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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 Wrights (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 Wrights. 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 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.

Wrights is located in Midland 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 Midland County: Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella & Saginaw.

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

  • Midland County     (The home county of Wrights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
    • Hope
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Midland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
    • Edenville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
      • Edenville is located in Midland County
    • Sanford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • North Bradley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bradley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
      • North Bradley is located in Midland County
    • Averill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Averill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
      • Averill is located in Midland County
    • Alamando
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamando. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
      • Alamando is located in Midland County
    • Coleman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Midland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oil City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Midland County
    • Porter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Midland County
    • Redstone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
      • Redstone is located in Midland County
    • Ryan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Ryan is located in Midland County
  • Arenac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
    • Saganing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
      • Saganing is located in Arenac County
    • Standish
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Sterling
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Whites Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
      • Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
    • Pine River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
      • Pine River is located in Arenac County
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
    • Duel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duel
      • Duel is located in Bay County
    • Seidlers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidlers
      • Seidlers is located in Bay County
    • Willard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Bay County
    • Mount Forest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Forest
      • Mount Forest is located in Bay County
    • Fisherville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
      • Fisherville is located in Bay County
    • Bentley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Bentley is located in Bay County
    • Nine Mile
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
      • Nine Mile is located in Bay County
    • Auburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Bay County
    • Linwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Pinconning
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinconning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinconning
      • Pinconning is located in Bay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinconning <2>
    • Brissette Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brissette Beach
      • Brissette Beach is located in Bay County
    • Kawkawlin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Clare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
    • Clare
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Dover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Clare County
    • Hatton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
      • Hatton is located in Clare County
    • Farwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Allendale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Allendale is located in Clare County
    • Harrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Meredith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
      • Meredith is located in Clare County
  • Gladwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
    • Beaverton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Highwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
      • Highwood is located in Gladwin County
    • White Star
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
      • White Star is located in Gladwin County
    • Wooden Shoe Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
      • Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
    • Rhodes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
      • Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
    • Gladwin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Rapids
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
      • Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
    • Butman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
      • Butman is located in Gladwin County
  • Gratiot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
    • North Wheeler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wheeler
      • North Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
    • Wheeler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
    • Breckenridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Breckenridge is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <2>
    • Saint Louis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
      • Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
    • Alma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
    • Elwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Isabella County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
    • Loomis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
      • Loomis is located in Isabella County
    • Alembic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alembic
      • Alembic is located in Isabella County
    • Jordan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Isabella County
    • Rosebush
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Vernon City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
      • Vernon City is located in Isabella County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shepherd
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Coe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
      • Coe is located in Isabella County
    • Crawford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Isabella County
    • Beal City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
      • Beal City is located in Isabella County
    • Strickland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strickland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
      • Strickland is located in Isabella County
    • Winn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Isabella County
    • Weidman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weidman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidman
      • Weidman is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weidman <2>
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
    • Iva
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
      • Iva is located in Saginaw County
    • Freeland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
      • Freeland is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <2>
    • Merrill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hemlock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Dice
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
      • Dice is located in Saginaw County
    • Frost
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frost. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
      • Frost is located in Saginaw County
    • Orr
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
      • Orr is located in Saginaw County
    • Lakefield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
      • Lakefield is located in Saginaw County
    • Kochville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kochville
      • Kochville is located in Saginaw County
    • Shields
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shields. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
      • Shields is located in Saginaw County
    • Nelson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Saginaw County
    • Melbourne ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melbourne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
      • Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
    • Swan Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
      • Swan Creek is located in Saginaw County

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

Cemeteries Near Wrights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wrights.

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

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

  • Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swanton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swanton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edenville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edenville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Geneva Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geneva Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geneva Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Geneva Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geneva Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geneva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jerome Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerome Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerome Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Old Bombay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Larkin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larkin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hubbard Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

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

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

  • Hope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Midland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
  • Edenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
    • Edenville is located in Midland County
  • North Bradley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bradley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
    • North Bradley is located in Midland County
  • Sanford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Alamando
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamando. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
    • Alamando is located in Midland County
  • Averill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Averill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
    • Averill is located in Midland County
  • Coleman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Beaverton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Midland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Elmo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Saint Elmo is located in Midland County
  • Wise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
    • Wise is located in Isabella County
  • Loomis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
    • Loomis is located in Isabella County
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    • Delwin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delwin
      • Delwin is located in Isabella County
    • Willard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Bay County
    • Rhodes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
      • Rhodes is located in Gladwin County

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

Newspapers Published in Wrights ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wrights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wrights, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wrights.

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 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 Wrights:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wrights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Midland County: www.co.midland.mi.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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>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 Wrights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Wrights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wrights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7506, Longitude: -84.3933       In this case, the coordinates for Wrights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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