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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 Boyne City (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 Boyne City. 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 and 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.

Boyne City is located in Charlevoix 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 Charlevoix County: Antrim, Emmet & Otsego.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Boyne City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boyne City.

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 Boyne City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Wilson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evangeline Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangeline Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangeline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knob Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knob Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Advance Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Advance Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Advance Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boyne Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyne Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyne Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Augustine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Augustine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Okiron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Okiron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Okiron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Sunset Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Todd Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Boyne City had a population of 169 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Boyne City had a population of 3,717 people.

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

  • Advance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
    • Advance is located in Charlevoix County
  • Boyne Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Horton Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • East Jordan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan
    • East Jordan is located in Charlevoix County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Jordan <1>
  • Clarion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
    • Clarion is located in Charlevoix County
  • Ironton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ellsworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Chestonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestonia
    • Chestonia is located in Antrim County
  • Petoskey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Burgess
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgess have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
    • Burgess is located in Charlevoix County
  • Finkton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Elmira
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Boyne City ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boyne City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Boyne City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Boyne City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Boyne City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Boyne City.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Boyne City:

The official website for Boyne City: www.boynecity.com/

The official website for Charlevoix County: www.charlevoixcounty.org/

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

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 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.
<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 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.
<5>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 Boyne City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Boyne City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boyne City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2161, Longitude: -85.0131    









 

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