Welcome to Secord ...
Secord is located in Gladwin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Secord, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
Secord is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Secord lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Secord: 989
Communities Also Named Secord ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Secord - it's located in Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Secord.
Communities near Secord ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Secord.
- Gladwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Gladwin is located in Gladwin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,890 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladwin <3>
- West Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- West Branch is located in Ogemaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Branch <3>
- Standish
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Beaverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
- Beaverton is located in Gladwin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <3>
- Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Sugar Rapids
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
- Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
- Highwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Highwood is located in Gladwin County
- Butman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Bentley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Rhodes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Secord. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Secord.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Secord. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Secord.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Secord. See our Newspapers Page for Secord.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Secord ...
Looking for more information about Secord? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Secord, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Secord.
Adding Secord to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Secord in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Secord was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Secord post office opened in 1908.
We also found Secord on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Secord.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Secord. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Gladwin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Secord - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |