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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 Cheviers (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 Cheviers. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Cheviers is located in Alcona 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 Alcona County: Alpena, Iosco, Montmorency, Ogemaw & Oscoda.

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

  • Alcona County     (The home county of Cheviers)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheviers, with the one closest to Cheviers listed first.
    • Glennie
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Curtisville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
      • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
    • Curran
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Barton City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mikado
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Gustin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gustin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
      • Gustin is located in Alcona County
    • Hubbard Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Lake
      • Hubbard Lake is located in Alcona County
    • Lincoln
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenbush
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Springport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springport
      • Springport is located in Alcona County
    • Lost Lake Woods
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake Woods
      • Lost Lake Woods is located in Alcona County
    • Harrisville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Spruce
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Alpena County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheviers, with the one closest to Cheviers listed first.
    • Hubbard Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ossineke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Arenac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheviers, with the one closest to Cheviers listed first.
    • Turner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Maple Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
      • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
  • Iosco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheviers, with the one closest to Cheviers listed first.
    • Sid Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sid Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
      • Sid Town is located in Iosco County
    • Long Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Foote Site Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foote Site Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Site Village
      • Foote Site Village is located in Iosco County
    • Wilber
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
      • Wilber is located in Iosco County
    • Lincoln Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lincoln Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Junction
      • Lincoln Junction is located in Iosco County
    • White Rock ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Iosco County
    • Au Sable
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
      • Au Sable is located in Iosco County
    • Oscoda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscoda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscoda
      • Oscoda is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oscoda <1>
    • National City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
      • National City is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for National City <1>
    • Whittemore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
      • Whittemore is located in Iosco County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittemore <1>
    • East Tawas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Tawas City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Ogemaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheviers, with the one closest to Cheviers listed first.
    • South Branch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lupton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
      • Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
    • Rose City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
      • Rose City is located in Ogemaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose City <1>
    • Damon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
      • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
    • Campbells Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campbells Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
      • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
    • Prescott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Skidway Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidway Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidway Lake
      • Skidway Lake is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skidway Lake <1>
  • Oscoda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheviers, with the one closest to Cheviers listed first.
    • McKinley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKinley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
      • McKinley is located in Oscoda County
    • Fairview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Oscoda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
    • Kneeland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
      • Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
    • Mio
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Luzerne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Red Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County

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

Cemeteries Near Cheviers ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cheviers.

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

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

  • Glennie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glennie Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glennie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the north of Glennie.
    • The Glennie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Curtis Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #602 <5>
  • Curtisville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Curran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Curran Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northwest of Curran.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #341 <5>
  • Fullerton Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Ridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Ridge Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Ridge Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the west of Barton City.
    • The Maple Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Barton City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1008 <5>
  • McKinley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Esmond Evergreen Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pioneer Plains Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hill Twp. Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (69 more) ...
    • Chippewa Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chippewa Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chippewa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lane Heights Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Heights Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mikado Twp. Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mikado Twp. Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mikado Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Mikado.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #239805 <5>

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.<6>

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

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

  • Bryant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Bryant is located in Alcona County
  • Curran
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Long Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Mikado
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Gustin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gustin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
    • Gustin is located in Alcona County
  • Wilber
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
    • Wilber is located in Iosco County
  • Fairview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Oscoda County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
  • Greenbush
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Mio
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Hubbard Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Au Sable
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
    • Au Sable is located in Iosco County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oscoda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscoda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscoda
      • Oscoda is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oscoda <1>
    • Selkirk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
      • Selkirk is located in Ogemaw County
    • Whittemore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
      • Whittemore is located in Iosco County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittemore <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Cheviers ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cheviers.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cheviers, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cheviers.

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 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 Cheviers:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cheviers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cheviers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cheviers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5681, Longitude: -83.7369       In this case, the coordinates for Cheviers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Cheviers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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