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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 Omena (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 Omena. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Omena is located in Leelanau County.

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 Leelanau County: Benzie & Grand Traverse.

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

  • Leelanau County     (The home county of Omena)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omena, with the one closest to Omena listed first.
    • Peshawbestown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Manseau ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manseau. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manseau
      • Manseau is located in Leelanau County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Manseau
      • From Omena to Manseau
    • Northport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Onominee ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Onominee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onominee
      • Onominee is located in Leelanau County
      • Onominee has also been known as:
      • Onominese
      • Onomonese
      • Onuminee
      • Onumunese
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Onominee
      • From Omena to Onominee
    • Suttons Bay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suttons Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons Bay
      • Suttons Bay is located in Leelanau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suttons Bay <2>
    • Lake Leelanau
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Leland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bingham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bingham
      • From Omena to Bingham
    • Schomberg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schomberg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
      • Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Schomberg
      • From Omena to Schomberg
    • Bodus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bodus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
      • Bodus is located in Leelanau County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bodus
      • From Omena to Bodus
    • Isadore ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Isadore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
      • Isadore is located in Leelanau County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Isadore
      • From Omena to Isadore
    • Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Antrim County
  • Benzie County
    • Lake Ann
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
      • Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <2>
  • Charlevoix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omena, with the one closest to Omena listed first.
    • Norwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Norwood
      • From Omena to Norwood
    • East Jordan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan
      • East Jordan is located in Charlevoix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Jordan <2>
    • Ironton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Charlevoix
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Goo ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
      • Goo is located in Charlevoix County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Goo
      • From Omena to Goo
    • Horton Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyne City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Grand Traverse County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omena, with the one closest to Omena listed first.
    • Old Mission
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mapleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Angel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
      • Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Angel has also been known as:
      • Angel Station
      • Angell Station
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Angel
      • From Omena to Angel
    • Acme
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <2>
    • Traverse City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Williamsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Williamsburg has also been known as:
      • Williamburg
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <2>
    • Mabel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tunk ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tunk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunk
      • Tunk is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tunk
      • From Omena to Tunk
    • Devils Elbow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Grawn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grawn
      • Grawn is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grawn <2>
    • Interlochen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Mayfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Kalkaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omena, with the one closest to Omena listed first.
    • Torch River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torch River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
      • Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
    • Rapid City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapid City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid City
      • Rapid City is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid City <2>
    • Barker Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Westwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Westwood
      • From Omena to Westwood
    • Kalkaska
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalkaska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalkaska
      • Kalkaska is located in Kalkaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,083 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalkaska <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Omena ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Omena.

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 Omena covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Omena Presbyterian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omena Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omena Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Omena Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leelanau Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leelanau Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leelanau Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Northport Point Columbarium Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northport Point Columbarium Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northport Point Columbarium Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Onominese Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • East Leland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Leland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Leland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Indian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (117 more) ...
    • Beechwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beechwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beechwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Leland Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leland Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leland Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Omena had a population of 65 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Northport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Suttons Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suttons Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons Bay
    • Suttons Bay is located in Leelanau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suttons Bay <2>
  • Leland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Old Mission
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Keswick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keswick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
    • Keswick is located in Leelanau County
  • Mapleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Creswell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
    • Creswell is located in Antrim County
  • Torch Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torch Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Lake
    • Torch Lake is located in Antrim County
  • Eastport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bingham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bingham
    • From Omena to Bingham
  • Elk Rapids
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kewadin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Atwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Antrim County
    • Norwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Norwood
      • From Omena to Norwood
    • Central Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lake
      • Central Lake is located in Antrim County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Lake <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Omena ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Omena.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Omena, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Omena.

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 Omena:

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

The official website for Leelanau County: www.leelanau.cc/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Omena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Omena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Omena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0559, Longitude: -85.5870    









 

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