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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 Owosso (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 Owosso. 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.

Name Variations for Owosso ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Owossa.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and hospitals 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.

Owosso is located in Shiawassee 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 Shiawassee County: Clinton, Genesee, Gratiot, Ingham, Livingston & Saginaw.

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

  • Shiawassee County     (The home county of Owosso)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owosso, with the one closest to Owosso listed first.
    • Middletown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
    • Five Points
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Corunna
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
      • Corunna is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corunna <2>
    • Smith Crossing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Burton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Henderson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <2>
    • Newburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Vernon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Juddville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Morrice
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrice
      • Morrice is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrice <2>
    • Bancroft
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <2>
    • Durand
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Laingsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laingsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laingsburg
      • Laingsburg is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laingsburg <2>
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owosso, with the one closest to Owosso listed first.
    • Ovid
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
      • Ovid is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <2>
    • Elsie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Shepardsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Duplain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Price
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Price. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
      • Price is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Price
      • From Owosso to Price
    • Eureka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Clinton County
    • Bath
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
    • Saint Johns
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
      • Saint Johns is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,904 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <2>
    • East DeWitt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gunnisonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
      • Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
    • De Witt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Rapids
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
      • Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • Eaton County
    • Waverly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Eaton County
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owosso, with the one closest to Owosso listed first.
    • Duffield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Gaines
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Flushing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flushing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
      • Flushing is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,840 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <2>
    • Swartz Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartz Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Creek
      • Swartz Creek is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,491 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swartz Creek <2>
    • Montrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Argentine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argentine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
      • Argentine is located in Genesee County
    • Linden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,954 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <2>
    • Flint
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bayport Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Beecher
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beecher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
      • Beecher is located in Genesee County
    • Mount Morris
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Clio
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
      • Clio is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clio
      • From Owosso to Clio
    • Lake Fenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Gratiot County
  • Ingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owosso, with the one closest to Owosso listed first.
    • Haslett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haslett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslett
      • Haslett is located in Ingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haslett <2>
    • Williamston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Webberville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webberville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webberville
      • Webberville is located in Ingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webberville <2>
    • Okemos
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Lansing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
      • East Lansing is located in Ingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lansing <2>
    • Meridian
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meridian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Ingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Meridian
      • From Owosso to Meridian
    • North Lansing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lansing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pollok ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Edgemont Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
      • Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
    • Holt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in Ingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holt <2>
  • Livingston County
  • Oakland County
    • Newark
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Oakland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newark
      • From Owosso to Newark
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owosso, with the one closest to Owosso listed first.
    • Oakley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Chapin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chesaning
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fenmore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Layton Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Luce ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Luce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
      • Luce is located in Saginaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Luce
      • From Owosso to Luce
    • Brant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
      • Brant is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brant <2>
    • Saint Charles
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Saginaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <2>
    • Burt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Taymouth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Nelson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Garfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Saginaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Garfield
      • From Owosso to Garfield
    • Birch Run
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Owosso ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Owosso.

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

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

  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Tree Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Tree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiawassee County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiawassee County Poor Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiawassee County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (281 more) ...
    • Hawkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Henderson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Henderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Owosso had a population of 6,564 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Owosso had a population of 14,338 people.

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

  • Corunna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
    • Corunna is located in Shiawassee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corunna <2>
  • Bennington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Bennington is located in Shiawassee County
  • Kerby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
    • Kerby is located in Shiawassee County
    • Kerby has also been known as:
    • Kerby Mine
  • Burton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Henderson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Henderson is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <2>
  • Pittsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Pittsburg is located in Shiawassee County
  • Carland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carland
    • Carland is located in Shiawassee County
  • Vernon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Easton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Easton is located in Shiawassee County
  • Oakley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ovid
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Ovid is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <2>
  • Morrice
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrice
    • Morrice is located in Shiawassee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrice <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bancroft
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <2>
    • Laingsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laingsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laingsburg
      • Laingsburg is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laingsburg <2>
    • Perry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Owosso ...

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 175 newspapers that have been published in the area around Owosso.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Owosso. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Owosso and those printed in the larger area surrounding Owosso.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6> of Owosso.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Owosso:

The official website for Owosso: www.ci.owosso.mi.us/

The official website for Shiawassee County: www.shiawassee.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Owosso, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Owosso) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Owosso. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9976, Longitude: -84.1769    









 

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