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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 Gladwin (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 Gladwin. 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 and hospitals 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.

Gladwin is located in Gladwin County and is the County Seat.

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 Gladwin County: Arenac, Bay, Clare, Isabella, Midland, Ogemaw & Roscommon.

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

  • Gladwin County     (The home county of Gladwin)
  • Arenac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladwin, with the one closest to Gladwin listed first.
    • Sterling
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Sterling is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <1>
    • Melita
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melita. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
      • Melita is located in Arenac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Melita
      • From Gladwin to Melita
    • Standish
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
      • Standish is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standish <1>
    • Saganing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Pine River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
      • Pine River is located in Arenac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pine River
      • From Gladwin to Pine River
    • Whites Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Maple Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
      • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maple Ridge
      • From Gladwin to Maple Ridge
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladwin, with the one closest to Gladwin listed first.
    • Bentley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Bentley is located in Bay County
    • Mount Forest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Nine Mile
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Woodville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Bay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodville
      • From Gladwin to Woodville
    • Duel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinconning
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinconning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinconning
      • Pinconning is located in Bay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinconning <1>
    • Seidlers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Willard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Linwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clare County
  • Isabella County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladwin, with the one closest to Gladwin listed first.
    • Loomis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vernon City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Rosebush
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jordan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Isabella County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jordan
      • From Gladwin to Jordan
    • Alembic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Brinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Beal City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • Midland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladwin, with the one closest to Gladwin listed first.
    • Edenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
      • Edenville is located in Midland County
    • Coleman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Midland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
    • Alamando
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamando. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
      • Alamando is located in Midland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alamando
      • From Gladwin to Alamando
    • North Bradley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Sanford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Averill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Averill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
      • Averill is located in Midland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Averill
      • From Gladwin to Averill
    • Oil City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Midland County
    • Midland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ogemaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladwin, with the one closest to Gladwin listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Greenwood
      • From Gladwin to Greenwood
    • West Branch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ogemaw Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Skidway Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidway Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidway Lake
      • Skidway Lake is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skidway Lake <1>
    • Campbells Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Roscommon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladwin, with the one closest to Gladwin listed first.
    • Prudenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prudenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudenville
      • Prudenville is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prudenville <1>
    • Saint Helen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Houghton Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake
      • Houghton Lake is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton Lake <1>
    • Houghton Lake Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
      • Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
    • Nellsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Geels
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Geels. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
      • Geels is located in Roscommon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Geels
      • From Gladwin to Geels

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

Cemeteries Near Gladwin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gladwin.

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

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

  • Highland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gladwin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gladwin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gladwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grout Township Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #749875 <5>
  • McClure Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaverton City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaverton City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaverton City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arbutus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arbutus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arbutus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Second Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Second Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Second Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Skeel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skeel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skeel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garrity Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2376524 <5>
  • Continue List   (126 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gladwin had a population of 903 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gladwin had a population of 2,890 people.

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

  • McClure
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
    • McClure is located in Gladwin County
  • Beaverton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Butman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
    • Butman is located in Gladwin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Butman
    • From Gladwin to Butman
  • Meredith
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Edenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
    • Edenville is located in Midland County
  • Dover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Loomis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hatton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Hatton is located in Clare County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hatton
    • From Gladwin to Hatton
  • Coleman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hope
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Midland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
  • Rhodes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Clare
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alamando
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamando. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
      • Alamando is located in Midland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alamando
      • From Gladwin to Alamando
    • North Bradley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gladwin ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gladwin.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gladwin. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gladwin and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gladwin.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Gladwin.

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 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 Gladwin:

The official website for Gladwin: www.gladwin.org/

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

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>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- Gladwin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gladwin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9807, Longitude: -84.4868    
<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>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 Gladwin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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