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 Roosevelt (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 Roosevelt. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Roosevelt is located in Saginaw 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 Saginaw County: Bay, Clinton, Genesee, Gratiot, Midland, Shiawassee & Tuscola.
Below are the counties that are near Roosevelt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roosevelt:
- Saginaw County (The home county of Roosevelt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Garfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Orr
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orr is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Nelson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Hemlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Brant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lakefield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
- Frost
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Paines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paines is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines
- Iva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iva is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Merrill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Amelith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amelith is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelith
- Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fisherville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fisherville is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Frankenlust
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frankenlust is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
- Brooks ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Salzburg ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salzburg is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzburg
- Willard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Bay City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wenona ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wenona is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- West Bay City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Bay City is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bay City
- West Bay City has also been known as:
- West Bank City
- Seidlers
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Seidlers is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidlers
- Banks ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Banks is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Banks has also been known as:
- Bangor
- Bank City
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Elsie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Duplain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Ovid
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shepardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Maple Rapids
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Saint Johns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Montrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brent Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brent Creek is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Creek
- Clio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farrandville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farrandville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
- Flushing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Morris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beecher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beecher is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
- Gratiot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Edgewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Sickles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sickles is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
- Wheeler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- North Wheeler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wheeler
- Breckenridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ashley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bannister
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Star is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- North Star has also been known as:
- Northstar
- Ithaca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Louis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pompeii
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alma
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Isabella County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Coe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coe is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
- Shepherd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Summerton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
- Alembic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alembic is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alembic
- Midland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Ryan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Redstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redstone is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Porter
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Midland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Averill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Averill is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Sanford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Bradley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Bradley is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
- Shiawassee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Lothrop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Crossing
- Juddville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
- Burton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Five Points
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Owosso
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Corunna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Lennon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Newburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Tuscola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Richville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tuscola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Denmark Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
- Gilford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gilford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
- Vassar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roosevelt, see our County-by-County Page for Roosevelt.
Cemeteries Near Roosevelt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roosevelt.
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 Roosevelt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roosevelt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Fremont Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brant Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lakefield Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakefield Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Merrill.
- The Lakefield Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakefield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #879 <2>
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- Richland Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Indiantown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ovid Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Roosevelt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roosevelt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Nelson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Garfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Saint Charles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Brant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Groveton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Groveton is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Paines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paines is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines
- Frost
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Merrill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Galloway is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Chesaning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Luce ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luce is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Edgewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Freeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rathbone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rathbone is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roosevelt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roosevelt.
Newspapers Published in Roosevelt ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roosevelt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roosevelt, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roosevelt.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Roosevelt:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Saginaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bay County
- Clinton County
- Genesee County
- Gratiot County
- Isabella County
- Midland County
- Shiawassee County
- Tuscola 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roosevelt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Roosevelt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |