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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 The Jackpines (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 The Jackpines. 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 doctors 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.

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

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

  • Iosco County     (The home county of The Jackpines)
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Jackpines, with the one closest to The Jackpines listed first.
    • Long Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sid Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Sid Town is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
    • Wilber
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Wilber is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
    • National City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Whittemore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • White Rock ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • White Rock is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • Foote Site Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Foote Site Village is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Site Village
    • Tawas City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • East Tawas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln Junction is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Junction
    • Au Sable
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Au Sable is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
    • Oscoda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Alcona County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Jackpines, with the one closest to The Jackpines listed first.
    • Glennie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Curtisville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
    • Curran
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Barton City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Mikado
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gustin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gustin is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
    • Hubbard Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hubbard Lake is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Lake
    • Lincoln
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenbush
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Springport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Springport is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springport
    • Harrisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lost Lake Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lost Lake Woods is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake Woods
  • Alpena County
  • Arenac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Jackpines, with the one closest to The Jackpines listed first.
    • Turner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Turner is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Maple Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
    • Twining
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Twining is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Harmon City Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Harmon City Heights is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon City Heights
    • Melita
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Melita is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
    • Au Gres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Omer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Omer is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Ogemaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Jackpines, with the one closest to The Jackpines listed first.
    • South Branch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lupton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
    • Rose City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Prescott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Campbells Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
    • Damon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
    • Skidway Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • West Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Ogemaw Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
  • Oscoda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Jackpines, with the one closest to The Jackpines listed first.
    • McKinley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • McKinley is located in Oscoda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
    • Mio
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kneeland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
    • Luzerne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Roscommon County

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

Cemeteries Near The Jackpines ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Jackpines.

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 The Jackpines - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Thompson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Esmond Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hill Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Curtisville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Glennie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennie Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glennie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Glennie.
    • The Glennie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Curtis Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #602 <2>
  • Pioneer Plains Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Logan Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lane Heights Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Reno Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno Cemetery
    • The Reno Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Reno Twp. Cemetery
  • Pine Top Rest Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (76 more) ...
    • Laidlaw Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Poor Farm Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilber Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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 The Jackpines in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Jackpines.

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

  • Long Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bryant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryant is located in Alcona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Whittemore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Wilber
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Wilber is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
  • Selkirk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Selkirk is located in Ogemaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
  • McIvor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • McIvor is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvor
  • Curran
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Tawas City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Campbells Corners
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
  • Prescott
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • East Tawas
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mikado
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Alabaster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Alabaster is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
    • Mio
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in The Jackpines ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Jackpines.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Jackpines, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Jackpines.

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 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 The Jackpines:

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Jackpines) 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 The Jackpines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.