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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 Bell Landing (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 Bell Landing. 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 Bell Landing ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Bell Landing: Bell Lndg. (or less commonly used: Bell Lndng.)

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 doctors 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.

Bell Landing is located in Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle County: Alpena, Cheboygan & Montmorency.

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

  • Presque Isle County     (The home county of Bell Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bell Landing, with the one closest to Bell Landing listed first.
    • Huron Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Beach
      • Huron Beach is located in Presque Isle County
    • Ocqueoc
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocqueoc
      • Ocqueoc is located in Presque Isle County
    • Black Lake Bluffs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Lake Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Bluffs
      • Black Lake Bluffs is located in Presque Isle County
    • Moltke
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltke
      • Moltke is located in Presque Isle County
    • Millersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Presque Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <2>
    • Onaway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
      • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <2>
    • Rogers City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers City
      • Rogers City is located in Presque Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers City <2>
    • Calcite
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calcite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcite
      • Calcite is located in Presque Isle County
    • Hawks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
      • Hawks is located in Presque Isle County
    • Hagensville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagensville
      • Hagensville is located in Presque Isle County
    • Liske
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liske
      • Liske is located in Presque Isle County
    • Metz
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
      • Metz is located in Presque Isle County
    • Posen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Posen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
      • Posen is located in Presque Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Posen <2>
  • Alpena County
    • Long Rapids
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
      • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
  • Cheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bell Landing, with the one closest to Bell Landing listed first.
    • Black Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake
      • Black Lake is located in Cheboygan County
    • Tower
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
      • Tower is located in Cheboygan County
    • Fingerboard Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
      • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
    • Cheboygan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheboygan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheboygan
      • Cheboygan is located in Cheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheboygan <2>
    • Afton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Mullett Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullett Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
      • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
    • Silver Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
      • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
    • Long Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
      • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
    • Veery Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
      • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
    • Giauque Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
      • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
    • Topinabee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Indian River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
      • Indian River is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian River <2>
    • Riggsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
      • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
  • Mackinac County
  • Montmorency County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bell Landing, with the one closest to Bell Landing listed first.
    • Canada Creek Ranch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Creek Ranch
      • Canada Creek Ranch is located in Montmorency County
    • Royston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
      • Royston is located in Montmorency County
    • Hillman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Bell Landing ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bell Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bell Landing, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bell Landing.

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 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 Bell Landing:

Cemeteries Near Bell Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bell Landing.

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

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

  • Grace Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
  • Ocqueoc Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocqueoc Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocqueoc Cemetery
  • Black Lake State Forest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Lake State Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Lake State Forest Cemetery
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
  • Moltke Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moltke Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moltke Twp. Cemetery
  • North Allis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Allis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Allis Cemetery
  • Reuther's Graves
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reuther's Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reuther's Graves
  • Waverly Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waverly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waverly Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • St. James' Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James' Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James' Lutheran Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (51 more) ...
    • St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
    • Rogers City Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers City Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers City Memorial Park
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn 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.<4>

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

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

  • Ocqueoc
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocqueoc
    • Ocqueoc is located in Presque Isle County
  • Onaway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
    • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <2>
  • Rogers City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers City
    • Rogers City is located in Presque Isle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers City <2>
  • Manning
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Manning is located in Cheboygan County
  • Hagensville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagensville
    • Hagensville is located in Presque Isle County
  • Cheboygan
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheboygan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheboygan
    • Cheboygan is located in Cheboygan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,697 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheboygan <2>
  • Mullett Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullett Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
    • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
  • Posen
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Posen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
    • Posen is located in Presque Isle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Posen <2>
  • Pointe Aux Pins
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Topinabee
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Indian River
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
    • Indian River is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian River <2>
  • Riggsville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
    • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
  • Rondo
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rondo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
    • Rondo is located in Cheboygan County
  • Wolverine
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
    • Wolverine is located in Cheboygan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolverine <2>

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bell Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bell Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4895, Longitude: -84.0742       In this case, the coordinates for Bell Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Bell Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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