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 Prudenville (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 Prudenville. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Prudenville is located in Roscommon 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 Roscommon County: Clare, Crawford, Gladwin, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Ogemaw & Oscoda.
Below are the counties that are near Prudenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prudenville:
- Roscommon County (The home county of Prudenville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prudenville, with the one closest to Prudenville listed first.
- Houghton Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake
- Houghton Lake is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton Lake <2>
- Houghton Lake Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
- Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
- Nellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
- Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
- Geels
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Geels. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
- Geels is located in Roscommon County
- Saint Helen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Roscommon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscommon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscommon
- Roscommon is located in Roscommon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscommon <2>
- Higgins Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgins Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Lake
- Higgins Lake is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higgins Lake <2>
- Tent City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tent City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
- Tent City is located in Roscommon County
- Clare County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prudenville, with the one closest to Prudenville listed first.
- Meredith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Meredith is located in Clare County
- Harrison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Allendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Allendale is located in Clare County
- Hatton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Hatton is located in Clare County
- Lake George
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prudenville, with the one closest to Prudenville listed first.
- Deerheart Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
- Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
- Skyline Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
- Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pere Cheney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
- Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
- Pere Cheney has also been known as:
- Center Plains
- Cheney
- Grayling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McIntyre Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
- McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
- Gladwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prudenville, with the one closest to Prudenville listed first.
- Butman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Sugar Rapids
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
- Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
- Gladwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
- White Star is located in Gladwin County
- Wooden Shoe Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
- Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
- Beaverton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Highwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Highwood is located in Gladwin County
- Kalkaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prudenville, with the one closest to Prudenville listed first.
- Fletcher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fletcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- Missaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prudenville, with the one closest to Prudenville listed first.
- Merritt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stratford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Stratford is located in Missaukee County
- Star City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Moorestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Falmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Falmouth is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <2>
- Vogel Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vogel Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
- Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stittsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Cutcheon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cutcheon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
- Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
- Lake City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Missaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <2>
- McBain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ogemaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prudenville, with the one closest to Prudenville listed first.
- Ogemaw Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogemaw Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
- Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
- West Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Damon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
- Damon is located in Ogemaw County
- Campbells Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campbells Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
- Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
- Rose City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Rose City is located in Ogemaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose City <2>
- Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
- Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
- Osceola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prudenville, with the one closest to Prudenville listed first.
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Park Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Park Lake is located in Osceola County
- Oscoda County
- Luzerne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prudenville, see our County-by-County Page for Prudenville.
Cemeteries Near Prudenville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prudenville.
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 Prudenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prudenville, with the one closest to Prudenville listed first.
- Prudenville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prudenville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prudenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Roscommon Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roscommon Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roscommon Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Markey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Markey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Markey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Maple Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Meridith Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meridith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meridith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Nolan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nolan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lakeview Park Indian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Park Indian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Park Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gerrish Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerrish Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerrish Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Butman Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fairview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Higgins Twp. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higgins Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higgins Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (85 more) ...
- East Moddersville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Moddersville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Moddersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Skeel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skeel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skeel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Heidemann Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heidemann Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heidemann 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Prudenville had a population of 44 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prudenville, with the one closest to Prudenville listed first.
- Houghton Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake
- Houghton Lake is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton Lake <2>
- Meredith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Meredith is located in Clare County
- Saint Helen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roscommon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscommon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscommon
- Roscommon is located in Roscommon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscommon <2>
- Butman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Moddersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moddersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moddersville
- Moddersville is located in Missaukee County
- Ogemaw Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogemaw Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
- Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
- Star City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pere Cheney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
- Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
- Pere Cheney has also been known as:
- Center Plains
- Cheney
- Harrison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Moorestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Vogel Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vogel Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
- Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
- McClure
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
- McClure is located in Gladwin County
- Falmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Falmouth is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prudenville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prudenville.
Newspapers Published in Prudenville ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prudenville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prudenville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prudenville.
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 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 Prudenville:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Roscommon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clare County
- Crawford County
- Gladwin County
- Kalkaska County
- Missaukee County
- Ogemaw County
- Osceola County
- Oscoda County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prudenville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Roscommon County: www.roscommoncounty.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> | 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 Prudenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prudenville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prudenville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2984, Longitude: -84.6520 In this case, the coordinates for Prudenville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |