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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 Mesick (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 Mesick. 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 hospitals and 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.

Mesick is located in Wexford 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 Wexford County: Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Lake, Manistee, Missaukee & Osceola.

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

  • Wexford County     (The home county of Mesick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mesick, with the one closest to Mesick listed first.
    • Glengary
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Glengary is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
    • Sherman
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sherman is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Bagnall
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bagnall is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagnall
    • Yuma
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Yuma is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
    • Harrietta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Buckley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Meauwataka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
    • Boon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Boon is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon
    • Baxter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Baxter is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Millersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Millersville is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Hoxeyville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hoxeyville is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxeyville
      • Hoxeyville has also been known as:
      • Clay Hill
    • Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bond's Mills is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond's Mills
  • Benzie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mesick, with the one closest to Mesick listed first.
    • Griner Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Griner Station is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griner Station
      • Griner Station has also been known as:
      • Print
    • Nessen City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Nessen City is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
    • Thompsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wallin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wallin is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
    • Bendon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bendon is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
    • Platte River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Platte River is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
    • Lake Ann
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Benzonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Honor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Beulah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Elberta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Aral ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Aral is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aral
      • Aral has also been known as:
      • Otter Creek
  • Grand Traverse County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mesick, with the one closest to Mesick listed first.
    • Pavlovic Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Pavlovic Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavlovic Corner
    • Karlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Karlin is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlin
    • Summit City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Kingsley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsley is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <1>
    • Grawn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Interlochen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mayfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Walton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
      • Walton has also been known as:
      • Walton Junction
    • Devils Elbow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
    • Traverse City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Acme
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Williamsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kalkaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mesick, with the one closest to Mesick listed first.
    • Fife Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deibert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
    • South Boardman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mesick, with the one closest to Mesick listed first.
    • Irons
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bristol
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bristol is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Luther
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Peacock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Peacock is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
    • Sauble
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sauble is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauble
  • Leelanau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mesick, with the one closest to Mesick listed first.
    • Greilickville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Greilickville is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greilickville
    • Solon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Solon is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Jacktown ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jacktown is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
      • Jacktown has also been known as:
      • Osborn
    • Hatchs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
    • Cedar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Manistee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mesick, with the one closest to Mesick listed first.
    • Harlan ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Harlan is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Pomona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pomona is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Copemish
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Henry ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Henry is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Kaleva
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Brethren
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wellston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Humphrey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Humphrey is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
    • Dublin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Dublin is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Chief Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
    • Udell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Udell is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
    • Bear Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Mason County
    • Millerton ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Millerton is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Missaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mesick, with the one closest to Mesick listed first.
    • Jennings
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jennings is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Lucas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lucas is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
    • Lake City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Stoney Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stoney Corner is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Corner
      • Stoney Corner has also been known as:
      • Stoney Corners
    • McBain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cutcheon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mesick, with the one closest to Mesick listed first.
    • Osceola Junction ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Osceola Junction is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Junction
    • Tustin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dighton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dighton is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
    • Highland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Le Roy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dewing's ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Dewing's is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewing's
    • Park Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Park Lake is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake

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

Cemeteries Near Mesick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mesick.

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

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

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

  • Mesick - Sherman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Yuma Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Antioch Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Minor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Harrietta Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cornell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Crowell Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harlan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Section 16 Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Soper Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Grant Methodist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Grant Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (136 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mesick had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Mesick had a population of 407 people.

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

  • Sherman
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sherman is located in Wexford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Harrietta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Harlan ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harlan is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
  • Marilla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Marilla is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marilla
  • Boon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Boon is located in Wexford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon
  • Meauwataka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
  • Pomona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pomona is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Millersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Millersville is located in Wexford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Nessen City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nessen City is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
  • Copemish
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hannah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hannah is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
  • Thompsonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hoxeyville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hoxeyville is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxeyville
      • Hoxeyville has also been known as:
      • Clay Hill
    • Gilbert
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Gilbert is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Summit City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City

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

Newspapers Published in Mesick ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mesick.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mesick, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mesick.

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 websites either 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 Mesick:

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 Mesick, 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 from Point A (ie- Mesick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.