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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 Babbits Resort (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 Babbits Resort. 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 Babbits Resort ...

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.

While the name of this community is Babbits Resort, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Babbits Resort may originally have been Babbit's Resort.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Babbits Resort might be written as Babbit Resort.

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 and doctors 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.

Babbits Resort is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Antrim, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego & Roscommon.

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

  • Crawford County     (The home county of Babbits Resort)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Babbits Resort, with the one closest to Babbits Resort listed first.
    • Grayling
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bucks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bucks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
      • Bucks is located in Crawford County
    • Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pere Cheney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
      • Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
      • Pere Cheney has also been known as:
      • Center Plains
      • Cheney
    • Skyline Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
      • Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
    • Deerheart Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
      • Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
    • McIntyre Landing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
      • McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
    • Frederic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Deward ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
      • Deward is located in Crawford County
  • Antrim County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Babbits Resort, with the one closest to Babbits Resort listed first.
    • Alba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mancelona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mancelona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancelona
      • Mancelona is located in Antrim County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mancelona <2>
    • Wetzel ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wetzel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
      • Wetzel is located in Antrim County
      • Wetzel has also been known as:
      • Wetzell
  • Kalkaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Babbits Resort, with the one closest to Babbits Resort listed first.
    • Fletcher
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fletcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
      • Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
    • Angling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Angling. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
      • Angling is located in Kalkaska County
    • Sigma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sigma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
      • Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
    • Sharon ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
      • Sharon has also been known as:
      • Big Oley
      • Jam One
    • Spencer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spencer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
    • Westwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
    • Lodi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
    • Kalkaska
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalkaska have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalkaska
      • Kalkaska is located in Kalkaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,083 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalkaska <2>
    • Deibert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
      • Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
  • Missaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Babbits Resort, with the one closest to Babbits Resort listed first.
    • Stratford ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stratford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Missaukee County
    • Moorestown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
      • Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
    • Star City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
      • Star City is located in Missaukee County
    • Stittsville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stittsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
      • Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
    • Merritt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cutcheon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cutcheon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
      • Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
  • Montmorency County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Babbits Resort, with the one closest to Babbits Resort listed first.
    • Garland Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
      • Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
    • Lewiston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Vienna Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
      • Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
    • Bigelow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bigelow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Bigelow is located in Montmorency County
    • Big Rock ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
      • Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
  • Ogemaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Babbits Resort, with the one closest to Babbits Resort listed first.
    • Damon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
      • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
    • Ogemaw Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogemaw Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
      • Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
    • Rose City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
      • Rose City is located in Ogemaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose City <2>
  • Oscoda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Babbits Resort, with the one closest to Babbits Resort listed first.
    • Red Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
    • Luzerne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mio
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Kneeland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
      • Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
    • Fairview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Oscoda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Babbits Resort, with the one closest to Babbits Resort listed first.
    • Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lower Chub Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
      • Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
    • Waters
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waters. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters
      • Waters is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waters <2>
    • Arbutus Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbutus Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus Beach
      • Arbutus Beach is located in Otsego County
    • Pearll City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearll City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
      • Pearll City is located in Otsego County
    • Johannesburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johannesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannesburg
      • Johannesburg is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johannesburg <2>
    • Gaylord
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Sparr
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
      • Sparr is located in Otsego County
    • Hetherton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hetherton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
      • Hetherton is located in Otsego County
    • Hallock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
      • Hallock is located in Otsego County
    • Elmira
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Elmira is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <2>
  • Roscommon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Babbits Resort, with the one closest to Babbits Resort listed first.
    • Roscommon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscommon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscommon
      • Roscommon is located in Roscommon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscommon <2>
    • Higgins Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgins Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Lake
      • Higgins Lake is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higgins Lake <2>
    • Tent City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tent City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
      • Tent City is located in Roscommon County
    • Hillcrest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
    • Geels
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Geels. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
      • Geels is located in Roscommon County
    • Saint Helen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Houghton Lake Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
      • Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
    • Nellsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
      • Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
    • Houghton Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake
      • Houghton Lake is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton Lake <2>
    • Prudenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prudenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudenville
      • Prudenville is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prudenville <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Babbits Resort ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Babbits Resort.

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

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

  • Stephan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pere Cheney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • United States Government Military Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United States Government Military Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United States Government Military Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Forest Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Forest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lovells Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovells Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beaver Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shrine Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shrine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shrine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Higgins Twp. Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higgins Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higgins Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (67 more) ...
    • Ball Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ball Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gerrish Twp. Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerrish Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerrish Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Richfield Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Grayling
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pere Cheney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
    • Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
    • Pere Cheney has also been known as:
    • Center Plains
    • Cheney
  • Frederic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Roscommon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscommon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscommon
    • Roscommon is located in Roscommon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscommon <2>
  • Waters
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waters. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters
    • Waters is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waters <2>
  • Red Oak
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
  • Otsego Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otsego Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego Lake
    • Otsego Lake is located in Otsego County
  • Luzerne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Fletcher
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fletcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
    • Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
  • Damon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
    • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
  • Sharon ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
    • Sharon has also been known as:
    • Big Oley
    • Jam One
  • Moorestown
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
    • Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Saint Helen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Mio
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Houghton Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake
      • Houghton Lake is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton Lake <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Babbits Resort ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Babbits Resort.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Babbits Resort, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Babbits Resort.

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 Babbits Resort:

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

The official website for Crawford County: www.crawfordco.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Babbits Resort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Babbits Resort) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Babbits Resort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6675, Longitude: -84.6128       In this case, the coordinates for Babbits Resort have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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