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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 McIvor (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 McIvor. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

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

  • Iosco County     (The home county of McIvor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McIvor, with the one closest to McIvor listed first.
    • White Rock ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • White Rock is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • National City
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Whittemore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Tawas City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • East Tawas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilber
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilber is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
    • Sid Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Sid Town is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
    • Long Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Foote Site Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Foote Site Village is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Site Village
    • Au Sable
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Au Sable is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
    • Oscoda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln Junction is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Junction
  • Alcona County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McIvor, with the one closest to McIvor listed first.
    • Glennie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Curtisville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
    • Mikado
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenbush
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gustin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Gustin is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
  • Arenac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McIvor, with the one closest to McIvor listed first.
    • Harmon City Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Harmon City Heights is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon City Heights
    • Turner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Turner is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Twining
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Twining is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Au Gres
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Maple Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
    • Omer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Omer is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Arenac
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Arenac is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
    • Melita
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Melita is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
    • Pine River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine River is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
    • Sterling
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Standish
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Saganing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Saganing is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
    • Whites Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McIvor, with the one closest to McIvor listed first.
    • Bentley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bentley is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
    • Pinconning
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodville is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Huron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McIvor, with the one closest to McIvor listed first.
    • Caseville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay Port
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ora Labora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ora Labora is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora Labora
      • Ora Labora has also been known as:
      • Ora et Labora
  • Ogemaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McIvor, with the one closest to McIvor listed first.
    • Prescott
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Skidway Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • South Branch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lupton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
    • Campbells Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
    • Greenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Rose City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • West Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Ogemaw Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs

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

Cemeteries Near McIvor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McIvor.

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

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

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

  • Pine Top Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Reno Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno Cemetery
    • The Reno Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Reno Twp. Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Johnson Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Alabaster Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Laidlaw Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Poor Farm Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Burleigh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (62 more) ...
    • Richland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Twining.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #241 <2>
    • Esmond Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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 McIvor had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Whittemore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Alabaster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Alabaster is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
  • Tawas City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • East Tawas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Prescott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Au Gres
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Maple Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Wilber
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilber is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
  • Omer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Omer is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Long Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Melita
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Melita is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Arenac
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Arenac is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
    • Selkirk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Selkirk is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Bryant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Bryant is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant

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

Newspapers Published in McIvor ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around McIvor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McIvor, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McIvor.

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 professional and volunteer 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 McIvor:

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