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 Osier (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 Osier. 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 southwest 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 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.
Osier is located in Delta 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 Delta County: Alger, Marquette, Menominee & Schoolcraft.
Below are the counties that are near Osier. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Osier:
- Delta County (The home county of Osier)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osier, with the one closest to Osier listed first.
- Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trombly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trombly is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trombly
- Trombly has also been known as:
- Trombley
- Maplewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Perkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Perkins is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Lathrop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lathrop is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
- Brampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brampton is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
- Rapid River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Nicholas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Garth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Garth is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth
- Chaison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chaison is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaison
- Kipling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kipling is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Chandler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Alger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osier, with the one closest to Osier listed first.
- Trenary
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Diffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Diffin is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diffin
- Traunik
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dorsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dorsey is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Chatham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eben Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rumely
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rumely is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumely
- Slapneck ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Slapneck is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapneck
- Au Train
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Munising Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Munising Junction is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munising Junction
- Deerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Onota
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Onota is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onota
- Juniper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Juniper is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osier, with the one closest to Osier listed first.
- McFarland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McFarland is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- McFarland has also been known as:
- McFarlands
- Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Carlshend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carlshend is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlshend
- Little Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Dalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Dalton is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dalton
- Watson ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Skandia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Austin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Gwinn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Reade is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reade
- Sands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sands is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Northland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osier, with the one closest to Osier listed first.
- Dryads ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dryads is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
- LaBranche
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- LaBranche is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
- Perronville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perronville is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perronville
- Schoolcraft County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osier, with the one closest to Osier listed first.
- Steuben
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Steuben is located in Schoolcraft County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Cooks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elkhorn is located in Schoolcraft County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Osier, see our County-by-County Page for Osier.
Cemeteries Near Osier ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Osier.
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 Osier - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Osier covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Osier, with the one closest to Osier listed first.
- Dutch Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mathias Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Perkins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Limestone Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lathrop Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hillview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rapid River Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McLeod Grave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Garth Point Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (47 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Johnston Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ogontz Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Osier in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Osier.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Osier, with the one closest to Osier listed first.
- Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Perkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Perkins is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Lathrop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lathrop is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
- McFarland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McFarland is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- McFarland has also been known as:
- McFarlands
- Brampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brampton is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
- Rapid River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Masonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Masonville is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Kipling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kipling is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Ensign
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ensign is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
- Gladstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Gladstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Gladstone is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gladstone
- Ogontz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ogontz is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogontz
- Little Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Osier. See our List of 1890's Communities around Osier.
Newspapers Published in Osier ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Osier.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Osier, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Osier.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Osier:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Delta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alger County
- Marquette County
- Menominee County
- Schoolcraft 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 Osier, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Osier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |