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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 Meadow (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 Meadow. 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.

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

  • Iosco County     (The home county of Meadow)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow, with the one closest to Meadow listed first.
    • White Rock ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • White Rock is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • National City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tawas City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • East Tawas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Whittemore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wilber
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilber is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
    • Hale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sid Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Sid Town is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
    • Foote Site Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Foote Site Village is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Site Village
    • Long Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Au Sable
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Au Sable is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
    • Oscoda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Meadow, with the one closest to Meadow listed first.
    • Glennie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Curtisville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
    • Mikado
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenbush
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gustin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gustin is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
    • Barton City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Springport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Springport is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springport
  • Arenac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow, with the one closest to Meadow listed first.
    • Harmon City Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Harmon City Heights is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon City Heights
    • Turner
      (11 miles [17.7 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
      (13 miles [20.9 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Maple Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
    • Omer
      (18 miles [29 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Arenac is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
    • Melita
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Melita is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
    • Pine River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine River is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
    • Sterling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Standish
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Saganing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Saganing is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
    • Whites Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
  • Huron County
    • Caseville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ogemaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow, with the one closest to Meadow listed first.
    • Prescott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • South Branch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Skidway Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lupton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
    • Rose City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Campbells Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
    • Greenwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • West Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Oscoda County
    • McKinley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • McKinley is located in Oscoda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley

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

Cemeteries Near Meadow ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadow.

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

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

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

  • Pine Top Rest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Laidlaw Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Poor Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Alabaster Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Reno Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno Cemetery
    • The Reno Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Reno Twp. Cemetery
  • Pioneer Plains Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Johnson Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (60 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • American Legion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<3>

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

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

  • McIvor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • McIvor is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvor
  • Alabaster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alabaster is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
  • Tawas City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • East Tawas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Whittemore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Wilber
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilber is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
  • Hale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Prescott
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Au Gres
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Long Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Omer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Omer is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Au Sable
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Au Sable is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
    • Oscoda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryant
      (18 miles [29 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 Meadow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadow.

Newspapers Published in Meadow ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadow.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadow, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meadow.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Meadow:

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>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 Meadow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Meadow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.