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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 Chippewa Beach (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 Chippewa Beach. 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 Chippewa Beach ...

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 Chippewa Beach: Chippewa Bch.

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 northwest 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 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.

Chippewa Beach is located in Cheboygan 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 Cheboygan County: Charlevoix, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego & Presque Isle.

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

  • Cheboygan County     (The home county of Chippewa Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chippewa Beach, with the one closest to Chippewa Beach listed first.
    • Indian River
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Giauque Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
    • Topinabee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Burt Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Veery Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
    • Wildwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Long Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Afton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Riggsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
    • Silver Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Mullett Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
    • Fingerboard Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
  • Charlevoix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chippewa Beach, with the one closest to Chippewa Beach listed first.
    • Walloon Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Zenith Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
    • Bay Shore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
    • Boyne City
      (23 miles [37 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Horton Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
    • Goo ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Goo is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
    • Ironton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • East Jordan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chippewa Beach, with the one closest to Chippewa Beach listed first.
    • Brutus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Alanson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ponshewaing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
    • Oden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pellston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Conway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Van
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Van is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
    • Bay View
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Kegomic ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
    • Ramona Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
    • Roaring Brook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
    • Levering
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mackinac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chippewa Beach, with the one closest to Chippewa Beach listed first.
    • Pointe Aux Pins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Mackinac Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Saint Ignace
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • British Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
  • Montmorency County
    • Canada Creek Ranch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Canada Creek Ranch is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Creek Ranch
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chippewa Beach, with the one closest to Chippewa Beach listed first.
    • Green Timbers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
    • Vanderbilt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Berryville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Berryville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Hallock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Hallock is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
    • Sparr
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Sparr is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
    • Elmira
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Gaylord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Presque Isle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chippewa Beach, with the one closest to Chippewa Beach listed first.
    • Black Lake Bluffs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Black Lake Bluffs is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Bluffs
    • Onaway
      (20 miles [32.2 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>
    • Huron Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Huron Beach is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Beach
    • Ocqueoc
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ocqueoc is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocqueoc
    • Millersburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Chippewa Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chippewa Beach.

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 Chippewa Beach - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chippewa Beach, with the one closest to Chippewa Beach 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.<3>

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

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

  • Indian River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Topinabee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Burt Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wildwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Brutus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Alanson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rondo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rondo is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
  • Epsilon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Epsilon is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsilon
  • Riggsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
  • Oden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mullett Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
  • Pellston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ayr
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Ayr is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
    • Wolverine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Conway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Chippewa Beach ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chippewa Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chippewa Beach, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chippewa Beach.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Chippewa Beach:

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 Chippewa Beach, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chippewa Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.