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 Darragh (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 Darragh. 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 southeast 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 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.
Darragh is located in Kalkaska 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 Kalkaska County: Antrim, Crawford, Grand Traverse, Missaukee, Otsego, Roscommon & Wexford.
Below are the counties that are near Darragh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Darragh:
- Kalkaska County (The home county of Darragh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darragh, with the one closest to Darragh listed first.
- Westwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Kalkaska
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Angling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Angling is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
- Sigma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Lodi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Barker Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
- Rapid City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- South Boardman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Torch River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
- Deibert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
- Antrim County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darragh, with the one closest to Darragh listed first.
- Mancelona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
- Alden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bellaire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
- Finkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Finkton is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
- Elk Rapids
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kewadin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Central Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eastport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Charlevoix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darragh, with the one closest to Darragh listed first.
- Goo ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goo is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
- East Jordan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Boyne Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Boyne City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darragh, with the one closest to Darragh listed first.
- Deward ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deward is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
- McIntyre Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
- Frederic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rasmus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rasmus is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasmus
- Grayling
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
- Bucks
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bucks is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
- Pere Cheney has also been known as:
- Center Plains
- Cheney
- Deerheart Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
- Grand Traverse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darragh, with the one closest to Darragh listed first.
- Tunk ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tunk is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunk
- Mabel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Angel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Angel has also been known as:
- Angel Station
- Angell Station
- Devils Elbow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
- Acme
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mapleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Old Mission
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Walton has also been known as:
- Walton Junction
- Mayfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Kingsley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Leelanau County
- Greilickville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Greilickville is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greilickville
- Missaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darragh, with the one closest to Darragh listed first.
- Moorestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stratford is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Cutcheon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
- Star City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Merritt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darragh, with the one closest to Darragh listed first.
- Waters
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arbutus Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arbutus Beach is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus Beach
- Elmira
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pearll City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pearll City is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
- Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
- Hallock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hallock is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
- Gaylord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Sparr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sparr is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
- Roscommon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darragh, with the one closest to Darragh listed first.
- Tent City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tent City is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
- Higgins Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Roscommon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wexford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darragh, with the one closest to Darragh listed first.
- Baxter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Manton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Darragh, see our County-by-County Page for Darragh.
Cemeteries Near Darragh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Darragh.
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 Darragh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Darragh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Darragh, with the one closest to Darragh listed first.
- Cold Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Excelsior Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maplegrove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Anthony's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chapman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery (South)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery (South)
- The Fairview Cemetery (South) has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Mancelona Cemetery
- Old Manceloma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #866660 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery (North)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clearwater Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lodi Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (111 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Helena Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Darragh in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Darragh.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Darragh, with the one closest to Darragh listed first.
- Leetsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leetsville is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetsville
- Kalkaska
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Antrim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Antrim is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Mancelona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lodi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Crofton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crofton is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
- Barker Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- South Boardman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frederic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Alba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bellaire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Darragh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Darragh.
Newspapers Published in Darragh ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Darragh.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Darragh, 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 Darragh.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Darragh:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Kalkaska County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Antrim County
- Charlevoix County
- Crawford County
- Grand Traverse County
- Leelanau County
- Missaukee County
- Otsego County
- Roscommon County
- Wexford 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 Darragh, 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- Darragh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |