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 Whittemore (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 Whittemore. 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.
Whittemore is located in Iosco 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 Iosco County: Alcona, Arenac, Ogemaw & Oscoda.
Below are the counties that are near Whittemore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whittemore:
- Iosco County (The home county of Whittemore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittemore, with the one closest to Whittemore listed first.
- National City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Rock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White Rock is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Hale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Long Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tawas City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Tawas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sid Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sid Town is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
- Wilber
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilber is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
- Foote Site Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foote Site Village is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Site Village
- Au Sable
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Au Sable is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
- Oscoda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Junction is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Junction
- Alcona County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittemore, with the one closest to Whittemore listed first.
- Curtisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Curtisville is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Glennie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Arenac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittemore, with the one closest to Whittemore listed first.
- Turner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Twining
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Twining is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Maple Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Omer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Omer is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Au Gres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harmon City Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harmon City Heights is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon City Heights
- Melita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Melita is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
- Arenac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arenac is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
- Pine River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pine River is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Standish
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saganing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saganing is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
- Bay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittemore, with the one closest to Whittemore listed first.
- Bentley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Pinconning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nine Mile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nine Mile is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
- Woodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Mount Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Forest is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Forest
- Gladwin County
- Rhodes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Ogemaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittemore, with the one closest to Whittemore listed first.
- Prescott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skidway Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lupton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Campbells Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
- Rose City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ogemaw Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
- Damon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Damon is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
- Oscoda County
- McKinley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McKinley is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whittemore, see our County-by-County Page for Whittemore.
Cemeteries Near Whittemore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whittemore.
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 Whittemore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whittemore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whittemore, with the one closest to Whittemore listed first.
- Johnson Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burleigh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reno Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno Cemetery
- The Reno Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reno Twp. Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Twining.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #241 <3>
- Pine Top Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Esmond Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hill Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laidlaw Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (72 more) ...
- Mills Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Edwards Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Whittemore had a population of 175 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Whittemore had a population of 375 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whittemore, with the one closest to Whittemore listed first.
- McIvor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McIvor is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvor
- Prescott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Hale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Omer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Omer is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Alabaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alabaster is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
- Melita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Melita is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
- Long Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Au Gres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tawas City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Selkirk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Selkirk is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Arenac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arenac is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- East Tawas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Alger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whittemore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whittemore.
Newspapers Published in Whittemore ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whittemore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whittemore, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whittemore.
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 Whittemore:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Iosco County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alcona County
- Arenac County
- Bay County
- Gladwin County
- Ogemaw County
- Oscoda 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whittemore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Whittemore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |