Welcome to Ogemaw Springs ...
Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ogemaw Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
A typical abbreviation for Ogemaw Springs: Ogemaw Spgs. (or less commonly used: Ogemaw Spngs. or Ogemaw Sprngs.)
Ogemaw Springs is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ogemaw Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Ogemaw Springs: 989
Communities near Ogemaw Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ogemaw Springs.
- West Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roscommon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscommon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Rose City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Prescott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Campbells Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Helen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Damon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Geels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Geels. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
- Geels is located in Roscommon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Geels
- From Ogemaw Springs to Geels
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ogemaw Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ogemaw Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ogemaw Springs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ogemaw Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ogemaw Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Ogemaw Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ogemaw Springs ...
Looking for more information about Ogemaw Springs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ogemaw Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ogemaw Springs.
Adding Ogemaw Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ogemaw Springs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ogemaw Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ogemaw Springs post office opened in 1873.
We also found Ogemaw Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ogemaw Springs.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Ogemaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ogemaw Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |