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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 Hemlock (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 Hemlock. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Hemlock is located in Iosco 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 Iosco County: Alcona, Arenac, Ogemaw & Oscoda.

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

  • Iosco County     (The home county of Hemlock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
    • White Rock ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Iosco County
    • National City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
      • National City is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for National City <3>
    • Whittemore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
      • Whittemore is located in Iosco County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittemore <3>
    • Hale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tawas City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • East Tawas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sid Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sid Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
      • Sid Town is located in Iosco County
    • Long Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilber
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
      • Wilber is located in Iosco County
    • Foote Site Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foote Site Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Site Village
      • Foote Site Village is located in Iosco County
    • Au Sable
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
      • Au Sable is located in Iosco County
    • Oscoda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscoda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Alcona County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
    • Glennie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Curtisville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
      • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
    • Mikado
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gustin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
      • Gustin is located in Alcona County
    • Barton City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Greenbush
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Curran
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Arenac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
    • Turner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Harmon City Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmon City Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon City Heights
      • Harmon City Heights is located in Arenac County
    • Twining
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twining have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
      • Twining is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Maple Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
      • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
    • Au Gres
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Omer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
      • Omer is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Melita
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
      • Melita is located in Arenac County
    • Arenac
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arenac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
      • Arenac is located in Arenac County
    • Pine River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
      • Pine River is located in Arenac County
    • Sterling
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Standish
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Whites Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
      • Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
  • Ogemaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
    • Prescott
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • South Branch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Skidway Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidway Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Lupton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
      • Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
    • Campbells Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campbells Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
      • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
    • Rose City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
      • Rose City is located in Ogemaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose City <3>
    • Greenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
    • West Branch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Damon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
      • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
    • Ogemaw Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogemaw Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
      • Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
  • Oscoda County
    • McKinley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
      • McKinley is located in Oscoda County

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

Cemeteries Near Hemlock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hemlock.

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

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

  • Pine Top Rest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Top Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Top Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reno Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reno Cemetery
    • The Reno Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Reno Twp. Cemetery
  • Laidlaw Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laidlaw Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laidlaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Poor Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poor Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Esmond Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burleigh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burleigh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burleigh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Heart of Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Heart of Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (63 more) ...
    • Pioneer Plains Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Plains Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Alabaster Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alabaster Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alabaster Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Richland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

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

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

  • McIvor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIvor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvor
    • McIvor is located in Iosco County
  • Whittemore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
    • Whittemore is located in Iosco County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittemore <3>
  • Hale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Alabaster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
    • Alabaster is located in Iosco County
  • Tawas City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • East Tawas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Prescott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilber
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
    • Wilber is located in Iosco County
  • Maple Ridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
    • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
  • Au Gres
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Omer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
    • Omer is located in Arenac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bryant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Alcona County
    • Melita
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
      • Melita is located in Arenac County
    • Selkirk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
      • Selkirk is located in Ogemaw County

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

Newspapers Published in Hemlock ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hemlock.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hemlock, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hemlock.

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 helpful 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 Hemlock:

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

The official website for Iosco County: www.iosco.m33access.com/

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hemlock, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hemlock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hemlock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2781, Longitude: -83.7039       In this case, the coordinates for Hemlock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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