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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 Chalet Estates (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 Chalet Estates. 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 Chalet Estates ...

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 Chalet Estates: Chalet Ests.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Chalet Estates 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 Chalet Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chalet Estates:

  • Emmet County     (The home county of Chalet Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalet Estates, with the one closest to Chalet Estates listed first.
    • Conway
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Oden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ponshewaing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
    • Bay View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kegomic ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
    • Alanson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ramona Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
    • Roaring Brook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
    • Wequetonsing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetonsing
    • Petoskey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Brutus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Harbor Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bay Harbor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Antrim County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalet Estates, with the one closest to Chalet Estates listed first.
    • Ellsworth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Finkton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Finkton is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
    • Alba
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Central Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Charlevoix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalet Estates, with the one closest to Chalet Estates listed first.
    • Walloon Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Zenith Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
    • Bay Shore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
    • Horton Bay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
    • Boyne City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Boyne Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ironton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • East Jordan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Goo ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Goo is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
    • Charlevoix
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Norwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Cheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalet Estates, with the one closest to Chalet Estates listed first.
    • Wildwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Burt Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Giauque Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
    • Topinabee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolverine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Veery Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
    • Afton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Long Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Riggsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
    • Silver Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Fingerboard Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
    • Mullett Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
  • Mackinac County
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalet Estates, with the one closest to Chalet Estates listed first.
    • Berryville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Berryville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Vanderbilt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Timbers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
    • Elmira
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hallock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Hallock is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
    • Gaylord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Sparr
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sparr is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
    • Pearll City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Pearll City is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
  • Presque Isle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalet Estates, with the one closest to Chalet Estates listed first.
    • Black Lake Bluffs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Black Lake Bluffs is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Bluffs
    • Onaway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Chalet Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chalet Estates.

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 Chalet Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<4>

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

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

  • Conway
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Epsilon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Epsilon is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsilon
  • Kegomic ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
  • Bay View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Alanson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Petoskey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ayr
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ayr is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
  • Wildwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Burt Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brutus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harbor Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Clarion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Clarion is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
    • Pleasant View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant View is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Indian River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Chalet Estates ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chalet Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chalet Estates, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chalet Estates.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Chalet Estates:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chalet Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Chalet Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.