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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Arthur Bay (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Arthur Bay. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Menominee County: Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, Door (WI) & Marinette (WI).

Below are the counties that are near Arthur Bay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arthur Bay:

  • Menominee County     (The home county of Arthur Bay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arthur Bay, with the one closest to Arthur Bay listed first.
    • Carbondale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Menominee County
    • Wallace
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ingalls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
      • Ingalls is located in Menominee County
    • Stephenson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
      • Stephenson is located in Menominee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <1>
    • Daggett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
      • Daggett is located in Menominee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Kew
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kew have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kew
      • Kew is located in Menominee County
    • Koss
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koss
      • Koss is located in Menominee County
    • Kells
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
      • Kells is located in Menominee County
    • Longrie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrie
      • Longrie is located in Menominee County
    • Menominee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Swanson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
      • Swanson is located in Menominee County
    • Banat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banat
      • Banat is located in Menominee County
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arthur Bay, with the one closest to Arthur Bay listed first.
    • Bark River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bark River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark River
      • Bark River is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bark River <1>
    • Ford River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
      • Ford River is located in Delta County
  • Door County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arthur Bay, with the one closest to Arthur Bay listed first.
    • Ephraim
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ephraim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
      • Ephraim is located in Door County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Sister Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
      • Sister Bay is located in Door County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
    • Ellison Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
      • Ellison Bay is located in Door County (WI)
    • Egg Harbor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
      • Egg Harbor is located in Door County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
    • Gills Rock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Rock
      • Gills Rock is located in Door County (WI)
    • Rowleys Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowleys Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
      • Rowleys Bay is located in Door County (WI)
    • North Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
      • North Bay is located in Door County (WI)
    • Baileys Harbor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
      • Baileys Harbor is located in Door County (WI)
    • Washington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Door County (WI)
    • Jacksonport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
      • Jacksonport is located in Door County (WI)
    • Idlewild
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
      • Idlewild is located in Door County (WI)
  • Marinette County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arthur Bay, with the one closest to Arthur Bay listed first.
    • Marinette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
      • Marinette is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
    • Rubys Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
      • Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Harmony
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Peshtigo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
      • Peshtigo is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
    • Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Lake is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
    • Wausaukee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
      • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Sweetheart City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
      • Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Cedarville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Crivitz
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crivitz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
      • Crivitz is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arthur Bay, see our County-by-County Page for Arthur Bay.

Newspapers Published in Arthur Bay ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arthur Bay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arthur Bay, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arthur Bay.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Arthur Bay:

Cemeteries Near Arthur Bay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arthur Bay.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arthur Bay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arthur Bay, with the one closest to Arthur Bay listed first.

  • Bethlehem Covenant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar River Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar River Cemetery
  • Mellen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mellen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mellen Cemetery
  • Birch Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birch Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birch Creek Cemetery
  • North Stephenson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Stephenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Stephenson Cemetery
  • Stephenson Twp. Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Danish Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
  • Daggett Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daggett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daggett Cemetery
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Mission Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Mission Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
  • Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
  • Continue List   (53 more) ...
    • St. Edwards Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Edwards Cemetery
    • Winesville Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winesville Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Arthur Bay had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Arthur Bay, with the one closest to Arthur Bay listed first.

  • Carbondale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Carbondale is located in Menominee County
  • Cedar River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar River
    • Cedar River is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar River <1>
  • Wallace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ingalls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Ingalls is located in Menominee County
  • Birch Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
    • Birch Creek is located in Menominee County
  • Stephenson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
    • Stephenson is located in Menominee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <1>
  • Daggett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Daggett is located in Menominee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Fish Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
    • Fish Creek is located in Door County (WI)
  • Talbot
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
    • Talbot is located in Menominee County
  • Menominee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ephraim
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ephraim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
    • Ephraim is located in Door County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Marinette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
    • Marinette is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sister Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
      • Sister Bay is located in Door County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
    • Bagley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Bagley is located in Menominee County
    • Ellison Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
      • Ellison Bay is located in Door County (WI)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arthur Bay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arthur Bay.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arthur Bay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Menominee County: www.menomineecounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arthur Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arthur Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3089, Longitude: -87.4357       In this case, the coordinates for Arthur Bay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Arthur Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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