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 Falmouth (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 Falmouth. 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 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.
Falmouth is located in Missaukee 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 Missaukee County: Clare, Crawford, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Osceola, Roscommon & Wexford.
Below are the counties that are near Falmouth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Falmouth:
- Missaukee County (The home county of Falmouth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Falmouth, with the one closest to Falmouth listed first.
- Vogel Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
- McBain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Merritt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lucas is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Star City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Stoney Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stoney Corner is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Corner
- Stoney Corner has also been known as:
- Stoney Corners
- Cutcheon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
- Jennings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Moorestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stratford is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Clare County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falmouth, with the one closest to Falmouth listed first.
- Lake George
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Harrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allendale is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Meredith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Meredith is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Hatton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Former name for Lake:
- Lake Station
- Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Farwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falmouth, with the one closest to Falmouth listed first.
- Skyline Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
- Rasmus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rasmus is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasmus
- Grand Traverse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falmouth, with the one closest to Falmouth listed first.
- Walton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Walton has also been known as:
- Walton Junction
- Summit City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Kalkaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falmouth, with the one closest to Falmouth listed first.
- Fletcher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- Deibert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
- Fife Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Spencer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Angling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Angling is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
- Sigma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
- South Boardman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lake County
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Osceola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falmouth, with the one closest to Falmouth listed first.
- Park Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Park Lake is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Gormer ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gormer is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormer
- Dighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dighton is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Avondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Hartwick ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hartwick is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Tustin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola Junction ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Osceola Junction is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Junction
- Le Roy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Evart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sears
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Roscommon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falmouth, with the one closest to Falmouth listed first.
- Nellsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
- Houghton Lake Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
- Houghton Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Prudenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Higgins Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tent City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tent City is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
- Roscommon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wexford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falmouth, with the one closest to Falmouth listed first.
- Cadillac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Haring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Haring is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haring
- Missaukee Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Missaukee Junction is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missaukee Junction
- Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bond's Mills is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond's Mills
- Manton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Benson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Benson is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Meauwataka
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
- Millersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Millersville is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Boon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boon is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon
- Baxter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Harrietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Falmouth, see our County-by-County Page for Falmouth.
Cemeteries Near Falmouth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Falmouth.
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 Falmouth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Falmouth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Falmouth, with the one closest to Falmouth listed first.
- Clam Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vogel Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reeder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prosper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Aetna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Moddersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Butterfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watson Road Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Moddersville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Park Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (116 more) ...
- Star City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Lake City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #868 <2>
- Old Lake City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lake City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Lake City Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Lake City.
- The Old Lake City Cemetery has also been known as:
- M-55 Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379466 <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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Falmouth had a population of 60 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Falmouth, with the one closest to Falmouth listed first.
- Vogel Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
- Moddersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moddersville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moddersville
- McBain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Park Lake is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lucas is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Star City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Cutcheon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
- Jennings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Temple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Temple is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Morey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morey is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morey
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Pioneer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pioneer is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Cadillac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Falmouth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Falmouth.
Newspapers Published in Falmouth ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Falmouth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Falmouth, 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 Falmouth.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Falmouth:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Missaukee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clare County
- Crawford County
- Grand Traverse County
- Kalkaska County
- Lake County
- Osceola County
- Roscommon County
- Wexford 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Falmouth) 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 Falmouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |