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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 Lupton (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 Lupton. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Lupton is located in Ogemaw 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 Ogemaw County: Alcona, Arenac, Crawford, Gladwin, Iosco, Oscoda & Roscommon.

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

  • Ogemaw County     (The home county of Lupton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lupton, with the one closest to Lupton listed first.
    • Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
      • Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
    • Rose City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • South Branch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Campbells Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbells Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
      • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
    • Damon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
      • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
    • West Branch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Prescott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Skidway Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidway Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Alcona County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lupton, with the one closest to Lupton listed first.
    • Curtisville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
      • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
    • Glennie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Curran
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Barton City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Arenac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lupton, with the one closest to Lupton listed first.
    • Turner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Twining
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twining have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Omer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Sterling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Harmon City Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmon City Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon City Heights
      • Harmon City Heights is located in Arenac County
  • Crawford County
    • Deerheart Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
      • Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
  • Gladwin County
    • Sugar Rapids
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
      • Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
  • Iosco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lupton, with the one closest to Lupton listed first.
    • Long Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Whittemore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Sid Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • National City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • White Rock ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Iosco County
    • Wilber
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilber have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
      • Wilber is located in Iosco County
    • Tawas City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Tawas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Foote Site Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • Oscoda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lupton, with the one closest to Lupton listed first.
    • McKinley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
      • McKinley is located in Oscoda County
    • Mio
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Luzerne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kneeland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
      • Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
    • Fairview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Red Oak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
  • Roscommon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lupton, with the one closest to Lupton listed first.
    • Saint Helen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Roscommon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscommon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscommon
      • Roscommon is located in Roscommon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscommon <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Lupton ...

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 Lupton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lupton, 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 Lupton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Lupton:

Cemeteries Near Lupton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lupton.

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

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

  • Lane Heights Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Heights Cemetery
  • Rose City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose City Cemetery
  • Rose Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
  • Hill Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Twp. Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
  • Selkirk Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Selkirk Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Churchill Twp. Cemetery
    • Rifle River Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selkirk Cemetery
  • Long Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Lake Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Logan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
  • Campbells Corners Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbells Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbells Corners Cemetery
  • Union Corners Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Corners Cemetery
  • Continue List   (75 more) ...
    • Damon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damon Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Hughes Grave
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Grave

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

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

  • Long Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Selkirk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Selkirk is located in Ogemaw County
  • Campbells Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbells Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
    • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
  • Damon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
    • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
  • Hale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • West Branch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ogemaw Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogemaw Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
    • Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
  • Mio
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Prescott
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Whittemore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Luzerne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bryant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Saint Helen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Maple Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
      • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lupton. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lupton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lupton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4305, Longitude: -84.0258    
<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 Lupton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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