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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 Tawas 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 Tawas 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 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.

Tawas City is located in Iosco County and is the County Seat.

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 Iosco County: Alcona, Arenac, Ogemaw & Oscoda.

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

  • Iosco County     (The home county of Tawas City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tawas City, with the one closest to Tawas City listed first.
    • East Tawas
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Wilber
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
      • Wilber is located in Iosco County
    • White Rock ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Iosco County
    • National City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
      • National City is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for National City <1>
    • Foote Site Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foote Site Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Site Village
      • Foote Site Village is located in Iosco County
    • Sid Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sid Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
      • Sid Town is located in Iosco County
    • Au Sable
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
      • Au Sable is located in Iosco County
    • Oscoda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscoda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscoda
      • Oscoda is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oscoda <1>
    • Whittemore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
      • Whittemore is located in Iosco County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittemore <1>
    • Hale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Alcona County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tawas City, with the one closest to Tawas City listed first.
    • Mikado
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Glennie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenbush
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Gustin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
      • Gustin is located in Alcona County
    • Curtisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
      • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
    • Springport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springport
      • Springport is located in Alcona County
    • Barton City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Harrisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Arenac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tawas City, with the one closest to Tawas City listed first.
    • Harmon City Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmon City Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon City Heights
      • Harmon City Heights is located in Arenac County
    • Turner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Au Gres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Twining
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twining have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
      • Twining is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Omer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
      • Omer is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Standish
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Sterling
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Saganing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
      • Saganing is located in Arenac County
    • Whites Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
      • Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
  • Huron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tawas City, with the one closest to Tawas City listed first.
    • Caseville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseville
      • Caseville is located in Huron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caseville <1>
    • Ora Labora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ora Labora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora Labora
      • Ora Labora is located in Huron County
      • Ora Labora has also been known as:
      • Ora et Labora
    • Port Crescent ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Crescent
      • Port Crescent is located in Huron County
    • Bay Port
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Port Austin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ogemaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tawas City, with the one closest to Tawas City listed first.
    • Prescott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • South Branch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Skidway Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidway Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidway Lake
      • Skidway Lake is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skidway Lake <1>
    • Lupton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
      • Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tawas 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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tawas City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tawas City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tawas City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tawas City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Tawas City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Tawas City:

Cemeteries Near Tawas City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tawas 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.

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

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

  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the American Legion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the American Legion Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Cemetery
  • Poor Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poor Farm Cemetery
  • Laidlaw Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laidlaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laidlaw Cemetery
  • Alabaster Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alabaster Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alabaster Twp. Cemetery
  • Wilber Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilber Cemetery
  • Pine Top Rest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Top Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Top Rest Cemetery
  • Continue List   (55 more) ...
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Pioneer Plains Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Plains Cemetery
    • Whitney Sims Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitney Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitney Sims Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tawas City had a population of 1,544 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tawas City had a population of 1,782 people.

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

  • East Tawas
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Alabaster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
    • Alabaster is located in Iosco County
  • McIvor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIvor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvor
    • McIvor is located in Iosco County
  • Wilber
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
    • Wilber is located in Iosco County
  • Au Sable
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
    • Au Sable is located in Iosco County
  • Oscoda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscoda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscoda
    • Oscoda is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oscoda <1>
  • Whittemore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
    • Whittemore is located in Iosco County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittemore <1>
  • Hale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Au Gres
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bryant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Bryant is located in Alcona County
  • Long Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Prescott
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Maple Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
      • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
    • Omer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
      • Omer is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Mikado
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Tawas City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tawas City.

The official website for Tawas City: www.tawascity.org/

The official website for Iosco County: www.iosco.m33access.com/

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

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Tawas City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tawas City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2725, Longitude: -83.5200    
<5>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.
<6>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 Tawas City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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