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Introduction ...

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

We've added Aral to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Aral, 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 Aral (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 Aral. 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 Aral ...

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.

Aral has also been known as: Otter Creek.

Another variation: Ottercreek.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Aral is historic, it would have been located within present day Benzie 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 Benzie County: Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Manistee & Wexford.

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

  • Benzie County     (The home county of Aral)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aral, with the one closest to Aral listed first.
    • Honor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Beulah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Platte River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lake Ann
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Frankfort
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Elberta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bendon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Wallin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
      • Wallin is located in Benzie County
    • Thompsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Griner Station
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
  • Grand Traverse County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aral, with the one closest to Aral listed first.
    • Interlochen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grawn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Pavlovic Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavlovic Corner
      • Pavlovic Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Traverse City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Acme
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Mayfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Devils Elbow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
      • Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Mapleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Kingsley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
  • Leelanau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aral, with the one closest to Aral listed first.
    • Empire
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Jacktown ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Burdickville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Glen Haven ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
      • Glen Haven is located in Leelanau County
    • Glen Arbor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Cedar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Oneida ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Oneida
      • Port Oneida is located in Leelanau County
    • Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shalda Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalda Corners
      • Shalda Corners is located in Leelanau County
    • Solon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Isadore ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Bingham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • Manistee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aral, with the one closest to Aral listed first.
    • Malcolm
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Copemish
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Henry ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Arcadia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pomona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Bear Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Harlan ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
      • Harlan is located in Manistee County
    • Kaleva
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Chief Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Onekama
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Norwalk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
  • Wexford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aral, with the one closest to Aral listed first.
    • Buckley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glengary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
      • Glengary is located in Wexford County
    • Sherman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Wexford County
    • Mesick
      (30 miles [48.3 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Aral ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aral.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aral, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aral.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Aral:

Cemeteries Near Aral ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aral.

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

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

  • Platte Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Platte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Platte Cemetery
  • Empire Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Empire Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Empire Catholic Cemetery
  • Bland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bland Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • The Bland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jacktown Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #126 <6>
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 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
  • Champion Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Champion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champion Hill Cemetery
  • Almira Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Almira Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Almira Cemetery
  • Tobin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tobin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tobin Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Burdickville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burdickville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burdickville Cemetery
  • Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
  • Glen Arbor Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Arbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Arbor Cemetery
  • Continue List   (96 more) ...
    • Crystal Lake Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal Lake Cemetery
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Benzonia Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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.

While we didn't find Aral in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aral.

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

  • Empire
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Edgewater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Edgewater is located in Benzie County
  • Burdickville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Glen Haven ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Glen Haven is located in Leelanau County
  • Benzonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Glen Arbor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Frankfort
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Lake Ann
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Cedar Run
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
    • Cedar Run is located in Benzie County
  • Maple City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Weldon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Bendon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Port Oneida ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Oneida
      • Port Oneida is located in Leelanau County
    • Solon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Interlochen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

The official website for Benzie County: www.berriencounty.org/

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 Aral, 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aral) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aral. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7624, Longitude: -86.0747       In this case, the coordinates for Aral 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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