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 Rolland Center (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 Rolland Center. 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 Rolland Center ...
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 Rolland Center: Rolland Ctr. (or less commonly used: Rolland Cen., Rolland Cent. or Rolland Cntr.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Rolland Center is located in Isabella 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 Isabella County: Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Mecosta, Midland, Montcalm & Osceola.
Below are the counties that are near Rolland Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rolland Center:
- Isabella County (The home county of Rolland Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolland Center, with the one closest to Rolland Center listed first.
- Winn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Winn is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Blanchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Strickland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Strickland is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Lake Isabella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
- Lake Isabella has also been known as:
- Lake Isabella village
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Beal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beal City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
- Weidman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Summerton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
- Sherman City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sherman City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City
- Shepherd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jordan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Rosebush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clare County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolland Center, with the one closest to Rolland Center listed first.
- Farwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Former name for Lake:
- Lake Station
- Clare
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Hatton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hatton is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Lake George
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Gratiot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolland Center, with the one closest to Rolland Center listed first.
- Riverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
- Elwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Sumner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Alma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Louis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ithaca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Breckenridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Middleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Wheeler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wheeler
- Perrinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- North Star
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Star is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- North Star has also been known as:
- Northstar
- Ionia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolland Center, with the one closest to Rolland Center listed first.
- Palo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Palo is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Hubbardston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kent County
- Sand Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mecosta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolland Center, with the one closest to Rolland Center listed first.
- Millbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Remus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Halls Corner is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Mecosta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canadian Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Canadian Lakes is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Lakes
- Barryton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rustford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rustford is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
- Rodney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chippewa Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Borland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Borland is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
- Morley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stanwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pogy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pogy is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
- Midland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolland Center, with the one closest to Rolland Center listed first.
- Oil City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Porter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Redstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Redstone is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Coleman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alamando
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alamando is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
- North Bradley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Bradley is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
- Montcalm County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolland Center, with the one closest to Rolland Center listed first.
- Wyman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyman is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Cedar Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Edmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vestaburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vestaburg is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestaburg
- Six Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McBride
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Entrican
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Entrican is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrican
- Lakeview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crystal
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Langston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Langston is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Sidney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Amble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Amble is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
- Osceola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolland Center, with the one closest to Rolland Center listed first.
- Orient
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Orient is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
- Chippewa Station ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chippewa Station is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Station
- Sears
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Evart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rolland Center, see our County-by-County Page for Rolland Center.
Cemeteries Near Rolland Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rolland Center.
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 Rolland Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rolland Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rolland Center, with the one closest to Rolland Center listed first.
- Rolland Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Broomfield #1 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Leo's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blanchard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Broomfield Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coomer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Norman - Cummings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Decker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Two Rivers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Rolland Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rolland Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rolland Center, with the one closest to Rolland Center listed first.
- Millbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Blanchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wyman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyman is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Edmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Strickland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Strickland is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Remus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Six Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Horr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Horr is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horr
- Westville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- McBride
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Riverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sylvester is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rolland Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rolland Center.
Newspapers Published in Rolland Center ...
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 183 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rolland Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rolland Center, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rolland Center.
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 websites either 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 Rolland Center:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Isabella County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clare County
- Gratiot County
- Ionia County
- Kent County
- Mecosta County
- Midland County
- Montcalm County
- Osceola 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> | 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 Rolland Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rolland Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |