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. 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.


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