Oscoda County, Michigan
Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.
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
Library of CongressNewspaper directory data for Michigan is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Oscoda titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHPNo listings found in the current NPS dataset.
County formation
Newberry AHCBOscoda was formed in 1840 (1840-04-01) from Michilimackinac.
OSCODA created from MICHILIMACKINAC (now MACKINAC) and Non-County Area 2 attached to SAGINAW.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusOscoda County population from 1870 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1870 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 467 | 1,468 | 1,783 | 2,543 | 3,134 | 3,447 | 6,858 | 9,418 | 8,219 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS16 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 16 of 16 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Comins Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Hughes Grave |
| Indian Graves |
| Kittle Cemetery |
| Lincoln B Watson Grave |
| Long Lake Cemetery |
| Luzerne Cemetery |
| McKinley Cemetery |
| Mio Cemetery |
| Mooney Cemetery |
| Mount Pindus Cemetery |
| Muskrat Lake Cemetery |
| Rich Cemetery |
| Union Corners Cemetery |
| Weaver Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
HMdb linkMarker text and photos from the Historical Marker Database (HMdb) are not embedded here. HMdb allows non-commercial reuse with attribution, but commercial/compensated use needs written permission; this is a commercial site, so we only link out.
Search HMdb for Oscoda County, Michigan
Terms: hmdb.org/copyright.asp. Linking is encouraged by HMdb.