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 Betty B 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 Betty B 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 Betty B 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 Betty B Landing: Betty B Lndg. (or less commonly used: Betty B 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Betty B Landing is located in Luce 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 Luce County: Alger, Chippewa, Mackinac & Schoolcraft.

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

• Luce County     (The home county of Betty B Landing)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Betty B Landing, with the one closest to Betty B Landing listed first.
  • Newberry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
    • Newberry is located in Luce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <2>
  • Roberts Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
    • Roberts Corner is located in Luce County
  • Dollarville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
    • Dollarville is located in Luce County
  • McMillan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
    • McMillan is located in Luce County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMillan <2>
  • Laketon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laketon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
    • Laketon is located in Luce County
  • Deer Park
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Luce County
  • Carpenter Landing
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Landing
    • Carpenter Landing is located in Luce County
  • Danaher
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danaher
    • Danaher is located in Luce County
• Chippewa County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Betty B Landing, with the one closest to Betty B Landing listed first.
  • Hulbert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
    • Hulbert is located in Chippewa County
  • Eckerman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eckerman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckerman
    • Eckerman is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eckerman <2>
  • Strongs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strongs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs
    • Strongs is located in Chippewa County
  • Emerson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Emerson is located in Chippewa County
  • Trout Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Lake
    • Trout Lake is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Lake <2>
  • Paradise
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Paradise is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <2>
  • Shelldrake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelldrake
    • Shelldrake is located in Chippewa County
  • Vermilion
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
    • Vermilion is located in Chippewa County
  • Dick
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
    • Dick is located in Chippewa County
  • Whitefish Point
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitefish Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Point
    • Whitefish Point is located in Chippewa County
  • Fibre
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibre
    • Fibre is located in Chippewa County
• Mackinac County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Betty B Landing, with the one closest to Betty B Landing listed first.
  • Fiborn ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fiborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiborn
    • Fiborn is located in Mackinac County
    • Fiborn has also been known as:
    • Fiborn Quarry
  • Rexton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexton
    • Rexton is located in Mackinac County
  • Naubinway
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naubinway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naubinway
    • Naubinway is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naubinway <2>
  • Ozark
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
  • Epoufette
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epoufette
    • Epoufette is located in Mackinac County
  • Engadine
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engadine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engadine
    • Engadine is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Engadine <2>
  • Kenneth
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
    • Kenneth is located in Mackinac County
  • Curtis
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Curtis is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curtis <2>
  • Gould City
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
    • Gould City is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gould City <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Betty B 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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Betty B Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Betty B Landing, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Betty B Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Betty B Landing:

• Websites specific to Michigan
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.michigan.gov/mhc/047267-282-61083---00.html

• Pages specific to Luce County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Chippewa County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Mackinac County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Michigan
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Michigan
  • Cemeteries of Luce County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Michigan
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Michigan
  • Cemeteries of Luce County

Cemeteries Near Betty B Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Betty B 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 Betty B Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Hulbert Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hulbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hulbert Cemetery
• Forest Home Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • The Forest Home Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Newberry Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #541 <5>
• Colbert Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colbert Cemetery
• Maplewood Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
• Naomikong Point Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naomikong Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naomikong Point Cemetery
• Caffey Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caffey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caffey Cemetery
• Our Lady of Victory Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Victory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Victory Cemetery
• Baptist Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
• Lakeview Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Trout Lake.
  • The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Trout Lake Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #908 <5>
• Paradise Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
• Columbus Twp. Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • The Columbus Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
  • McMillan Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbus Twp. Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972285 <5>
• Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
• Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • East Lakefield Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lakefield Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #416 <5>
  • Old East Lakefield Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old East Lakefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old East Lakefield Cemetery
  • Sandtown Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandtown 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.<6>

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

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

• Soo Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soo Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soo Junction
  • Soo Junction is located in Luce County
• Newberry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Luce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <2>
• Eckerman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eckerman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckerman
  • Eckerman is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eckerman <2>
• Dollarville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
  • Dollarville is located in Luce County
• Emerson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Emerson is located in Chippewa County
• Gilchrist
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilchrist have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
  • Gilchrist is located in Mackinac County
• Trout Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Lake
  • Trout Lake is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Lake <2>
• McMillan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
  • McMillan is located in Luce County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMillan <2>
• Naubinway
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naubinway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naubinway
  • Naubinway is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naubinway <2>
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Ozark
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
  • Epoufette
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epoufette
    • Epoufette is located in Mackinac County
  • Deer Park
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Luce County
  • Brevort
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevort
    • Brevort is located in Mackinac County
  • Gould City
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
    • Gould City is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gould City <2>
  • Whitefish Point
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitefish Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Point
    • Whitefish Point is located in Chippewa County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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