Ogemaw County, Michigan
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At a glance
SummaryNo National Register listings were found for this county in the current NPS dataset.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHPNo listings found in the current NPS dataset.
County formation
Newberry AHCBOgemaw was formed in 1840 (1840-04-01) from unknown / original county.
OGEMAW created from Non-County Area 2 attached to SAGINAW.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusOgemaw County population from 1870 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1870 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1,914 | 7,765 | 7,786 | 8,720 | 9,345 | 9,680 | 16,436 | 21,645 | 20,770 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS19 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 19 of 19 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Beaver Lake Cemetery |
| Brookside Cemetery |
| Campbells Corners Cemetery |
| Churchill Township Cemetery |
| Damon Cemetery |
| Edwards Cemetery |
| Fisk Cemetery |
| Hill Township Cemetery |
| Lane Heights Cemetery |
| Logan Cemetery |
| Mills Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Ogemaw Springs Cemetery |
| Richland Cemetery |
| Rose Cemetery |
| Rose City Cemetery |
| Saint Joseph's Cemetery |
| Saint Josephs Cemetery |
| Tucker Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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