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 Eagles Nest (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 Eagles Nest. 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 Eagles Nest ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
While the name of this community is Eagles Nest, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Eagles Nest may originally have been Eagle's Nest.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Eagles Nest might be written as Eagle Nest.
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 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.
Eagles Nest is located in 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 Eagles Nest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eagles Nest:
- Menominee County (The home county of Eagles Nest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Nest, with the one closest to Eagles Nest listed first.
- Kew
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Menominee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Menominee is located in Menominee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menominee <3>
- Carbondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County
- Wallace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Wallace is located in Menominee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <3>
- Arthur Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arthur Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County
- Ingalls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Koss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koss
- Koss is located in Menominee County
- Longrie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrie
- Longrie is located in Menominee County
- Stephenson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Stephenson is located in Menominee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <3>
- Kells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Daggett
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Swanson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Banat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banat
- Banat is located in Menominee County
- Door County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Nest, with the one closest to Eagles Nest listed first.
- Fish Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Fish Creek is located in Door County (WI)
- Egg Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Egg Harbor is located in Door County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Ephraim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Idlewild
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Idlewild is located in Door County (WI)
- Sister Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
- Sister Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Little Sturgeon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Sturgeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Little Sturgeon is located in Door County (WI)
- Baileys Harbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
- Baileys Harbor is located in Door County (WI)
- North Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Jacksonport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
- Jacksonport is located in Door County (WI)
- Ellison Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
- Ellison Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Rowleys Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowleys Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
- Rowleys Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Sturgeon Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
- Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Gills Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Rock
- Gills Rock is located in Door County (WI)
- Marinette County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Nest, with the one closest to Eagles Nest listed first.
- Marinette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Marinette is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Rubys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
- Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Peshtigo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Sweetheart City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
- Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Crivitz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Wausaukee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Pound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Coleman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Cedarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Athelstane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
- Athelstane is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Oconto County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Nest, with the one closest to Eagles Nest listed first.
- Oconto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Oconto is located in Oconto County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Lena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Pensaukee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eagles Nest, see our County-by-County Page for Eagles Nest.
Cemeteries Near Eagles Nest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eagles Nest.
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 Eagles Nest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eagles Nest, with the one closest to Eagles Nest listed first.
- Birch Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birch Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birch Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Menominee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1501 <5>
- St. Mary's Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Mission Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Winesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winesville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Forest Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Home Cemetery is located in Marinette (WI).
- The Forest Home Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marinette Forest Home Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2286760 <5>
- Hebrew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- 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. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- 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.
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Marinette (WI).
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87675 <5>
- Glenwood Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Memorial Gardens
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Edwards Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (66 more) ...
- Mellen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mellen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mellen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Riverside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Marinette County Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marinette County Cemetery
- The Marinette County Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pineview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88403 <5>
- Mellen 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.<6>
While we didn't find Eagles Nest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eagles Nest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eagles Nest, with the one closest to Eagles Nest listed first.
- Birch Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Birch Creek is located in Menominee County
- Menominee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Menominee is located in Menominee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menominee <3>
- Marinette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Marinette is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Carbondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County
- Wallace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Wallace is located in Menominee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <3>
- Porterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Porterfield is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Peshtigo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Arthur Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arthur Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County
- Ingalls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Stephenson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Stephenson is located in Menominee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <3>
- Egg Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Egg Harbor is located in Door County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Fish Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Fish Creek is located in Door County (WI)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Daggett
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Cedar River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar River
- Cedar River is located in Menominee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar River <3>
- Middle Inlet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Inlet
- Middle Inlet is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Daggett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eagles Nest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eagles Nest.
Newspapers Published in Eagles Nest ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagles Nest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eagles Nest, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eagles Nest.
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 Eagles Nest:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.michigan.gov/mhc/047267-282-61083---00.html
- Pages specific to Menominee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Door County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marinette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Oconto County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Door County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Michigan
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Michigan
- Cemeteries of Menominee County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Michigan
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Michigan
- Cemeteries of Menominee County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eagles Nest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Menominee County: www.menomineecounty.com/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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> | 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 Eagles Nest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <7> | 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- Eagles Nest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagles Nest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1905, Longitude: -87.6115 In this case, the coordinates for Eagles Nest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |