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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 Edgewater Beach (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 Edgewater Beach. 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 Edgewater Beach ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Edgewater Beach: Edgewater Bch.

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 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.

Edgewater Beach is located in Cheboygan 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 Cheboygan County: Charlevoix, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego & Presque Isle.

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

  • Cheboygan County     (The home county of Edgewater Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
    • Point Nipigon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
      • Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
      • Point Nipigon has also been known as:
      • Point Nip-i-gon
    • Riggsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
      • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
    • Cheboygan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheboygan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheboygan
      • Cheboygan is located in Cheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheboygan <2>
    • Mullett Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullett Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
      • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
    • Silver Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
      • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
    • Long Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
      • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
    • Veery Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
      • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
    • Topinabee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Giauque Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
      • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
    • Burt Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Lake
      • Burt Lake is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burt Lake <2>
    • Indian River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
      • Indian River is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian River <2>
    • Afton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fingerboard Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
      • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
  • Chippewa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
    • Dick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
      • Dick is located in Chippewa County
    • Dryburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
      • Dryburg is located in Chippewa County
    • Fibre
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibre
      • Fibre is located in Chippewa County
  • Emmet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
    • Mackinaw City
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Carp Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Levering
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Van
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
      • Van is located in Emmet County
    • Pellston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellston
      • Pellston is located in Emmet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pellston <2>
    • Marsh Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
      • Marsh Corner is located in Emmet County
    • Cross Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Village
      • Cross Village is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Village <2>
    • Brutus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brutus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
      • Brutus is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brutus <2>
    • Alanson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
      • Alanson is located in Emmet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <2>
    • Stutsmanville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsmanville
      • Stutsmanville is located in Emmet County
    • Good Hart
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Oden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Middle Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
      • Middle Village is located in Emmet County
  • Mackinac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
    • Saint Ignace
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignace
      • Saint Ignace is located in Mackinac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignace <2>
    • Mackinac Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackinac Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
      • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • British Landing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
      • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
    • Gros Cap
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
      • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
    • Pointe Aux Pins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Allenville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
      • Allenville is located in Mackinac County
    • Moran
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
      • Moran is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <2>
    • Pontchartrain Shores
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontchartrain Shores
      • Pontchartrain Shores is located in Mackinac County
    • Hessel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Simmons ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
      • Simmons is located in Mackinac County
    • Cedarville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <2>
    • Kenneth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
      • Kenneth is located in Mackinac County
    • Port Dolomite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dolomite
      • Port Dolomite is located in Mackinac County

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

Newspapers Published in Edgewater Beach ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edgewater Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edgewater Beach, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edgewater Beach.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Edgewater Beach:

Cemeteries Near Edgewater Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edgewater Beach.

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

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

  • Mackinaw City Bible Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mackinaw City Bible Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mackinaw City Bible Church Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
  • St. Ignace's Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ignace's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignace's Catholic Cemetery
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
  • Sailors & Indians Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sailors & Indians Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sailors & Indians Cemetery
  • Gros Gap Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gros Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gros Gap Cemetery
  • Ft. Mackinac Post Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Mackinac Post Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Mackinac Post Cemetery
  • Mackinac Island Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mackinac Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mackinac Island Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
  • Levering & Carp Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Levering & Carp Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Levering & Carp Lake Cemetery
  • Bliss Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bliss Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bliss Twp. Cemetery
  • Continue List   (72 more) ...
    • Munro Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munro Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Polish Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish 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.<4>

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

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

  • Mackinaw City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Freedom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Freedom is located in Cheboygan County
  • Carp Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Saint Ignace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignace
    • Saint Ignace is located in Mackinac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignace <2>
  • Mackinac Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackinac Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
    • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Bliss
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bliss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
    • Bliss is located in Emmet County
  • Levering
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pointe Aux Pins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Riggsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
    • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
  • Pellston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellston
    • Pellston is located in Emmet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pellston <2>
  • Cheboygan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheboygan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheboygan
    • Cheboygan is located in Cheboygan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,697 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheboygan <2>
  • Moran
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
    • Moran is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <2>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cross Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Village
      • Cross Village is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Village <2>
    • Mullett Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullett Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
      • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
    • Brutus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brutus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
      • Brutus is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brutus <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edgewater Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Edgewater Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edgewater Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7686, Longitude: -84.7250       In this case, the coordinates for Edgewater Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Edgewater Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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