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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 Epsilon (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 Epsilon. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Epsilon is located in Emmet 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 Emmet County: Charlevoix & Cheboygan.

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

  • Emmet County     (The home county of Epsilon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epsilon, with the one closest to Epsilon listed first.
    • Ponshewaing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
    • Oden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Conway
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Alanson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bay View
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Kegomic ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
    • Ramona Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
    • Petoskey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Roaring Brook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
    • Brutus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wequetonsing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetonsing
    • Bay Harbor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Antrim County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epsilon, with the one closest to Epsilon listed first.
    • Ellsworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Finkton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Finkton is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
    • Alba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Central Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Charlevoix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epsilon, with the one closest to Epsilon listed first.
    • Walloon Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Zenith Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
    • Boyne Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Boyne City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Bay Shore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
    • Horton Bay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
    • Goo ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Goo is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
    • Ironton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • East Jordan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Charlevoix
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Norwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Cheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epsilon, with the one closest to Epsilon listed first.
    • Wildwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Burt Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Wolverine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Giauque Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
    • Topinabee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Afton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Veery Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
    • Long Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Fingerboard Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
    • Riggsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
    • Silver Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
  • Mackinac County
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epsilon, with the one closest to Epsilon listed first.
    • Berryville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Berryville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Vanderbilt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Timbers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
    • Elmira
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hallock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Hallock is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
    • Gaylord
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Sparr
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sparr is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
    • Pearll City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Pearll City is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
    • Arbutus Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Arbutus Beach is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus Beach
  • Presque Isle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epsilon, with the one closest to Epsilon listed first.
    • Onaway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <1>
    • Black Lake Bluffs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Black Lake Bluffs is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Bluffs

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

Cemeteries Near Epsilon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Epsilon.

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 Epsilon - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Epsilon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Curtiss Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Joy Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sacramentine Monastery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Traverse Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ohioville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Alanson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Clarion Cemetery
  • Chandler Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (115 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Epsilon had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Oden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wildwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Conway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Alanson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Burt Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kegomic ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
  • Bay View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Petoskey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Clarion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarion is located in Charlevoix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Ayr
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ayr is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
  • Rondo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rondo is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
  • Indian River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Brutus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Harbor Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolverine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Epsilon ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Epsilon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Epsilon, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Epsilon.

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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Epsilon:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Epsilon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Epsilon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.