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 Spratt (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 Spratt. 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 hospitals and 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.
Spratt is located in Alpena 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 Alpena County: Alcona, Montmorency, Oscoda & Presque Isle.
Below are the counties that are near Spratt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spratt:
- Alpena County (The home county of Spratt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spratt, with the one closest to Spratt listed first.
- Flanders
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flanders is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Herron
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Herron is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
- Lachine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McHarg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McHarg is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHarg
- Long Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
- Hubbard Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alpena Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alpena Junction is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena Junction
- Cathro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cathro is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathro
- Alpena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ossineke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alcona County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spratt, with the one closest to Spratt listed first.
- Spruce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Lake is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Lake
- Curran
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lost Lake Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Lake Woods is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake Woods
- Barton City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Black River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alcona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alcona is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcona
- Lincoln
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glennie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gustin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gustin is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
- Montmorency County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spratt, with the one closest to Spratt listed first.
- Hillman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Royston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royston is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
- Atlanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Big Rock ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Canada Creek Ranch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canada Creek Ranch is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Creek Ranch
- Bigelow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bigelow is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Lewiston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Garland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
- Vienna Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vienna Junction is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Vienna Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
- Oscoda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spratt, with the one closest to Spratt listed first.
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McKinley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- McKinley is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Kneeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Mio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Otsego County
- Hetherton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hetherton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
- Presque Isle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spratt, with the one closest to Spratt listed first.
- Polaski
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Polaski is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaski
- Posen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Metz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Metz is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Hawks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hawks is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- Hagensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hagensville is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagensville
- Liske
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Liske is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liske
- Bell ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bell is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Presque Isle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Calcite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Calcite is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcite
- Millersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moltke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Moltke is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltke
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spratt, see our County-by-County Page for Spratt.
Cemeteries Near Spratt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spratt.
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 Spratt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spratt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spratt, with the one closest to Spratt listed first.
- Spratt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greely Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greely Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Flanders.
- The Greely Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220618 <2>
- Herron St. Rose's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Long Rapids Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rust Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hillman - Rust Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard Lake Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (59 more) ...
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flynn Valley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flowers Grave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Grave
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flowers Grave is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Spruce.
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 Spratt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spratt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spratt, with the one closest to Spratt listed first.
- Flanders
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flanders is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Long Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
- Hillman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bolton is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Alpena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ossineke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Posen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Atlanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Curran
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bell ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bell is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Hagensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hagensville is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagensville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Big Rock ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Presque Isle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spratt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spratt.
Newspapers Published in Spratt ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spratt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spratt, 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 Spratt.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Spratt:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Alpena County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alcona County
- Montmorency County
- Oscoda County
- Otsego County
- Presque Isle 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spratt) 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 Spratt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |