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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 Rosebush (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 Rosebush. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Rosebush is located in Isabella 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 Isabella County: Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Mecosta, Midland, Montcalm & Osceola.

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

  • Isabella County     (The home county of Rosebush)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosebush, with the one closest to Rosebush listed first.
    • Jordan
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Isabella County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jordan
      • From Rosebush to Jordan
    • Mount Pleasant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Beal City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
      • Beal City is located in Isabella County
    • Vernon City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Loomis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Alembic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Weidman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weidman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidman
      • Weidman is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weidman <2>
    • Lake Isabella
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Crawford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Shepherd
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Winn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Isabella County
    • Brinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Strickland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strickland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
      • Strickland is located in Isabella County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Strickland
      • From Rosebush to Strickland
  • Bay County
  • Clare County
  • Gladwin County
  • Gratiot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosebush, with the one closest to Rosebush listed first.
    • Forest Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Elwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Riverdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Riverdale is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <2>
    • Saint Louis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Alma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
    • Elm Hall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
      • Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
    • North Wheeler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wheeler
      • North Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
    • Breckenridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Breckenridge is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <2>
    • Wheeler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
    • Sumner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ithaca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
      • Ithaca is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <2>
  • Mecosta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosebush, with the one closest to Rosebush listed first.
    • Millbrook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
      • Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
    • Barryton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barryton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barryton
      • Barryton is located in Mecosta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barryton <2>
    • Remus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Mecosta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecosta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecosta
      • Mecosta is located in Mecosta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mecosta <2>
    • Halls Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chippewa Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Canadian Lakes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Rodney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Rodney is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodney <2>
    • Pogy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pogy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
      • Pogy is located in Mecosta County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pogy
      • From Rosebush to Pogy
  • Midland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosebush, with the one closest to Rosebush listed first.
    • Coleman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oil City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Alamando
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamando. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
      • Alamando is located in Midland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alamando
      • From Rosebush to Alamando
    • North Bradley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sanford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Porter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Edenville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Averill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Averill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
      • Averill is located in Midland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Averill
      • From Rosebush to Averill
    • Hope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Redstone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ryan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Ryan is located in Midland County
    • Midland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Montcalm County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosebush, with the one closest to Rosebush listed first.
    • Vestaburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Wyman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
    • Edmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Six Lakes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • McBride
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBride <2>
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosebush, with the one closest to Rosebush listed first.
    • Sears
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sears have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears
      • Sears is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sears <2>
    • Evart
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
      • Evart is located in Osceola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evart <2>
  • Saginaw County

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

Cemeteries Near Rosebush ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosebush.

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

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

  • Woodland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bissing Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bissing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bissing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Henrys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Henrys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Henrys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • River Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vernon Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernon Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mission Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (169 more) ...
    • Redman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wise Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<5>

While we didn't find Rosebush in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rosebush.

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

  • Jordan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Jordan is located in Isabella County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jordan
    • From Rosebush to Jordan
  • Leaton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaton
    • Leaton is located in Isabella County
  • Delwin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delwin
    • Delwin is located in Isabella County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wise
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
    • Wise is located in Isabella County
  • Alembic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Loomis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Clare
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Coleman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Farwell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Crawford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Shepherd
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Alamando
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamando. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
      • Alamando is located in Midland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alamando
      • From Rosebush to Alamando
    • North Bradley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rosebush ...

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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosebush.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rosebush. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rosebush and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rosebush.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6> of Rosebush.

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 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 Rosebush:

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

The official website for Isabella County: www.isabellacounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>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.
<5>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 Rosebush, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Rosebush) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rosebush. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6985, Longitude: -84.7679    









 

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