Omard, Michigan Explained

Omard, Michigan
Settlement Type:Former community
Pushpin Map:Michigan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan
Pushpin Label:Omard
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:43.2569°N -82.9033°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sanilac
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Flynn
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:801
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4

Omard was an unincorporated community around the intersection of Peck Road and Isles Road in Flynn Township, Sanilac County, Michigan, at approximately 43.2571°N -82.9031°W. The first Omard schoolhouse was built in 1863,[1] and on April 25, 1871 a post office was opened, which would operate until March 15, 1904.[2] According to an 1884 history of the county, the "village" basically consisted at that time of the schoolhouse (which also served as a church meeting house) and the post office.[3] In terms of legacy, two entities still bear the name of Omard in the vicinity including a church, Omard United Methodist Church, and a cemetery—named simply Omard Cemetery.

The post office address for that area is now Brown City, MI 48416. The local elevation is approximately 800 feet above sea level.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schoolhouses. 2017-04-17. Omard, Michigan. en-US. 2019-02-27.
  2. Romig, Walter. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1973; p. 415"
  3. Chapman Brothers. Portrait and biographical album of Sanilac county, containing ... biographical sketches of ... citizens ... also ... a complete history of the county, from its earliest settlement to the present time. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1884; pp. 491-492
  4. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:0::NO::P3_FID:2554208 GNIS listing for Omard post office