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 Pisgah Heights (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 Pisgah Heights. 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 Pisgah Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pisgah Heights: Pisgah Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pisgah Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pisgah Heights.
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 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.
Pisgah Heights is located in Osceola 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 Osceola County: Clare, Isabella, Lake, Mecosta, Missaukee, Newaygo & Wexford.
Below are the counties that are near Pisgah Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pisgah Heights:
- Osceola County (The home county of Pisgah Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah Heights, with the one closest to Pisgah Heights listed first.
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Park Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Park Lake is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Avondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Hartwick ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartwick is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Dighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dighton is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Gormer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gormer is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormer
- Le Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tustin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Osceola Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Osceola Junction is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Junction
- Evart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sears
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clare County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah Heights, with the one closest to Pisgah Heights listed first.
- Lake George
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Former name for Lake:
- Lake Station
- Harrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Allendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Hatton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Farwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Clare
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meredith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Meredith is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Grand Traverse County
- Walton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Walton has also been known as:
- Walton Junction
- Isabella County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah Heights, with the one closest to Pisgah Heights listed first.
- Brinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brinton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton
- Sherman City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sherman City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City
- Vernon City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
- Weidman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah Heights, with the one closest to Pisgah Heights listed first.
- Bristol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Luther
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chase
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nirvana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nirvana is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
- Mecosta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah Heights, with the one closest to Pisgah Heights listed first.
- Pogy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pogy is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
- Barryton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chippewa Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Paris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Big Rapids
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Missaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah Heights, with the one closest to Pisgah Heights listed first.
- McBain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stoney Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Corner is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Corner
- Stoney Corner has also been known as:
- Stoney Corners
- Lucas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lucas is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Vogel Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
- Falmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jennings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jennings is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Merritt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cutcheon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
- Star City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Moorestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Newaygo County
- Hawkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkins is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Roscommon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah Heights, with the one closest to Pisgah Heights listed first.
- Nellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
- Houghton Lake Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
- Houghton Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wexford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah Heights, with the one closest to Pisgah Heights listed first.
- Cadillac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Haring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haring is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haring
- Missaukee Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Missaukee Junction is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missaukee Junction
- Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bond's Mills is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond's Mills
- Millersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millersville is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Boon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boon is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon
- Manton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Meauwataka
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
- Hoxeyville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hoxeyville is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxeyville
- Hoxeyville has also been known as:
- Clay Hill
- Harrietta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pisgah Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Pisgah Heights.
Cemeteries Near Pisgah Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pisgah Heights.
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 Pisgah Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pisgah Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pisgah Heights, with the one closest to Pisgah Heights listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Park Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 1
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watson Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Richland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (143 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Pisgah Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pisgah Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pisgah Heights, with the one closest to Pisgah Heights listed first.
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Park Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Park Lake is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Hartwick ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartwick is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Avondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Dighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dighton is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- McBain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lucas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lucas is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Temple
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Temple is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Vogel Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
- Le Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tustin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Falmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hobart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hobart is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Osceola Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Osceola Junction is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Junction
- Evart
(13 miles [20.9 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 Pisgah Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pisgah Heights.
Newspapers Published in Pisgah Heights ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pisgah Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pisgah Heights, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pisgah Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Pisgah Heights:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Osceola County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clare County
- Grand Traverse County
- Isabella County
- Lake County
- Mecosta County
- Missaukee County
- Newaygo County
- Roscommon County
- Wexford 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 Pisgah Heights, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pisgah Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |