Cobmoosa, Michigan

Cobmoosa was a location in Oceana County, Michigan. It was named for Cobmoosa, the Odawa leader who the federal government built a log cabin for here in 1858 during the relocation of the Odawa here from Ionia County, Michigan.[1]

There was a store operated by Cook and Wessel, schools, and post office in Cobmoosa, but after a fire that brought down the post office in 1916, it was never replaced. A lake and the area continue to be called Cobmoosa.[1] The site of the post office is not known;[2] the lake, which was near Cobmoosa, is located west of Walkerville, Michigan.[1][3][lower-alpha 1] The coordinates provided are for Cobmoosa Lake.

Notes

  1. ↑ Cobmoosa lived at Lake Cobmoosa, which was reported to be 3 miles west of the post office.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Romig, Walter (1986). Michigan Place Names. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Cobmoosa Post Office (historical)". GNIS. USGS. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Cobmoosa Lake". GNIS. USGS. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ Virgil J. Vogel (1986). Indian Names in Michigan. University of Michigan Press. p. 41. ISBN 0-472-06365-0.

Coordinates: 43°39′47″N 86°11′20″W / 43.663°N 86.189°W / 43.663; -86.189


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