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 East Jordan (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 East Jordan. 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 East Jordan ...
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 East Jordan: E. Jordan
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Jordan. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Jordan.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
East Jordan is located in Charlevoix 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 Charlevoix County: Antrim, Emmet & Otsego.
Below are the counties that are near East Jordan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Jordan:
- Charlevoix County (The home county of East Jordan)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jordan, with the one closest to East Jordan listed first.
- Goo ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goo is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
- Boyne City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Ironton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Horton Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
- Boyne Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zenith Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
- Walloon Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charlevoix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Bay Shore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
- Antrim County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jordan, with the one closest to East Jordan listed first.
- Ellsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Finkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Finkton is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
- Central Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eastport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bellaire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
- Mancelona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kewadin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elk Rapids
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jordan, with the one closest to East Jordan listed first.
- Wildwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wolverine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burt Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County
- Deward ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deward is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
- Emmet County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jordan, with the one closest to East Jordan listed first.
- Bay Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Petoskey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kegomic ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kegomic is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
- Forest Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Forest Beach is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
- Harbor Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ramona Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
- Roaring Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
- Wequetonsing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetonsing
- Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ponshewaing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
- Grand Traverse County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jordan, with the one closest to East Jordan listed first.
- Old Mission
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Angel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Angel has also been known as:
- Angel Station
- Angell Station
- Mabel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Tunk ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tunk is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunk
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kalkaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jordan, with the one closest to East Jordan listed first.
- Westwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Rapid City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Torch River
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
- Barker Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
- Kalkaska
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leelanau County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jordan, with the one closest to East Jordan listed first.
- Northport
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Omena
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Peshawbestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Peshawbestown is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshawbestown
- Manseau ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manseau is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manseau
- Onominee ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Onominee is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onominee
- Onominee has also been known as:
- Onominese
- Onomonese
- Onuminee
- Onumunese
- Suttons Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jordan, with the one closest to East Jordan listed first.
- Elmira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hallock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hallock is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
- Berryville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Berryville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Vanderbilt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gaylord
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pearll City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pearll City is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
- Arbutus Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arbutus Beach is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus Beach
- Green Timbers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
- Sparr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sparr is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
- Waters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Jordan, see our County-by-County Page for East Jordan.
Cemeteries Near East Jordan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Jordan.
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 East Jordan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Jordan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Jordan, with the one closest to East Jordan listed first.
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morehouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Bliss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Todd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Advance Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (119 more) ...
- Trojanek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ellsworth Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Ellsworth.
- The Ellsworth Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boss Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #444 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Jordan had a population of 731 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, East Jordan had a population of 2,339 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Jordan, with the one closest to East Jordan listed first.
- Advance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Ellsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boyne City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Finkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Finkton is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
- Chestonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chestonia is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestonia
- Ironton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Central Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horton Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
- Snowflake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Boyne Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Atwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Atwood is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Eastport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Torch Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Torch Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Lake
- Charlevoix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Jordan. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Jordan.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of East Jordan ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Jordan.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of East Jordan. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of East Jordan and those printed in the larger area surrounding East Jordan.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of East Jordan.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 East Jordan:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Charlevoix County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Antrim County
- Cheboygan County
- Crawford County
- Emmet County
- Grand Traverse County
- Kalkaska County
- Leelanau County
- Otsego 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 East Jordan, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- East Jordan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |