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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 Mio (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 Mio. 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 Mio ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Mioe.

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Mio is located in Oscoda County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oscoda County: Alcona, Alpena, Crawford, Iosco, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Otsego & Roscommon.

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

  • Oscoda County     (The home county of Mio)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mio, with the one closest to Mio listed first.
    • Kneeland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
      • Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
    • Fairview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Oscoda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
    • Luzerne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Red Oak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
    • McKinley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
      • McKinley is located in Oscoda County
  • Alcona County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mio, with the one closest to Mio listed first.
    • Curtisville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
      • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
    • Curran
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Glennie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Barton City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Hubbard Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Lake
      • Hubbard Lake is located in Alcona County
  • Alpena County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mio, with the one closest to Mio listed first.
    • Bucks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
      • Bucks is located in Crawford County
    • Deerheart Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
      • Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
    • Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pere Cheney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
      • Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
      • Pere Cheney has also been known as:
      • Center Plains
      • Cheney
    • Grayling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Skyline Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
      • Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
  • Iosco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mio, with the one closest to Mio listed first.
    • Long Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sid Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sid Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
      • Sid Town is located in Iosco County
  • Montmorency County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mio, with the one closest to Mio listed first.
    • Garland Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
      • Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
    • Lewiston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bigelow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigelow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Bigelow is located in Montmorency County
    • Atlanta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <2>
    • Vienna Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
      • Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
    • Big Rock ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
      • Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
    • Hillman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Ogemaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mio, with the one closest to Mio listed first.
    • Damon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
      • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
    • Rose City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
      • Rose City is located in Ogemaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose City <2>
    • Lupton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
      • Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
    • South Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Campbells Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbells Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
      • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
    • West Branch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mio, with the one closest to Mio listed first.
    • Hetherton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hetherton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
      • Hetherton is located in Otsego County
    • Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Chub Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
      • Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
    • Johannesburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johannesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannesburg
      • Johannesburg is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johannesburg <2>
  • Roscommon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mio, with the one closest to Mio listed first.
    • Saint Helen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Roscommon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscommon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscommon
      • Roscommon is located in Roscommon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscommon <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mio ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mio.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mio. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mio and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mio.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Mio.

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 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 Mio:

Cemeteries Near Mio ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mio.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Mio Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mio Cemetery
  • Comins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Comins Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comins Cemetery
  • Kittle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kittle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kittle Cemetery
  • Lincoln B. Watson Grave
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln B. Watson Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln B. Watson Grave
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
  • Long Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Lake Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Luzerne Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luzerne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luzerne Cemetery
  • Indian Graves
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Graves
  • Muskrat Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muskrat Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muskrat Lake Cemetery
  • Union Corners Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Corners Cemetery
  • Hughes Grave
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Grave
  • Continue List   (59 more) ...
    • McKinley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinley Cemetery
    • Mt. Pindus Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pindus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pindus Cemetery
    • Rich Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rich Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mio had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Fairview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Oscoda County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
  • Luzerne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Red Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
  • Damon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
    • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
  • Curran
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Long Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Campbells Corners
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbells Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
    • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
  • Selkirk
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Selkirk is located in Ogemaw County
  • Saint Helen
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Atlanta
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Atlanta is located in Montmorency County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <2>
  • Hale
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bryant
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Bryant is located in Alcona County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pere Cheney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
      • Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
      • Pere Cheney has also been known as:
      • Center Plains
      • Cheney
    • Roscommon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscommon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscommon
      • Roscommon is located in Roscommon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscommon <2>
    • Big Rock ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
      • Big Rock is located in Montmorency County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mio. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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- Mio) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6523, Longitude: -84.1300    
<5>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.
<6>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 Mio, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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