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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 Canby Corners (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 Canby Corners. 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 Canby Corners ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Canby Corners: Canby Cors.

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.

Canby Corners is located in Emmet 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 Emmet County: Charlevoix & Cheboygan.

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

  • Emmet County     (The home county of Canby Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canby Corners, with the one closest to Canby Corners listed first.
    • Bliss
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bliss is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
    • Marsh Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Marsh Corner is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
    • Cross Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Levering
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Van
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Van is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
    • Carp Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pellston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Stutsmanville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stutsmanville is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsmanville
    • Good Hart
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brutus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Middle Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Middle Village is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
    • Mackinaw City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Alanson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Charlevoix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canby Corners, with the one closest to Canby Corners listed first.
    • Bay Shore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
    • Zenith Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
    • Horton Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
    • Walloon Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Charlevoix
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyne City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Ironton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Nomad
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Nomad is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomad
    • Saint James
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Cheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canby Corners, with the one closest to Canby Corners listed first.
    • Riggsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
    • Burt Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Point Nipigon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
      • Point Nipigon has also been known as:
      • Point Nip-i-gon
    • Giauque Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
    • Topinabee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Mullett Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
    • Silver Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Long Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Veery Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
    • Cheboygan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Indian River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wildwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Afton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mackinac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canby Corners, with the one closest to Canby Corners listed first.
    • Gros Cap
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
    • Saint Ignace
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Mackinac Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • British Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
    • Pointe Aux Pins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Allenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Allenville is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
    • Moran
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Canby Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canby Corners.

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 Canby Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Nicholas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
    • The St. Nicholas Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Nichols Cemetery
  • Bliss Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Levering & Carp Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Readmond Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • McKinley Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Island View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Starr Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ayr Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (83 more) ...
    • Beran Baptist Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Frienship Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple River Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Canby Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Canby Corners.

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

  • Bliss
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bliss is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
  • Cross Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Levering
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant View is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pellston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Carp Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Good Hart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ayr
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ayr is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
  • Brutus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mackinaw City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Harbor Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Alanson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Freedom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Freedom is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Conway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Oden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Canby Corners ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canby Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Canby Corners, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Canby Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Canby Corners:

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 Canby Corners, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canby Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.