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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 Boulder Park (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 Boulder Park. 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.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Boulder Park is located in Charlevoix 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 Charlevoix County: Antrim, Emmet & Otsego.

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

  • Charlevoix County     (The home county of Boulder Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boulder Park, with the one closest to Boulder Park listed first.
    • Charlevoix
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ironton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Norwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Bay Shore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
    • Horton Bay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
    • Zenith Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
    • East Jordan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Boyne City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
      • Former names for Boyne City:
      • Bay Springs
      • Boyne
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <1>
    • Goo ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Goo is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
    • Walloon Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Boyne Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Nomad
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Nomad is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomad
  • Antrim County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boulder Park, with the one closest to Boulder Park listed first.
    • Ellsworth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Eastport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Central Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Finkton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Finkton is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
    • Bellaire
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Clam Lake ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
    • Kewadin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Alba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Elk Rapids
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Wetzel ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wetzel is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
      • Wetzel has also been known as:
      • Wetzell
    • Mancelona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Cheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boulder Park, with the one closest to Boulder Park listed first.
    • Wildwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Burt Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Emmet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boulder Park, with the one closest to Boulder Park listed first.
    • Bay Harbor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Forest Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Beach is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
    • Petoskey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Harbor Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Roaring Brook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
    • Wequetonsing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetonsing
    • Kegomic ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
    • Middle Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Middle Village is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
    • Ramona Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
    • Stutsmanville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Stutsmanville is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsmanville
    • Good Hart
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Conway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Grand Traverse County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boulder Park, with the one closest to Boulder Park listed first.
    • Old Mission
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Mapleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Leelanau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boulder Park, with the one closest to Boulder Park listed first.
    • Northport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Onominee ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Onominee is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onominee
      • Onominee has also been known as:
      • Onominese
      • Onomonese
      • Onuminee
      • Onumunese
    • Omena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Peshawbestown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Peshawbestown is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshawbestown
    • Manseau ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Manseau is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manseau
    • Suttons Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Leland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boulder Park, with the one closest to Boulder Park listed first.
    • Elmira
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Berryville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Berryville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Hallock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hallock is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock

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

Cemeteries Near Boulder Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boulder Park.

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 Boulder Park - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boulder Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Brookside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Barnard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Greensky Indian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Undine Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellsworth Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ellsworth Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Ellsworth.
    • The Ellsworth Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Boss Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #444 <2>
  • Horton Bay Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Antrim Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Atwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (100 more) ...
    • North Bay Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Advance Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Boulder Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boulder Park.

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

  • Charlevoix
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ironton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Burgess
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burgess is located in Charlevoix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
  • Norwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Atwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Atwood is located in Antrim County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Horton Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
  • Ellsworth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Advance
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Advance is located in Charlevoix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
  • East Jordan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Boyne City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
    • Former names for Boyne City:
    • Bay Springs
    • Boyne
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <1>
  • Torch Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Torch Lake is located in Antrim County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Lake
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Central Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Petoskey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Harbor Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Boulder Park ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boulder Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boulder Park, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boulder Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Boulder Park:

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 Boulder Park, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boulder Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.