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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 Titus (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 Titus. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Titus is located in Mecosta 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 Mecosta County: Clare, Isabella, Lake, Montcalm, Newaygo & Osceola.

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

  • Mecosta County     (The home county of Titus)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Titus, with the one closest to Titus listed first.
    • Barryton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Remus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mecosta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Millbrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
    • Chippewa Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Halls Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Halls Corner is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
    • Canadian Lakes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Canadian Lakes is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Lakes
    • Rodney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pogy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pogy is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
    • Rustford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rustford is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
    • Borland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Borland is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
    • Big Rapids
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Stanwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Clare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Titus, with the one closest to Titus listed first.
    • Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lake is located in Clare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Former name for Lake:
      • Lake Station
    • Farwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clare
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake George
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Lake George is located in Clare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
    • Hatton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hatton is located in Clare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Dover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Dover is located in Clare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Allendale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Allendale is located in Clare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
    • Harrison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gratiot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Titus, with the one closest to Titus listed first.
    • Riverdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Elm Hall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
    • Elwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Sumner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sumner is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
    • Alma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Alma is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
    • Saint Louis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Isabella County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Titus, with the one closest to Titus listed first.
    • Sherman City ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Sherman City is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City
    • Lake Isabella
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
      • Lake Isabella has also been known as:
      • Lake Isabella village
    • Weidman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Brinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Brinton is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton
    • Beal City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Beal City is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
    • Blanchard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Winn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Winn is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
    • Mount Pleasant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Rosebush
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jordan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jordan is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Crawford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Crawford is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Strickland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Strickland is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
    • Vernon City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Vernon City is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
  • Lake County
    • Chase
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Midland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Titus, with the one closest to Titus listed first.
    • Coleman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Oil City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Oil City is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Alamando
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Alamando is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
    • North Bradley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • North Bradley is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
  • Montcalm County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Titus, with the one closest to Titus listed first.
    • Wyman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Wyman is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
    • Six Lakes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Edmore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Vestaburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Vestaburg is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestaburg
    • Amble
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Amble is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
    • Entrican
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Entrican is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrican
    • McBride
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Langston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Langston is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
    • Stanton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Coral
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Howard City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Newaygo County
    • Hawkins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Hawkins is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Titus, with the one closest to Titus listed first.
    • Orient
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Orient is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
    • Chippewa Station ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Chippewa Station is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Station
    • Sears
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Evart
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Evart is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evart <1>
    • Hersey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Avondale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Avondale is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
    • Gormer ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Gormer is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormer
    • Reed City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartwick ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hartwick is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
    • Ashton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ashton is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Marion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Dewing's ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dewing's is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewing's
    • Le Roy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Titus ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Titus.

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 Titus - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Titus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Strong Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sherman City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Flake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dye Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wamboldt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Broomfield Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fork Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Norman - Cummings Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pine River Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Horr
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Horr is located in Isabella County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horr
  • Sherman City ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sherman City is located in Isabella County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City
  • Remus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mecosta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Millbrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Brinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Brinton is located in Isabella County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton
  • Blanchard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Chippewa Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sylvester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sylvester is located in Mecosta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
  • Rodney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Altona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Altona is located in Mecosta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
  • Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lake is located in Clare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Former name for Lake:
    • Lake Station
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Chippewa Station ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Chippewa Station is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Station
    • Rustford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rustford is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
    • Wyman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Wyman is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman

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

Newspapers Published in Titus ...

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 159 newspapers that have been published in the area around Titus.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Titus, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Titus.

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 helpful 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 Titus:

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>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 Titus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Titus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.