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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Evart (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 Evart. 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.

Evart is located in 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 Evart. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Evart:

  • Osceola County     (The home county of Evart)
  • Clare County
  • Isabella County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evart, with the one closest to Evart listed first.
    • Brinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherman City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Weidman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weidman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidman
      • Weidman is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weidman <1>
    • Lake Isabella
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Beal City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
      • Beal City is located in Isabella County
    • Vernon City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
      • Vernon City is located in Isabella County
    • Blanchard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <1>
    • Rosebush
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Loomis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lake County
  • Mecosta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evart, with the one closest to Evart listed first.
    • Pogy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pogy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
      • Pogy is located in Mecosta County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pogy
      • From Evart to Pogy
    • Chippewa Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Barryton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barryton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barryton
      • Barryton is located in Mecosta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barryton <1>
    • Paris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rodney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Rodney is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodney <1>
    • Big Rapids
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mecosta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecosta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecosta
      • Mecosta is located in Mecosta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mecosta <1>
    • Canadian Lakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Remus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Stanwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Halls Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Borland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Borland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
      • Borland is located in Mecosta County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Borland
      • From Evart to Borland
    • Millbrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
      • Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
  • Missaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evart, with the one closest to Evart listed first.
    • McBain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Stoney Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Lucas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Vogel Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vogel Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
      • Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vogel Center
      • From Evart to Vogel Center
    • Falmouth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Jennings
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Newaygo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evart, with the one closest to Evart listed first.
    • Hawkins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lilley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lilley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
      • Lilley is located in Newaygo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lilley
      • From Evart to Lilley
  • Wexford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evart, with the one closest to Evart listed first.
    • Benson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cadillac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Haring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Missaukee Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Millersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
      • Millersville is located in Wexford County
    • Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bond's Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond's Mills
      • Bond's Mills is located in Wexford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bond's Mills
      • From Evart to Bond's Mills
    • Hoxeyville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 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.<2>
      • 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 Evart to Hoxeyville

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

Cemeteries Near Evart ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Evart.

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

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

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

  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • German Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Proctor Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Proctor Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Proctor Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Evart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Evart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Evart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Orient Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orient Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orient Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Osceola County Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osceola County Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osceola County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sylvan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sylvan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sylvan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cherry Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (177 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Evart had a population of 1,269 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Evart had a population of 1,886 people.

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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Evart ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Evart.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Evart. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Evart and those printed in the larger area surrounding Evart.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6> of Evart.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Evart:

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>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.
<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>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.
<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 Evart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Evart) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Evart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9045, Longitude: -85.2621