Our Genealogy Helper
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 McClure (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 McClure. 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 and 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.
McClure is located in Gladwin 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 Gladwin County: Arenac, Bay, Clare, Isabella, Midland, Ogemaw & Roscommon.
Below are the counties that are near McClure. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McClure:
- Gladwin County (The home county of McClure)
- The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
- Sugar Rapids
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
- Gladwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Star is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
- Wooden Shoe Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
- Butman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
- Highwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Highwood is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Beaverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rhodes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Arenac County
- The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
- Sterling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Melita
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Melita is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
- Standish
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Pine River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pine River is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Saganing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saganing is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
- Whites Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
- Arenac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Arenac is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
- Omer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Omer is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Bay County
- The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
- Bentley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bentley is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Mount Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Forest is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Forest
- Nine Mile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nine Mile is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
- Woodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Duel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duel is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duel
- Pinconning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seidlers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seidlers is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidlers
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Clare County
- The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
- Meredith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meredith is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Allendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Hatton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Clare
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake George
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Isabella County
- The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
- Loomis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loomis is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Vernon City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
- Rosebush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Midland County
- The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
- Edenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Edenville is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alamando
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alamando is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
- North Bradley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Bradley is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
- Sanford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Averill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Averill is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oil City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Ogemaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- West Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ogemaw Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
- Skidway Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Campbells Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
- Prescott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
- Rose City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roscommon County
- The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
- Prudenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Helen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Houghton Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Geels
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Geels is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
- Houghton Lake Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
- Nellsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McClure, see our County-by-County Page for McClure.
Cemeteries Near McClure ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McClure.
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 McClure - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McClure covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
- McClure Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Second Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gladwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grout Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grout Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grout Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Gladwin.
- The Grout Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grout Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #656 <2>
- Butman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arbutus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Skeel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garrity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (117 more) ...
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nolan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beaverton City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that McClure had a population of 16 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
- Gladwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
- Meredith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meredith is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Beaverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rhodes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Edenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Edenville is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Alger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Mount Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Forest is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Forest
- West Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ogemaw Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
- Hatton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McClure. See our List of 1890's Communities around McClure.
Newspapers Published in McClure ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around McClure.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McClure, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McClure.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 McClure:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Gladwin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arenac County
- Bay County
- Clare County
- Isabella County
- Midland County
- Ogemaw County
- Roscommon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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 '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- McClure) 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 McClure, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |