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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Ina. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ina to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ina, please Contact Us.

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 Ina (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 Ina. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Ina is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Ina. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ina:

  • Osceola County     (The home county of Ina)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ina, with the one closest to Ina listed first.
    • Highland
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Dighton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
      • Dighton is located in Osceola County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dighton
      • From Ina to Dighton
    • Park Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Park Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
      • Park Lake is located in Osceola County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Park Lake
      • From Ina to Park Lake
    • Hartwick ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
      • Hartwick is located in Osceola County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hartwick
      • From Ina to Hartwick
    • Marion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Avondale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Tustin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Osceola Junction ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gormer ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gormer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormer
      • Gormer is located in Osceola County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gormer
      • From Ina to Gormer
    • Le Roy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dewing's ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dewing's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewing's
      • Dewing's is located in Osceola County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dewing's
      • From Ina to Dewing's
    • Ashton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Clare County
  • Grand Traverse County
    • Walton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
      • Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Walton has also been known as:
      • Walton Junction
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Walton
      • From Ina to Walton
  • Isabella County
  • Lake County
  • Mecosta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ina, with the one closest to Ina listed first.
    • Pogy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • 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 Ina to Pogy
    • Barryton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barryton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
    • Chippewa Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Paris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Missaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ina, with the one closest to Ina listed first.
    • Stoney Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • McBain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lucas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Vogel Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • 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 Ina to Vogel Center
    • Falmouth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
    • Jennings
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lake City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cutcheon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cutcheon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
      • Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cutcheon
      • From Ina to Cutcheon
    • Merritt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Star City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
      • Star City is located in Missaukee County
    • Stittsville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stittsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
      • Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stittsville
      • From Ina to Stittsville
    • Moorestown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Newaygo County
  • Roscommon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ina, with the one closest to Ina listed first.
    • Nellsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Houghton Lake Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
      • Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
    • Houghton Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Wexford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ina, with the one closest to Ina listed first.
    • Cadillac
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Benson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Haring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Missaukee Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Ina to Bond's Mills
    • Millersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
      • Millersville is located in Wexford County
    • Boon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon
      • Boon is located in Wexford County
    • Manton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
      • Manton is located in Wexford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manton <3>
    • Meauwataka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoxeyville ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • 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 Ina to Hoxeyville
    • Harrietta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietta
      • Harrietta is located in Wexford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrietta <3>
    • Yuma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yuma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
      • Yuma is located in Wexford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Yuma
      • From Ina to Yuma

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

Cemeteries Near Ina ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ina.

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

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

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

  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Maple Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Park Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sherman Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Richland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clam Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clam Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clam Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hobart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tustin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tustin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tustin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (138 more) ...
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cherry Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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.

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

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

  • Dighton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
    • Dighton is located in Osceola County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dighton
    • From Ina to Dighton
  • Park Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Park Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
    • Park Lake is located in Osceola County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Park Lake
    • From Ina to Park Lake
  • McBain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartwick ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
    • Hartwick is located in Osceola County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hartwick
    • From Ina to Hartwick
  • Lucas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Marion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Tustin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Avondale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hobart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Hobart is located in Wexford County
  • Osceola Junction ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Le Roy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cadillac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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    • Benson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Vogel Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • 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 Ina to Vogel Center
    • Falmouth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Ina ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ina.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ina, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ina.

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 Ina:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Ina, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ina) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1265, Longitude: -85.2866       In this case, the coordinates for Ina have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).