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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 Escanaba (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 Escanaba. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Escanaba is located in Delta County and is the County Seat.

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 Delta County: Alger, Marquette, Menominee & Schoolcraft.

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

  • Delta County     (The home county of Escanaba)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Escanaba, with the one closest to Escanaba listed first.
    • Larch
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larch
      • Larch is located in Delta County
    • Wells
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Delta County
    • Ford River
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
      • Ford River is located in Delta County
    • Lambert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Lambert is located in Delta County
    • Gladstone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Flat Rock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
    • Chaison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaison
      • Chaison is located in Delta County
    • Kipling
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
      • Kipling is located in Delta County
    • Chandler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
      • Chandler is located in Delta County
    • Bark River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bark River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Schaffer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
      • Schaffer is located in Delta County
    • Brampton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
      • Brampton is located in Delta County
    • Garth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth
      • Garth is located in Delta County
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Escanaba, with the one closest to Escanaba listed first.
    • Watson ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Marquette County
    • Arnold
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Escanaba, with the one closest to Escanaba listed first.
    • Harris
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Perronville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perronville
      • Perronville is located in Menominee County
    • Dryads ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dryads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
      • Dryads is located in Menominee County
    • Wilson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Menominee County
    • LaBranche
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
      • LaBranche is located in Menominee County
    • Spalding
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spalding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
      • Spalding is located in Menominee County
    • Powers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Carney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hermansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
      • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
    • Nadeau
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nadeau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
      • Nadeau is located in Menominee County
  • Schoolcraft County
    • Cooks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
      • Cooks is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooks <2>
  • Door County (WI)
    • Washington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Door County (WI)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Escanaba ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Escanaba.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Escanaba. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Escanaba and those printed in the larger area surrounding Escanaba.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> of Escanaba.

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 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 Escanaba:

Cemeteries Near Escanaba ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Escanaba.

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

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

  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Garden of Rest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Rest Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Flat Rock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lakewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakewood Cemetery
  • West Ford River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Ford River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Ford River Cemetery
  • Ford River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford River Cemetery
  • Bay de Noc Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay de Noc Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay de Noc Cemetery
  • Fernwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fernwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fernwood Cemetery
  • Flat Rock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock Cemetery
  • Schaffer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schaffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schaffer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (47 more) ...
    • South Ford River Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Ford River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Ford River Cemetery
    • South Fork River Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Fork River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Fork River Cemetery
    • Indian Town Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Town 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Escanaba had a population of 6,808 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Escanaba had a population of 12,101 people.

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

  • Wells
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Wells is located in Delta County
  • North Escanaba
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Escanaba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Escanaba
    • North Escanaba is located in Delta County
  • Ford River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
    • Ford River is located in Delta County
  • Pine Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Delta County
  • West Gladstone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gladstone
    • West Gladstone is located in Delta County
  • Hyde
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
    • Hyde is located in Delta County
  • Gladstone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Flat Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
  • Narenta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narenta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
    • Narenta is located in Delta County
  • Kipling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
    • Kipling is located in Delta County
  • Bark River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bark River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Schaffer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
    • Schaffer is located in Delta County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Brampton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
      • Brampton is located in Delta County
    • Masonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
      • Masonville is located in Delta County
    • Eustis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eustis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
      • Eustis is located in Menominee County

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

The official website for Escanaba: www.escanaba.org/

The official website for Delta County: www.deltacountymi.org/

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>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.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Escanaba) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Escanaba. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7458, Longitude: -87.0671    
<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 Escanaba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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