Omard was an unincorporated community around the intersection of Peck Road and Isles Road in Flynn Township,

Sanilac County, Michigan Sanilac County ( ) is a county located in the Thumb region of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 40,611. The county seat is Sandusky. The county was created on September 10, 1822, and was fully organized on D ...

, at approximately . The first Omard schoolhouse was built in 1863, and on April 25, 1871 a

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was opened, which would operate until March 15, 1904. 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.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 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.GNIS listing for Omard post office
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External links

"Omard.info: a site dedicated to discovering and preserving the area history of Omard"
Unincorporated communities in Sanilac County, Michigan Unincorporated communities in Michigan {{SanilacCountyMI-geo-stub