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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 Kurtz (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 Kurtz. 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.

Kurtz 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 Kurtz. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kurtz:

  • Alcona County     (The home county of Kurtz)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurtz, with the one closest to Kurtz listed first.
    • Glennie
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Barton City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Curtisville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
      • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
    • Mikado
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Gustin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
      • Gustin is located in Alcona County
    • Curran
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hubbard Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Lake
      • Hubbard Lake is located in Alcona County
    • Lincoln
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenbush
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Springport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springport
      • Springport is located in Alcona County
    • Harrisville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lost Lake Woods
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake Woods
      • Lost Lake Woods is located in Alcona County
    • Alcona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcona
      • Alcona is located in Alcona County
  • Alpena County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurtz, with the one closest to Kurtz listed first.
    • Hubbard Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ossineke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Arenac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurtz, with the one closest to Kurtz listed first.
    • Harmon City Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Turner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
  • Iosco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurtz, with the one closest to Kurtz listed first.
    • Sid Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Foote Site Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Wilber
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
      • Wilber is located in Iosco County
    • Hale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Au Sable
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
      • Au Sable is located in Iosco County
    • Oscoda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • East Tawas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Tawas City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • White Rock ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Iosco County
    • National City
      (22 miles [35.4 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 <1>
    • Whittemore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>
  • Ogemaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurtz, with the one closest to Kurtz listed first.
    • South Branch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lupton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
      • Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
    • Rose City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Prescott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Damon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
      • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
    • Campbells Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbells Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
      • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
  • Oscoda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurtz, with the one closest to Kurtz listed first.
    • McKinley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
      • McKinley is located in Oscoda County
    • Fairview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Oscoda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
    • Kneeland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
      • Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
    • Mio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Luzerne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Kurtz ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kurtz.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kurtz, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kurtz.

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 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 Kurtz:

Cemeteries Near Kurtz ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kurtz.

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

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

  • Glennie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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 north of Glennie.
    • The Glennie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Curtis Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glennie Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #602 <4>
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
  • Maple Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Ridge Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Barton City.
    • The Maple Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Barton City Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Ridge Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1008 <4>
  • Curtisville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pioneer Plains Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Plains Cemetery
  • Chippewa Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chippewa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chippewa Cemetery
  • Mikado Twp. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fullerton Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Raphael Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Raphael Catholic Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Raphael Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Mikado.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Raphael Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2308267 <4>
  • Curran Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (63 more) ...
    • Twin Lake Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Esmond Evergreen Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilber Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilber Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Bryant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Mikado
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Gustin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
    • Gustin is located in Alcona County
  • Curran
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilber
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
    • Wilber is located in Iosco County
  • Greenbush
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Au Sable
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
    • Au Sable is located in Iosco County
  • Oscoda
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <1>
  • Tawas City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • East Tawas
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Alcona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcona
      • Alcona is located in Alcona County
    • Hubbard Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • McIvor
      (22 miles [35.4 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

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

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 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>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- Kurtz) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kurtz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5611, Longitude: -83.6455       In this case, the coordinates for Kurtz have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<6>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 Kurtz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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