Omard, Michigan

Former community in Michigan, United States

43°15′25″N 82°54′12″W / 43.25694°N 82.90333°W / 43.25694; -82.90333CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountySanilacTownshipFlynnElevation

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801 ft (244 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Omard was an unincorporated community around the intersection of Peck Road and Isles Road in Flynn Township, Sanilac County, Michigan, at approximately 43°15′25.6″N 82°54′11.3″W / 43.257111°N 82.903139°W / 43.257111; -82.903139. The first Omard schoolhouse was built in 1863,^[2] and on April 25, 1871 a post office was opened, which would operate until March 15, 1904.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b GNIS listing for Omard post office
^ "Schoolhouses". Omard, Michigan. April 17, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
^ 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"
^ 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