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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 Tustin (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 Tustin. 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.

Tustin is located in Osceola 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 Osceola County: Clare, Isabella, Lake, Mecosta, Missaukee, Newaygo & Wexford.

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

  • Osceola County     (The home county of Tustin)
  • Clare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tustin, with the one closest to Tustin listed first.
    • Lake George
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Traverse County
    • Walton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
      • Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Walton has also been known as:
      • Walton Junction
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Walton
      • From Tustin to Walton
  • Lake County
  • Manistee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tustin, with the one closest to Tustin listed first.
    • Dublin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Wellston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Harlan ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harlan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
      • Harlan is located in Manistee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harlan
      • From Tustin to Harlan
  • Mason County
    • Millerton ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Mason County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Millerton
      • From Tustin to Millerton
  • Mecosta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tustin, with the one closest to Tustin listed first.
    • Pogy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • 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 Tustin to Pogy
    • Paris
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Chippewa Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Big Rapids
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Barryton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Rodney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • 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>
  • Missaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tustin, with the one closest to Tustin listed first.
    • Stoney Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lucas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • McBain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jennings
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Falmouth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
      • Falmouth is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <2>
    • Lake City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Vogel Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Cutcheon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cutcheon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
      • Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cutcheon
      • From Tustin to Cutcheon
    • Merritt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Star City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
      • Star City is located in Missaukee County
    • Stittsville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stittsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
      • Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stittsville
      • From Tustin to Stittsville
  • Newaygo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tustin, with the one closest to Tustin listed first.
    • Hawkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Lilley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lilley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
      • Lilley is located in Newaygo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lilley
      • From Tustin to Lilley
  • Wexford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tustin, with the one closest to Tustin listed first.
    • Benson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cadillac
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Haring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Millersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
      • Millersville is located in Wexford County
    • Missaukee Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Boon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon
      • Boon is located in Wexford County
    • Hoxeyville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoxeyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxeyville
      • Hoxeyville is located in Wexford County
      • Hoxeyville has also been known as:
      • Clay Hill
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hoxeyville
      • From Tustin to Hoxeyville
    • Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Meauwataka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Harrietta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietta
      • Harrietta is located in Wexford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrietta <2>
    • Manton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
      • Manton is located in Wexford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manton <2>
    • Yuma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yuma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
      • Yuma is located in Wexford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Yuma
      • From Tustin to Yuma

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

Cemeteries Near Tustin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tustin.

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

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

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

  • Tustin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tustin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tustin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burdell Twp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sherman Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • LeRoy Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LeRoy Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LeRoy Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Irwin Family Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irwin Family Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irwin Family Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hobart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dover Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Larson Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larson Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larson Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Cherry Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Highland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Clam Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clam Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clam Lake 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tustin had a population of 287 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tustin had a population of 216 people.

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

  • Osceola Junction ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Le Roy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dighton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
    • Dighton is located in Osceola County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dighton
    • From Tustin to Dighton
  • Hobart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Hobart is located in Wexford County
  • Bristol
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Benson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ashton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hartwick ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
    • Hartwick is located in Osceola County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hartwick
    • From Tustin to Hartwick
  • Cadillac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Luther
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Orono ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orono. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
    • Orono is located in Osceola County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Orono
    • From Tustin to Orono
  • Lucas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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    • Avondale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Park Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Park Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
      • Park Lake is located in Osceola County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Park Lake
      • From Tustin to Park Lake
    • Millersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
      • Millersville is located in Wexford County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tustin ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tustin.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tustin. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tustin and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tustin.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5> of Tustin.

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 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 Tustin:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Tustin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tustin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1028, Longitude: -85.4589    
<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 Tustin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.