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 Prosper (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 Prosper. 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 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.
Prosper is located in Missaukee 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 Missaukee County: Clare, Crawford, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Osceola, Roscommon & Wexford.
Below are the counties that are near Prosper. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prosper:
- Missaukee County (The home county of Prosper)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosper, with the one closest to Prosper listed first.
- Falmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vogel Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
- Merritt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Star City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- McBain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cutcheon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
- Lucas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lucas is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Stoney Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stoney Corner is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Corner
- Stoney Corner has also been known as:
- Stoney Corners
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Jennings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Moorestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Clare County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosper, with the one closest to Prosper listed first.
- Lake George
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allendale is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Meredith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Meredith is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Hatton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Former name for Lake:
- Lake Station
- Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Farwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosper, with the one closest to Prosper listed first.
- Skyline Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
- Rasmus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rasmus is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasmus
- Deerheart Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
- Pere Cheney has also been known as:
- Center Plains
- Cheney
- Gladwin County
- Butman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
- Grand Traverse County
- Walton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Walton has also been known as:
- Walton Junction
- Kalkaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosper, with the one closest to Prosper listed first.
- Fletcher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- Deibert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
- Spencer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Fife Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Angling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Angling is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
- Sigma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
- South Boardman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake County
- Bristol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Osceola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosper, with the one closest to Prosper listed first.
- Park Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Park Lake is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Gormer ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gormer is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormer
- Avondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Dighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dighton is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Hartwick ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hartwick is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Osceola Junction ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Osceola Junction is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Junction
- Tustin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sears
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chippewa Station ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chippewa Station is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Station
- Evart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roscommon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosper, with the one closest to Prosper listed first.
- Nellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
- Houghton Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Houghton Lake Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
- Prudenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Higgins Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tent City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tent City is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
- Roscommon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Geels
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Geels is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
- Wexford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosper, with the one closest to Prosper listed first.
- Cadillac
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bond's Mills is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond's Mills
- Haring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Haring is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haring
- Missaukee Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Missaukee Junction is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missaukee Junction
- Manton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Benson is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Meauwataka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
- Millersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Millersville is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Boon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Boon is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon
- Baxter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prosper, see our County-by-County Page for Prosper.
Cemeteries Near Prosper ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prosper.
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 Prosper - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prosper covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prosper, with the one closest to Prosper listed first.
- Prosper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clam Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Aetna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Moddersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vogel Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Moddersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Butterfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reeder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Star City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watson Road Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (109 more) ...
- Winterfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summerfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Park Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Prosper in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prosper.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prosper, with the one closest to Prosper listed first.
- Falmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vogel Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
- Moddersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moddersville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moddersville
- McBain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Star City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Park Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Park Lake is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cutcheon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
- Lucas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lucas is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Temple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Temple is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Houghton Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jennings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Moorestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prosper. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prosper.
Newspapers Published in Prosper ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prosper.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prosper, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prosper.
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 Prosper:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Missaukee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clare County
- Crawford County
- Gladwin County
- Grand Traverse County
- Kalkaska County
- Lake County
- Osceola 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 Prosper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prosper) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |