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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Crescent. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Crescent to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crescent, please Contact Us.

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 Crescent (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 Crescent. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Crescent is historic, it would have been located within present day Leelanau 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 Leelanau County: Benzie & Grand Traverse.

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

  • Leelanau County     (The home county of Crescent)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crescent, with the one closest to Crescent listed first.
    • North Manitou
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Port Oneida ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Haven ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Glen Arbor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Leland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Leelanau
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Onominee ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Onominee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onominee
      • Onominee is located in Leelanau County
      • Onominee has also been known as:
      • Onominese
      • Onomonese
      • Onuminee
      • Onumunese
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Onominee
      • From Crescent to Onominee
    • Burdickville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bodus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bodus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
      • Bodus is located in Leelanau County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bodus
      • From Crescent to Bodus
    • Schomberg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schomberg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
      • Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Schomberg
      • From Crescent to Schomberg
    • Maple City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
      • Maple City is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple City <3>
    • Empire
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Empire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Leelanau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <3>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Empire
      • From Crescent to Empire
  • Benzie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crescent, with the one closest to Crescent listed first.
    • Aral ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aral
      • Aral is located in Benzie County
      • Aral has also been known as:
      • Otter Creek
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aral
      • From Crescent to Aral
    • Lake Ann
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
      • Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <3>
  • Grand Traverse County

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

Cemeteries Near Crescent ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crescent.

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

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

  • Mongoo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mongoo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mongoo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Manitou Island Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Manitou Island Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Manitou Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Manitou Island Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Manitou Island Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Manitou Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sailors Graves
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sailors Graves
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sailors Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Werner - Erickson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Werner - Erickson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Werner - Erickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelderhouse Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelderhouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelderhouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leelanau School Road Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leelanau School Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leelanau School Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glen Arbor Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Arbor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Arbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tucker Lake Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leland Catholic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leland Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leland Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleveland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (45 more) ...
    • Beechwood Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beechwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beechwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

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

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

  • North Manitou
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Port Oneida ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Haven ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Glen Arbor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Leland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Burdickville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Maple City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
    • Maple City is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple City <3>
  • Empire
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Empire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Empire is located in Leelanau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <3>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Empire
    • From Crescent to Empire
  • Suttons Bay
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suttons Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons Bay
    • Suttons Bay is located in Leelanau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suttons Bay <3>
  • Northport
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Keswick
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keswick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
    • Keswick is located in Leelanau County
  • Omena
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Bingham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bingham
      • From Crescent to Bingham
    • Solon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Solon is located in Leelanau County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Solon
      • From Crescent to Solon
    • Cedar Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
      • Cedar Run is located in Benzie County

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

Newspapers Published in Crescent ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crescent.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crescent, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crescent.

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 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 Crescent:

The official website for Leelanau County: www.leelanau.cc/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Crescent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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- Crescent) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crescent. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1154, Longitude: -86.0549    









 

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