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxeyville
      • Hoxeyville is located in Wexford County
      • Hoxeyville has also been known as:
      • Clay Hill
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hoxeyville
      • From Dewing's to Hoxeyville
    • Cadillac
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Millersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
      • Millersville is located in Wexford County
    • Boon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon
      • Boon is located in Wexford County
    • Haring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Missaukee Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Harrietta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietta
      • Harrietta is located in Wexford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrietta <2>
    • Meauwataka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Yuma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yuma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
      • Yuma is located in Wexford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Yuma
      • From Dewing's to Yuma
    • Manton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
      • Manton is located in Wexford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manton <2>
    • Mesick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesick
      • Mesick is located in Wexford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesick <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Dewing's ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dewing's.

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 Dewing's - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • LeRoy Twp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LeRoy Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LeRoy Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ashton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Deer Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Ellsworth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ellsworth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellsworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pinora Twp. Cemetery No. 1
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • German Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (148 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.

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in Dewing's ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dewing's.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dewing's, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dewing's.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Dewing's:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Dewing's, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dewing's) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dewing's. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0025, Longitude: -85.5007       In this case, the coordinates for Dewing's have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).