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Introduction ...

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

We've added Dryads to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dryads, 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 Dryads (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 Dryads. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Dryads is historic, it would have been located within present day Menominee 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 Menominee County: Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, Door (WI) & Marinette (WI).

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

  • Menominee County     (The home county of Dryads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dryads, with the one closest to Dryads listed first.
    • LaBranche
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
      • LaBranche is located in Menominee County
    • Perronville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perronville
      • Perronville is located in Menominee County
    • Wilson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Menominee County
    • Harris
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <3>
    • Spalding
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spalding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
      • Spalding is located in Menominee County
    • Powers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
      • Powers is located in Menominee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <3>
    • Hermansville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
      • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
    • Nadeau
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nadeau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
      • Nadeau is located in Menominee County
    • Carney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Blom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
      • Blom is located in Menominee County
    • Banat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banat
      • Banat is located in Menominee County
    • Daggett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
      • Daggett is located in Menominee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dryads, with the one closest to Dryads listed first.
    • Schaffer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
      • Schaffer is located in Delta County
    • Cornell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
      • Cornell is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornell <3>
    • Flat Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
    • Bark River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bark River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark River
      • Bark River is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bark River <3>
    • Chandler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
      • Chandler is located in Delta County
    • Saint Nicholas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
      • Saint Nicholas is located in Delta County
    • Lambert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Lambert is located in Delta County
    • Chaison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaison
      • Chaison is located in Delta County
    • Wells
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Delta County
    • Brampton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
      • Brampton is located in Delta County
    • Escanaba
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Beaver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Delta County
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dryads, with the one closest to Dryads listed first.
    • Foster City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster City
      • Foster City is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster City <3>
    • Loretto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Felch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Vulcan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
      • Vulcan is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vulcan <3>
    • Felch Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
      • Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
    • Norway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Dickinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <3>
    • Ralph
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Quinnesec
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Turner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Dickinson County
    • Iron Mountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dryads, with the one closest to Dryads listed first.
    • Watson ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Marquette County
    • Arnold
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
    • Northland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • McFarland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
      • McFarland is located in Marquette County
      • McFarland has also been known as:
      • McFarlands
    • Helena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Marquette County
    • Gwinn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwinn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinn
      • Gwinn is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gwinn <3>
    • Austin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Marquette County
    • Little Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake
      • Little Lake is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Lake <3>
  • Marinette County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dryads, with the one closest to Dryads listed first.
    • Niagara
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niagara have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
      • Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
    • Pembine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
      • Pembine is located in Marinette County (WI)

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

Newspapers Published in Dryads ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dryads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dryads, 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 Dryads.

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 Dryads:

Cemeteries Near Dryads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dryads.

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

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

  • St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
  • Schaffer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schaffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schaffer Cemetery
  • Spalding Twp. Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Flat Rock Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock Cemetery
  • Meyer Twp. Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
  • Bark River Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bark River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bark River Cemetery
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Nicholas Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
  • Hannahville Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hannahville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hannahville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (47 more) ...
    • Waucedah Twp. Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waucedah Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waucedah Twp. Cemetery
    • West Ford River Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Ford River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Ford River Cemetery
    • Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery

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.

Dryads itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Whitney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Whitney is located in Menominee County
  • Faunus ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faunus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faunus
    • Faunus is located in Menominee County
  • Eustis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eustis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
    • Eustis is located in Menominee County
  • Schaffer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
    • Schaffer is located in Delta County
  • Wilson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in Menominee County
  • Houle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houle
    • Houle is located in Menominee County
    • Houle has also been known as:
    • Houles
  • Indiantown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Indiantown is located in Menominee County
    • Indiantown has also been known as:
    • Indian Town
  • Bark River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bark River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark River
    • Bark River is located in Delta County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bark River <3>
  • Flat Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
  • Hermansville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
    • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
  • Powers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
    • Powers is located in Menominee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <3>
  • Narenta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narenta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
    • Narenta is located in Delta County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hyde
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
      • Hyde is located in Delta County
    • Pine Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Delta County
    • Hardwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwood
      • Hardwood is located in Dickinson County

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

The official website for Menominee County: www.menomineecounty.com/

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 Dryads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dryads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dryads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8498, Longitude: -87.4283    
<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.




 

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