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 Cedar River (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 Cedar River. 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 Cedar River ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cedar River: Cedar Riv.
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 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.
Cedar River is located in Menominee 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 Menominee County: Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, Door (WI) & Marinette (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Cedar River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar River:
- Menominee County (The home county of Cedar River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar River, with the one closest to Cedar River listed first.
- Arthur Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
- Daggett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Daggett is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Ingalls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ingalls is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Stephenson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wallace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Nadeau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nadeau is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
- Kells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kells is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
- Koss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Koss is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koss
- Longrie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Longrie is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrie
- Swanson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Swanson is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
- Banat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Banat is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banat
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar River, with the one closest to Cedar River listed first.
- Bark River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ford River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ford River is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
- Narenta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Narenta is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
- Hyde
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hyde is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Schaffer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Schaffer is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
- Escanaba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wells is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Flat Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Larch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Larch is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larch
- Groos
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Groos is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groos
- Door County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar River, with the one closest to Cedar River listed first.
- Ellison Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellison Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
- Gills Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gills Rock is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Rock
- Ephraim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ephraim is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Sister Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sister Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Fish Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fish Creek is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Rowleys Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rowleys Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
- North Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Egg Harbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Egg Harbor is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Baileys Harbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baileys Harbor is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
- Jacksonport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jacksonport is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
- Marinette County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar River, with the one closest to Cedar River listed first.
- Rubys Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
- Marinette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marinette is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
- Wausaukee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar River, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar River.
Cemeteries Near Cedar River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar River.
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 Cedar River - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar River, with the one closest to Cedar River listed first.
- Cedar River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Covenant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daggett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Stephenson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stephenson Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Danish Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mellen Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Swedish Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (60 more) ...
- Carney Village Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Ford River Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork River Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cedar River had a population of 307 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar River, with the one closest to Cedar River listed first.
- Arthur Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
- Ingalls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ingalls is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Daggett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Daggett is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Stephenson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wallace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
- Bagley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bagley is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Carbondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nadeau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nadeau is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
- Ellison Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellison Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
- Birch Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Birch Creek is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ephraim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ephraim is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Sister Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sister Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Wilson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar River.
Newspapers Published in Cedar River ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar River.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar River, 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 Cedar River.
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 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 Cedar River:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Menominee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Door County
- Marinette County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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 Cedar River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cedar River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |