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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 Elmira (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 Elmira. 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 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.

Elmira is primarily located in Otsego County. A portion of Elmira extends into Antrim 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 Otsego County: Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Kalkaska, Montmorency & Oscoda.

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

  • Otsego County     (The home county of Elmira)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmira, with the one closest to Elmira listed first.
    • Hallock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
      • Hallock is located in Otsego County
    • Berryville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Berryville is located in Otsego County
    • Gaylord
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Vanderbilt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pearll City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearll City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
      • Pearll City is located in Otsego County
    • Sparr
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
      • Sparr is located in Otsego County
    • Waters
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters
      • Waters is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waters <2>
    • Green Timbers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
      • Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
    • Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Chub Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
      • Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
    • Johannesburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johannesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannesburg
      • Johannesburg is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johannesburg <2>
    • Hetherton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hetherton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
      • Hetherton is located in Otsego County
  • Antrim County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmira, with the one closest to Elmira listed first.
    • Alba
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wetzel ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetzel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
      • Wetzel is located in Antrim County
      • Wetzel has also been known as:
      • Wetzell
    • Finkton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
      • Finkton is located in Antrim County
    • Mancelona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mancelona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancelona
      • Mancelona is located in Antrim County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mancelona <2>
    • Bellaire
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Central Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lake
      • Central Lake is located in Antrim County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Lake <2>
    • Ellsworth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Clam Lake ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clam Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
      • Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
    • Alden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Kewadin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewadin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewadin
      • Kewadin is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewadin <2>
    • Elk Rapids
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Charlevoix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmira, with the one closest to Elmira listed first.
    • Boyne Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Goo ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
      • Goo is located in Charlevoix County
    • Boyne City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
      • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
      • Former names for Boyne City:
      • Bay Springs
      • Boyne
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <2>
    • Walloon Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • East Jordan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan
      • East Jordan is located in Charlevoix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Jordan <2>
    • Horton Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
      • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
    • Zenith Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
      • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
    • Ironton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
    • Bay Shore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
      • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
    • Charlevoix
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Norwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
  • Cheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmira, with the one closest to Elmira listed first.
    • Wolverine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
      • Wolverine is located in Cheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolverine <2>
    • Burt Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Lake
      • Burt Lake is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burt Lake <2>
    • Indian River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
      • Indian River is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian River <2>
    • Afton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fingerboard Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
      • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmira, with the one closest to Elmira listed first.
    • Deward ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
      • Deward is located in Crawford County
    • Frederic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bucks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
      • Bucks is located in Crawford County
    • McIntyre Landing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
      • McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
    • Grayling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Emmet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmira, with the one closest to Elmira listed first.
    • Petoskey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bay Harbor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Bay View
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Kegomic ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kegomic. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
      • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
    • Conway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <2>
    • Oden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ponshewaing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
      • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
    • Ramona Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
      • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
    • Wequetonsing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetonsing
      • Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County
    • Alanson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
      • Alanson is located in Emmet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <2>
    • Forest Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
      • Forest Beach is located in Emmet County
    • Harbor Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
      • Harbor Springs is located in Emmet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Springs <2>
    • Brutus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brutus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
      • Brutus is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brutus <2>
  • Grand Traverse County
    • Tunk ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tunk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunk
      • Tunk is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Kalkaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmira, with the one closest to Elmira listed first.
    • Westwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
    • Rapid City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapid City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid City
      • Rapid City is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid City <2>
    • Kalkaska
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalkaska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalkaska
      • Kalkaska is located in Kalkaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,083 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalkaska <2>
    • Torch River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torch River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
      • Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
    • Angling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
      • Angling is located in Kalkaska County
    • Sigma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
      • Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
    • Barker Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
      • Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
  • Montmorency County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmira, with the one closest to Elmira listed first.
    • Vienna Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
      • Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
    • Bigelow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigelow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Bigelow is located in Montmorency County
    • Lewiston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Rock ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
      • Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
    • Garland Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
      • Garland Village is located in Montmorency County

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

Newspapers Published in Elmira ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmira.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elmira, 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 Elmira.

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 Elmira:

Cemeteries Near Elmira ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmira.

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

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

  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
  • Hallock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hallock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hallock Cemetery
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
  • Star Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Twp. Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
  • Okiron Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Okiron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Okiron Cemetery
  • St. Augustine Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Augustine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustine Cemetery
  • Boyne Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyne Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyne Valley Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (106 more) ...
    • Rock Elm Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Elm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Elm Cemetery
    • Chestonia Twp. #1 Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestonia Twp. #1 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestonia Twp. #1 Cemetery
    • Bagley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bagley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bagley Cemetery

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 Elmira had a population of 228 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Boyne Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Alba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gaylord
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Vanderbilt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestonia
    • Chestonia is located in Antrim County
  • Wetzel ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetzel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
    • Wetzel is located in Antrim County
    • Wetzel has also been known as:
    • Wetzell
  • Otsego Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otsego Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego Lake
    • Otsego Lake is located in Otsego County
  • Boyne City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
    • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
    • Former names for Boyne City:
    • Bay Springs
    • Boyne
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <2>
  • Finkton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
    • Finkton is located in Antrim County
  • Waters
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters
    • Waters is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waters <2>
  • East Jordan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan
    • East Jordan is located in Charlevoix County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Jordan <2>
  • Clarion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
    • Clarion is located in Charlevoix County
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    • Mancelona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mancelona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancelona
      • Mancelona is located in Antrim County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mancelona <2>
    • Advance
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
      • Advance is located in Charlevoix County
    • Antrim
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antrim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
      • Antrim is located in Antrim County

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

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

The official website for Otsego County: www.otsego.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Elmira) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elmira. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0645, Longitude: -84.8562       In this case, the coordinates for Elmira have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Elmira, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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