Our Genealogy Helper
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 Moddersville (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 Moddersville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Moddersville is located in Missaukee 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 Missaukee County: Clare, Crawford, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Osceola, Roscommon & Wexford.
Below are the counties that are near Moddersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moddersville:
- Missaukee County (The home county of Moddersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moddersville, with the one closest to Moddersville listed first.
- Vogel Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
- Falmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Merritt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Star City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- McBain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cutcheon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
- Lake City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lucas is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Stoney Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stoney Corner is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Corner
- Stoney Corner has also been known as:
- Stoney Corners
- Moorestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stratford is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Jennings
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Clare County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moddersville, with the one closest to Moddersville listed first.
- Harrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allendale is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Lake George
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Meredith
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Meredith is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Hatton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Former name for Lake:
- Lake Station
- Dover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Farwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clare
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moddersville, with the one closest to Moddersville listed first.
- Skyline Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
- Deerheart Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
- Rasmus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rasmus is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasmus
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Gladwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moddersville, with the one closest to Moddersville listed first.
- Butman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
- Sugar Rapids
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
- Gladwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Traverse County
- Walton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Walton has also been known as:
- Walton Junction
- Isabella County
- Vernon City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vernon City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
- Kalkaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moddersville, with the one closest to Moddersville listed first.
- Fletcher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- Deibert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
- Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Osceola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moddersville, with the one closest to Moddersville listed first.
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Park Lake is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Gormer ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gormer is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormer
- Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Avondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Dighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dighton is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Hartwick ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartwick is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Chippewa Station ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chippewa Station is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Station
- Sears
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orient
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Orient is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
- Evart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola Junction ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Osceola Junction is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Junction
- Tustin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Roscommon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moddersville, with the one closest to Moddersville listed first.
- Nellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
- Houghton Lake Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
- Houghton Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prudenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Tent City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tent City is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
- Higgins Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roscommon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Geels
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Geels is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
- Saint Helen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wexford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moddersville, with the one closest to Moddersville listed first.
- Cadillac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Haring
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Haring is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haring
- Missaukee Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Missaukee Junction is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missaukee Junction
- Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bond's Mills is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond's Mills
- Manton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Benson is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Meauwataka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
- Millersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Millersville is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moddersville, see our County-by-County Page for Moddersville.
Cemeteries Near Moddersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moddersville.
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 Moddersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moddersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moddersville, with the one closest to Moddersville listed first.
- West Moddersville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Moddersville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prosper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Butterfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vogel Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clam Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Summerfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilson Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aetna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winterfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frost Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reeder Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (108 more) ...
- Star City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Watson Road Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roscommon Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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, Moddersville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moddersville, with the one closest to Moddersville listed first.
- Vogel Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
- Falmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Star City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Houghton Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Park Lake is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Temple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Temple is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- McBain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prudenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cutcheon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
- Lake City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lucas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lucas is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Lake George
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moddersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moddersville.
Newspapers Published in Moddersville ...
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 Moddersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moddersville, 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 Moddersville.
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 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 Moddersville:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Missaukee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clare County
- Crawford County
- Gladwin County
- Grand Traverse County
- Isabella County
- Kalkaska County
- Osceola County
- Roscommon County
- Wexford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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 Moddersville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moddersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |