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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 Meads Landing (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 Meads Landing. 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.

Name Variations for Meads Landing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Meads Landing: Meads Lndg. (or less commonly used: Meads Lndng.)
  • While the name of this community is Meads Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Meads Landing may originally have been Mead's Landing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Meads Landing might be written as Mead Landing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Meads Landing is located in Roscommon 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 Roscommon County: Clare, Crawford, Gladwin, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Ogemaw & Oscoda.

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

  • Roscommon County     (The home county of Meads Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meads Landing, with the one closest to Meads Landing listed first.
    • Hillcrest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Nellsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
    • Higgins Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Houghton Lake Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
    • Tent City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Tent City is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
    • Houghton Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Prudenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Roscommon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Geels
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Geels is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
    • Saint Helen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Clare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meads Landing, with the one closest to Meads Landing listed first.
    • Meredith
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Meredith is located in Clare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • Harrison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Allendale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Allendale is located in Clare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meads Landing, with the one closest to Meads Landing listed first.
    • Skyline Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
    • Deerheart Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
    • Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
      • Pere Cheney has also been known as:
      • Center Plains
      • Cheney
    • Rasmus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Rasmus is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasmus
    • Grayling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • McIntyre Landing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
    • Frederic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bucks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bucks is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
    • Deward ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Deward is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
  • Gladwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meads Landing, with the one closest to Meads Landing listed first.
    • Butman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Butman is located in Gladwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
    • Sugar Rapids
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
  • Grand Traverse County
    • Walton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
      • Walton has also been known as:
      • Walton Junction
  • Kalkaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meads Landing, with the one closest to Meads Landing listed first.
    • Fletcher
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
    • Sharon ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon has also been known as:
      • Big Oley
      • Jam One
    • Angling
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Angling is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
    • Sigma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
    • Spencer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Deibert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
    • Lodi
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • South Boardman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fife Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kalkaska
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Missaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meads Landing, with the one closest to Meads Landing listed first.
    • Stratford ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stratford is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Merritt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Star City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Star City is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Moorestown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
    • Stittsville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
    • Cutcheon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
    • Falmouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Vogel Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
    • Lake City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • McBain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jennings
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jennings is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Lucas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lucas is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
    • Stoney Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoney Corner is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Corner
      • Stoney Corner has also been known as:
      • Stoney Corners
  • Ogemaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meads Landing, with the one closest to Meads Landing listed first.
    • Ogemaw Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
    • Damon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
    • West Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meads Landing, with the one closest to Meads Landing listed first.
    • Marion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Park Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Park Lake is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
    • Highland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Highland is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Oscoda County
  • Wexford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meads Landing, with the one closest to Meads Landing listed first.
    • Manton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bond's Mills is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond's Mills
    • Haring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Haring is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haring
    • Missaukee Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Missaukee Junction is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missaukee Junction

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

Cemeteries Near Meads Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meads Landing.

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 Meads Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Heidemann Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Markey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Roscommon Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gerrish Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Star City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Prudenville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Moorestown Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Butterfield Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaver Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Higgins Twp. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (82 more) ...

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

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

  • Houghton Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Star City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Star City is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
  • Prudenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Moorestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
  • Fletcher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Roscommon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stittsville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
  • Moddersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Moddersville is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moddersville
  • Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
    • Pere Cheney has also been known as:
    • Center Plains
    • Cheney
  • Cutcheon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
  • Falmouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharon ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharon has also been known as:
    • Big Oley
    • Jam One
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Pioneer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Pioneer is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Grayling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Vogel Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center

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

Newspapers Published in Meads Landing ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meads Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meads Landing, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meads Landing.

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 Meads Landing:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Meads Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Meads Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.