Our Genealogy Helper
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 Beach Grove (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 Beach Grove. 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 Beach Grove ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Beach Grove: Beach Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Beach Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beach Grove.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Beach Grove is located in Menominee County.
To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Menominee County: Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, Door (WI) & Marinette (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Beach Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beach Grove:
- Menominee County (The home county of Beach Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Grove, with the one closest to Beach Grove listed first.
- Arthur Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
- Carbondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Wallace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ingalls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ingalls is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Birch Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birch Creek is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Stephenson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kew is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kew
- Daggett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Daggett is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Koss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Koss is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koss
- Longrie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Longrie is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrie
- Menominee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kells is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
- Swanson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swanson is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Grove, with the one closest to Beach Grove listed first.
- Bark River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ford River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ford River is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
- Narenta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Narenta is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
- Door County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Grove, with the one closest to Beach Grove listed first.
- Fish Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fish Creek is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Ephraim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ephraim is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Ellison Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ellison Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
- Sister Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sister Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Egg Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Egg Harbor is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Gills Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gills Rock is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Rock
- Rowleys Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rowleys Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
- North Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Baileys Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baileys Harbor is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Jacksonport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonport is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
- Idlewild
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Idlewild is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Marinette County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Grove, with the one closest to Beach Grove listed first.
- Marinette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marinette is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Rubys Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
- Peshtigo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lake is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
- Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Wausaukee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Sweetheart City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
- Cedarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Crivitz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crivitz is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beach Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Beach Grove.
Cemeteries Near Beach Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beach Grove.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Beach Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beach Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beach Grove, with the one closest to Beach Grove listed first.
- Bethlehem Covenant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mellen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Menominee Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Menominee Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Birch Creek.
- The Menominee Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Birch Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143408 <2>
- Cedar River Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Stephenson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stephenson Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Danish Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Daggett Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winesville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- St. Mary's Mission Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (53 more) ...
- Blossomburg Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Beach Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beach Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beach Grove, with the one closest to Beach Grove listed first.
- Arthur Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
- Cedar River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carbondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Ingalls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ingalls is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Birch Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birch Creek is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Stephenson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daggett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Daggett is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Menominee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fish Creek is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Marinette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marinette is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Ephraim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ephraim is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Talbot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
- Sister Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sister Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Ellison Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ellison Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beach Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beach Grove.
Newspapers Published in Beach Grove ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beach Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beach Grove, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beach Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Beach Grove:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Menominee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Door County
- Marinette County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The 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. |
| <3> | 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 Beach Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beach Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |