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 Winegars (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 Winegars. 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 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 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.
Winegars is located in Gladwin 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 Gladwin County: Arenac, Bay, Clare, Isabella, Midland, Ogemaw & Roscommon.
Below are the counties that are near Winegars. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winegars:
- Gladwin County (The home county of Winegars)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winegars, with the one closest to Winegars listed first.
- White Star
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- White Star is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
- Wooden Shoe Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
- Highwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highwood is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Gladwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beaverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Sugar Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
- Butman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
- Arenac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winegars, with the one closest to Winegars listed first.
- Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Standish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Melita
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melita is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
- Saganing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saganing is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
- Pine River
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pine River is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Whites Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
- Arenac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arenac is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
- Maple Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Omer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Omer is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Twining
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twining is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Bay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winegars, with the one closest to Winegars listed first.
- Bentley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bentley is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Mount Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Forest is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Forest
- Nine Mile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nine Mile is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Duel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duel is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duel
- Pinconning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Seidlers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seidlers is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidlers
- Willard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Linwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fisherville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fisherville is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brissette Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brissette Beach is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brissette Beach
- Clare County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winegars, with the one closest to Winegars listed first.
- Meredith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meredith is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Clare
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Harrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hatton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hatton is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Farwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake George
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Isabella County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winegars, with the one closest to Winegars listed first.
- Loomis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Loomis is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Vernon City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
- Jordan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Rosebush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alembic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alembic is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alembic
- Midland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winegars, with the one closest to Winegars listed first.
- Edenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edenville is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alamando
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alamando is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
- North Bradley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Bradley is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
- Coleman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Averill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Averill is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Midland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oil City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Porter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Ogemaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winegars, with the one closest to Winegars listed first.
- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- West Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Skidway Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ogemaw Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
- Campbells Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
- Prescott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roscommon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winegars, with the one closest to Winegars listed first.
- Prudenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Helen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winegars, see our County-by-County Page for Winegars.
Cemeteries Near Winegars ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winegars.
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 Winegars - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winegars covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winegars, with the one closest to Winegars listed first.
- Arbutus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Second Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Billings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McClure Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gladwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beaverton City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Rhodes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (127 more) ...
- Grout Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grout Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grout Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Gladwin.
- The Grout Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grout Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #656 <2>
- Edenville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Swanton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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>
While we didn't find Winegars in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winegars.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winegars, with the one closest to Winegars listed first.
- Gladwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beaverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McClure
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McClure is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
- Rhodes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Edenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edenville is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Forest is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Forest
- Butman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
- Nine Mile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nine Mile is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
- Alamando
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alamando is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
- Coleman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Bradley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Bradley is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meredith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meredith is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Loomis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Loomis is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winegars. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winegars.
Newspapers Published in Winegars ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winegars.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winegars, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winegars.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Winegars:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Gladwin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arenac County
- Bay County
- Clare County
- Isabella County
- Midland County
- Ogemaw County
- Roscommon 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winegars) 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 Winegars, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |