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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 Gomins (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 Gomins. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Gomins is located in Oscoda 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 Oscoda County: Alcona, Alpena, Crawford, Iosco, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Otsego & Roscommon.

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

  • Oscoda County     (The home county of Gomins)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gomins, with the one closest to Gomins listed first.
    • Fairview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kneeland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
    • Mio
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • McKinley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • McKinley is located in Oscoda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
    • Red Oak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Luzerne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Alcona County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gomins, with the one closest to Gomins listed first.
    • Curran
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Curtisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
    • Barton City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Glennie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hubbard Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hubbard Lake is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Lake
    • Spruce
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lost Lake Woods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lost Lake Woods is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake Woods
  • Alpena County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gomins, with the one closest to Gomins listed first.
    • Hubbard Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Flanders
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Flanders is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
    • Herron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Herron is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
    • Lachine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • McHarg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • McHarg is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHarg
    • Long Rapids
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
    • Ossineke
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Crawford County
    • Bucks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bucks is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
  • Iosco County
  • Montmorency County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gomins, with the one closest to Gomins listed first.
    • Garland Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
    • Lewiston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Atlanta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Vienna Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Vienna Junction is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
    • Big Rock ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
    • Bigelow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bigelow is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
    • Hillman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Vienna Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
    • Royston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Royston is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
    • Canada Creek Ranch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Canada Creek Ranch is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Creek Ranch
  • Ogemaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gomins, with the one closest to Gomins listed first.
    • Damon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
    • South Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lupton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Rose City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gomins, with the one closest to Gomins listed first.
    • Hetherton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hetherton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
    • Johannesburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
    • Sparr
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sparr is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr

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

Cemeteries Near Gomins ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gomins.

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

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

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

  • Loud Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mooney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Muskrat Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kittle Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Comins Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Finnish Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mio Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • McKinley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Flynn Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rust Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (51 more) ...
    • Lewiston Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln B. Watson Grave
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fullerton Family Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Fairview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mio
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Red Oak
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Curran
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Atlanta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Luzerne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Rock ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
  • Hillman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hetherton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hetherton is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hubbard Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Flanders
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Flanders is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
    • Damon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
    • Bryant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bryant is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Long Rapids
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
    • Long Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 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 Gomins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gomins.

Newspapers Published in Gomins ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gomins.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gomins, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gomins.

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 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 Gomins:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gomins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Gomins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.