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 Greenbush (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 Greenbush. 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.
Name Variations for Greenbush ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
Another variation: Green Bush.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and 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.
Greenbush is located in Alcona 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 Alcona County: Alpena, Iosco, Montmorency, Ogemaw & Oscoda.
Below are the counties that are near Greenbush. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenbush:
- Alcona County (The home county of Greenbush)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbush, with the one closest to Greenbush listed first.
- Springport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springport
- Springport is located in Alcona County
- Harrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gustin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gustin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
- Gustin is located in Alcona County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gustin
- From Greenbush to Gustin
- Mikado
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alcona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lost Lake Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Black River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barton City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spruce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glennie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Curran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Alpena County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbush, with the one closest to Greenbush listed first.
- Ossineke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hubbard Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Iosco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbush, with the one closest to Greenbush listed first.
- Lincoln Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oscoda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscoda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscoda
- Oscoda is located in Iosco County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oscoda <2>
- Au Sable
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Foote Site Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foote Site Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Site Village
- Foote Site Village is located in Iosco County
- Wilber
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
- Wilber is located in Iosco County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wilber
- From Greenbush to Wilber
- Sid Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sid Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
- Sid Town is located in Iosco County
- East Tawas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tawas City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ogemaw County
- South Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oscoda County
- McKinley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKinley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- McKinley is located in Oscoda County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McKinley
- From Greenbush to McKinley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenbush, see our County-by-County Page for Greenbush.
Cemeteries Near Greenbush ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenbush.
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 Greenbush covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenbush, with the one closest to Greenbush listed first.
- Springport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Anne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anne Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anne Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Harrisville.
- The St. Anne Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Annes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1575 <6>
- Westlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Raphael Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mikado Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chippewa Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chippewa Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chippewa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Twin Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinecrest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinecrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Au Sable Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Au Sable Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Au Sable Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (34 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilber Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilber Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<7>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Greenbush had a population of 205 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenbush, with the one closest to Greenbush listed first.
- Gustin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gustin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
- Gustin is located in Alcona County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gustin
- From Greenbush to Gustin
- Mikado
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oscoda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscoda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscoda
- Oscoda is located in Iosco County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oscoda <2>
- Alcona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Au Sable
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Black River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilber
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
- Wilber is located in Iosco County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wilber
- From Greenbush to Wilber
- Bryant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Bryant is located in Alcona County
- East Tawas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ossineke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tawas City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Curran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenbush. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenbush.
Newspapers Published in Greenbush ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenbush.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenbush, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenbush.
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 Greenbush:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Alcona County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alpena County
- Iosco County
- Ogemaw County
- Oscoda County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenbush. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Greenbush and Harrisville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
<5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenbush) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenbush. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5871, Longitude: -83.3166 |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | 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 Greenbush, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |