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 Rose City (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 Rose City. 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 hospitals and 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.
Rose City is located in Ogemaw 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 Ogemaw County: Alcona, Arenac, Crawford, Gladwin, Iosco, Oscoda & Roscommon.
Below are the counties that are near Rose City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rose City:
- Ogemaw County (The home county of Rose City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose City, with the one closest to Rose City listed first.
- Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
- Lupton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Damon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Damon is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
- Campbells Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
- South Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ogemaw Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
- West Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skidway Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Prescott
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alcona County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose City, with the one closest to Rose City listed first.
- Curtisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Curtisville is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Glennie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Curran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arenac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose City, with the one closest to Rose City listed first.
- Melita
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Melita is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
- Maple Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Turner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Twining
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Twining is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Sterling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Omer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Omer is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose City, with the one closest to Rose City listed first.
- Deerheart Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- 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
- Skyline Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
- Gladwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose City, with the one closest to Rose City listed first.
- Butman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
- Sugar Rapids
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
- Iosco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose City, with the one closest to Rose City listed first.
- Long Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whittemore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- National City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Sid Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sid Town is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
- Oscoda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose City, with the one closest to Rose City listed first.
- Mio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Luzerne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McKinley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKinley is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Kneeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Red Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Roscommon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose City, with the one closest to Rose City listed first.
- Saint Helen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Geels
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Geels is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
- Roscommon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Prudenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rose City, see our County-by-County Page for Rose City.
Cemeteries Near Rose City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rose City.
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 Rose City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rose City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rose City, with the one closest to Rose City listed first.
- Rose City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lane Heights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Damon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbells Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Selkirk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk Cemetery
- The Selkirk Cemetery has also been known as:
- Churchill Twp. Cemetery
- Rifle River Cemetery
- Union Corners Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Grave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fisk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Long Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (72 more) ...
- Ogemaw Springs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside 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.<2>
While we didn't find Rose City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rose City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rose City, with the one closest to Rose City listed first.
- Damon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Damon is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
- Campbells Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
- Selkirk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Selkirk is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Ogemaw Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
- West Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Helen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Luzerne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Prescott
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whittemore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Melita
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Melita is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rose City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rose City.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rose City ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rose City.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rose City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rose City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rose City.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of Rose City.
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 Rose City:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Ogemaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alcona County
- Arenac County
- Crawford County
- Gladwin County
- Iosco County
- Oscoda County
- Roscommon 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 Rose City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Rose City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |