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Do you know of Myrtle ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Myrtle. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Myrtle.<1>

We found mention of Myrtle as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Oakland County, Michigan.

It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.<2>

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1899 and closed  in 1900.

Communities Also Named Myrtle ...

We found 27 communities that share the name Myrtle.

There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Myrtle.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Michigan ...
    • Alger County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Myrtle [Alger County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Myrtle [Montgomery County].
    • Arkansas
      • Boone County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Myrtle [Boone County].
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Myrtle [Los Angeles County].
    • Georgia
      • Houston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Myrtle [Houston County].
      • Peach County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Myrtle [Peach County].
    • Idaho
      • Nez Perce County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Myrtle [Nez Perce County].
    • Illinois
      • Ogle County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Myrtle [Ogle County].
    • Kansas
      • Phillips County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Myrtle [Phillips County].
    • Kentucky
      • Johnson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Myrtle [Johnson County].
    • Manitoba
      • Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Myrtle.
    • Minnesota
      • Freeborn County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Myrtle [Freeborn County].
    • Mississippi
      • Union County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Myrtle [Union County].
    • Missouri
      • Oregon County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Myrtle [Oregon County].
    • Nebraska
      • Lincoln County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Myrtle [Lincoln County].
    • North Carolina
      • Rutherford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Myrtle [Rutherford County].
    • Ohio
      • Scioto County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Myrtle [Scioto County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Kingfisher County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Myrtle [Kingfisher County].
    • Ontario
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Myrtle.
    • Pennsylvania
      • McKean County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Myrtle [McKean County].
    • South Dakota
      • Bon Homme County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Myrtle [Bon Homme County].
    • Texas
      • Clay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Myrtle [Clay County].
      • Harris County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Myrtle [Harris County].
    • Virginia
      • Suffolk City
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Myrtle [Suffolk City].
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Myrtle [Boone County].
      • Logan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Myrtle [Logan County].
      • Mingo County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Myrtle [Mingo County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Myrtle ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Myrtle:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

More Orphans in  Oakland County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Oakland County.

AlertJudah Lake
Algerville 
AmyKeatington
Anderson SettlementKensington
AuburnKent
Austin 
AvonLa Salle Gardens
 Lake Elizabeth
Bagley's CornerLake Sherwood
Baileys WyeLincoln
BakerLittle Springs
Bald EagleLong Lake Shores
Bald MountainLoon Lake
Ball MountainLyon
Banks Park 
Bay City CrossingMahopac
BeddowMarion
Belford StationMeadow Lake Farms
BelfordMount Pleasant
Belt Line 
BensonNiles Corner
Big PineryNiles
Birmingham FarmsNorth Oxford
Bloomfield CenterNorthfield Hills
Bloomfield GlensNorthland Center
Bloomfield HighlandsNovi Corners
Bloomfield Village 
BoomersOak Hill
BrandonOak Island
BrooklandsOlive Branch
BuckhornOrchard Beach
 Orion Junction
Cass Lake 
Chase's CornersPerrysburg Settlement
ChittendensPerrysburg
Circle CityPerryville Mill
CirclePerryville
Clark's CornersPiety Hill
Clarkston StationPine Lake
Co-Tu-Ma-Bi BluffsPlainville
Colberry ParkPontiac Lake
Cole 
ColerainQuakertown North
Cottage Corners 
Council CornersRandall Beach
CranbrookRochester Junction
Crawford's CornersRose Center
 Rose
DemingsburgRudds
Durkee 
 Seymour Lake
Eagle LakeShoup
Eames SettlementSibley's Corners
Eames StationSlaters Pit
EamesSly Farms
East FarmingtonSolome
East White LakeSouth Grand Blanc
Eastover FarmsSouthfield Center
Eco CitySpring Mills
Elizabeth LakeStearn Mill
 Stiles
FairbanksStone Shop
FairfieldStony Run
Farmington JunctionStraights
Federal StationStraits Lake
FortunevilleStraits
Four CornersStyles
Franklin KnollsSummit
  
GardnersvilleTaylorsville
GilbertThayer
GingellThompson's Corners
GingellmontTrombley
Goodison StationTroy Center
Goodison's CrossingTroy Corners
Groveland CottageTwin Beach
Groveland 
GroverUnion Corners
 Urbanrest
Halsey 
Hamilton's CornerValley Mills
Harmon 
HastingsWalnut Lake
Hersey's MillWalnut
Hickory HeightsWalter's Lake
HickvilleWashington Heights
Highland CornersWest Bloomfield
Highland Spring MillsWest Farmington
Highland StationWest Novi
HollisterWest Pontiac
Holly MillsWest Utica
Hopkin's MillWestchester Village
Hunter's CornerWestwood
Huron GardensWheeler
Huron HeightsWhite Lake Center
Husted SettlementWillit's Corner
 Windiate
IndependenceWing Lake Shores
 Wixom Station
Jenks 
JerseyYate's Crossing

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Myrtle could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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