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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Harlan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Harlan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harlan, please Contact Us.

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 Harlan (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 Harlan. 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.

Name Variations for Harlan ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Harlan was originally named Churchill's Siding

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Harlan is historic, it would have been located within present day Manistee 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 Manistee County: Benzie, Grand Traverse, Lake, Mason & Wexford.

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

  • Manistee County     (The home county of Harlan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlan, with the one closest to Harlan listed first.
    • Pomona
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Manistee County
    • Copemish
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Henry ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Henry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Manistee County
    • Kaleva
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaleva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaleva
      • Kaleva is located in Manistee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaleva <3>
    • Brethren
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brethren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren
      • Brethren is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brethren <3>
    • Chief Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chief Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
      • Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
    • Bear Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Malcolm
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malcolm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
      • Malcolm is located in Manistee County
    • Wellston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Norwalk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
      • Norwalk is located in Manistee County
    • Onekama
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onekama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama
      • Onekama is located in Manistee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onekama <3>
    • Arcadia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Benzie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlan, with the one closest to Harlan listed first.
    • Griner Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griner Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griner Station
      • Griner Station is located in Benzie County
      • Griner Station has also been known as:
      • Print
    • Nessen City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nessen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
      • Nessen City is located in Benzie County
    • Thompsonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wallin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
      • Wallin is located in Benzie County
    • Bendon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bendon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
      • Bendon is located in Benzie County
    • Platte River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
      • Platte River is located in Benzie County
    • Benzonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Honor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honor
      • Honor is located in Benzie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honor <3>
    • Lake Ann
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
      • Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <3>
    • Beulah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Benzie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <3>
    • Elberta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Frankfort
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Benzie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <3>
  • Grand Traverse County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlan, with the one closest to Harlan listed first.
    • Pavlovic Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavlovic Corner
      • Pavlovic Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Interlochen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Grawn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grawn
      • Grawn is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grawn <3>
    • Kingsley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
      • Kingsley is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <3>
    • Summit City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
      • Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Mayfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Walton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
      • Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Walton has also been known as:
      • Walton Junction
    • Devils Elbow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
      • Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Traverse City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Acme
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <3>
    • Williamsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Williamsburg has also been known as:
      • Williamburg
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <3>
  • Kalkaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlan, with the one closest to Harlan listed first.
    • Fife Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fife Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife Lake
      • Fife Lake is located in Kalkaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife Lake <3>
    • South Boardman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boardman
      • South Boardman is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Boardman <3>
    • Deibert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
      • Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlan, with the one closest to Harlan listed first.
    • Irons
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irons
      • Irons is located in Lake County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irons <3>
    • Bristol
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Lake County
    • Peacock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
      • Peacock is located in Lake County
    • Luther
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Sauble
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sauble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauble
      • Sauble is located in Lake County
  • Leelanau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlan, with the one closest to Harlan listed first.
    • Jacktown ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacktown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
      • Jacktown is located in Leelanau County
      • Jacktown has also been known as:
      • Osborn
    • Greilickville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greilickville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greilickville
      • Greilickville is located in Leelanau County
    • Solon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Solon is located in Leelanau County
    • Cedar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Burdickville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdickville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
      • Burdickville is located in Leelanau County
    • Maple City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
      • Maple City is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple City <3>
    • Empire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Leelanau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <3>
    • Bingham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
    • Isadore ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isadore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
      • Isadore is located in Leelanau County
    • Bodus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bodus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
      • Bodus is located in Leelanau County
  • Missaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlan, with the one closest to Harlan listed first.
    • Jennings
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Jennings is located in Missaukee County
    • Lake City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Missaukee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <3>
  • Osceola County
    • Tustin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tustin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tustin
      • Tustin is located in Osceola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tustin <3>
  • Wexford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlan, with the one closest to Harlan listed first.
    • Glengary
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
      • Glengary is located in Wexford County
    • Sherman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Wexford County
    • Mesick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesick
      • Mesick is located in Wexford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesick <3>
    • Buckley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Yuma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
      • Yuma is located in Wexford County
    • Harrietta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietta
      • Harrietta is located in Wexford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrietta <3>
    • Baxter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Wexford County
    • Boon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon
      • Boon is located in Wexford County
    • Meauwataka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
      • Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
    • Hoxeyville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoxeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxeyville
      • Hoxeyville is located in Wexford County
      • Hoxeyville has also been known as:
      • Clay Hill
    • Manton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
      • Manton is located in Wexford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manton <3>
    • Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bond's Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond's Mills
      • Bond's Mills is located in Wexford County

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

Newspapers Published in Harlan ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harlan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harlan, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harlan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Harlan:

Cemeteries Near Harlan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harlan.

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 Harlan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Harlan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Crowell Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowell Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowell Family Cemetery
  • Minor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minor Cemetery
  • Cleon Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleon Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleon Twp. Cemetery
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
  • Marilla Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marilla Cemetery
  • Cornell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornell Cemetery
  • Colfax Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Methodist Cemetery
  • Grant Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Twp. Cemetery
  • Mesick - Sherman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mesick - Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mesick - Sherman Cemetery
  • Thompsonville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompsonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompsonville Cemetery
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    • Yuma Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yuma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yuma Cemetery
    • De Lorme Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the De Lorme Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De Lorme Cemetery
    • Antioch Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Twp. 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.

Harlan itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Pomona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Pomona is located in Manistee County
  • Nessen City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nessen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
    • Nessen City is located in Benzie County
  • Copemish
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Marilla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marilla
    • Marilla is located in Manistee County
  • Mesick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesick
    • Mesick is located in Wexford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesick <3>
  • Sherman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Sherman is located in Wexford County
  • Thompsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrietta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietta
    • Harrietta is located in Wexford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrietta <3>
  • Hannah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Hannah is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Monroe Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
    • Monroe Center is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Bendon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bendon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
    • Bendon is located in Benzie County
  • Interlochen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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    • Weldon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
      • Weldon is located in Benzie County
    • Pleasanton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
      • Pleasanton is located in Manistee County
    • Chief Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chief Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
      • Chief Lake is located in Manistee County

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

The official website for Manistee County: www.manistee.com/~edo/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Harlan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harlan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harlan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4585, Longitude: -85.8185       In this case, the coordinates for Harlan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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