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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 Rhodes (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 Rhodes. 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 Rhodes ...

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.

While the name of this community is Rhodes, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rhodes may originally have been Rhode's.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Rhodes is located in Gladwin 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 Gladwin County: Arenac, Bay, Clare, Isabella, Midland, Ogemaw & Roscommon.

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

  • Gladwin County     (The home county of Rhodes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
    • Highwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
      • Highwood is located in Gladwin County
    • White Star
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
      • White Star is located in Gladwin County
    • Wooden Shoe Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
      • Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
    • Beaverton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Gladwin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sugar Rapids
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
      • Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
  • Arenac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
    • Standish
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
      • Standish is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standish <2>
    • Sterling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Sterling is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <2>
    • Saganing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
      • Saganing is located in Arenac County
    • Whites Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
      • Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
    • Omer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
      • Omer is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Twining
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twining have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
      • Twining is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Turner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Au Gres
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
    • Mount Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Forest
      • Mount Forest is located in Bay County
    • Bentley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Bentley is located in Bay County
    • Nine Mile
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
      • Nine Mile is located in Bay County
    • Woodville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Bay County
    • Pinconning
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinconning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinconning
      • Pinconning is located in Bay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinconning <2>
    • Duel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duel
      • Duel is located in Bay County
    • Seidlers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidlers
      • Seidlers is located in Bay County
    • Linwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Willard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Bay County
    • Brissette Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brissette Beach
      • Brissette Beach is located in Bay County
    • Fisherville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
      • Fisherville is located in Bay County
    • Kawkawlin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Auburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Clare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
    • Meredith
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
      • Meredith is located in Clare County
    • Dover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Clare County
    • Clare
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Iosco County
    • Whittemore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
      • Whittemore is located in Iosco County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittemore <2>
  • Isabella County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
    • Loomis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
      • Loomis is located in Isabella County
    • Vernon City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
      • Vernon City is located in Isabella County
  • Midland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
    • Edenville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
      • Edenville is located in Midland County
    • Hope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Midland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
    • Averill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
      • Averill is located in Midland County
    • Sanford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Midland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Coleman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oil City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Midland County
    • Porter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Midland County
  • Ogemaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
    • Skidway Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidway Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidway Lake
      • Skidway Lake is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skidway Lake <2>
    • Prescott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • West Branch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Campbells Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbells Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
      • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
    • Freeland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
      • Freeland is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <2>
    • Kochville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kochville
      • Kochville is located in Saginaw County
    • Melbourne ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melbourne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
      • Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
    • Dice
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
      • Dice is located in Saginaw County
    • Iva
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
      • Iva is located in Saginaw County

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

Newspapers Published in Rhodes ...

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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rhodes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rhodes, 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 Rhodes.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Rhodes:

Cemeteries Near Rhodes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rhodes.

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

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

  • Hope Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rhodes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhodes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Cemetery
  • New Rhodes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Rhodes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Rhodes Cemetery
  • Gibson Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Forest Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Billings Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billings Cemetery
  • Garfield Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
  • Arbutus Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arbutus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arbutus Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Continue List   (127 more) ...
    • Pinconning Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Agnes Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Agnes Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The St. Agnes Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Agnes Catholic Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967162 <6>
    • St. John Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rhodes had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Mount Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Forest
    • Mount Forest is located in Bay County
  • Nine Mile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
    • Nine Mile is located in Bay County
  • Pinconning
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinconning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinconning
    • Pinconning is located in Bay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinconning <2>
  • Worth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
    • Worth is located in Arenac County
  • Standish
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
    • Standish is located in Arenac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standish <2>
  • Sterling
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Sterling is located in Arenac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <2>
  • Edenville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
    • Edenville is located in Midland County
  • Hope
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Midland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
  • Linwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Alger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
    • Alger is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alger <2>
  • McClure
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
    • McClure is located in Gladwin County
  • Beaverton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Willard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Bay County
    • Melita
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
      • Melita is located in Arenac County
    • Gladwin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rhodes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Rhodes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rhodes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9019, Longitude: -84.1761    
<6>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.
<7>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 Rhodes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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