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 Five Corners (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 Five Corners. 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 Five Corners ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Five Corners: Five Cors.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Five Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Five Corners.
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.
Five Corners is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Antrim, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego & Roscommon.
Below are the counties that are near Five Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Five Corners:
- Crawford County (The home county of Five Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
- Pere Cheney has also been known as:
- Center Plains
- Cheney
- Bucks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bucks is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
- Deerheart Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
- Skyline Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
- Grayling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rasmus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rasmus is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasmus
- McIntyre Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
- Frederic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deward ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deward is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
- Kalkaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Fletcher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Angling
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Angling is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
- Sigma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- Spencer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Missaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Moorestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Merritt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Star City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Montmorency County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Garland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
- Vienna Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Junction is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Lewiston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
- Bigelow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bigelow is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Big Rock ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Ogemaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Damon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Damon is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
- Ogemaw Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
- Rose City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
- Lupton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Campbells Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
- Oscoda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Luzerne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Red Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Mio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kneeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McKinley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McKinley is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
- Waters
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Arbutus Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Arbutus Beach is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus Beach
- Johannesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pearll City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pearll City is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
- Gaylord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hetherton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hetherton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
- Sparr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sparr is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
- Roscommon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Roscommon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Geels
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Geels is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
- Higgins Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Tent City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tent City is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
- Saint Helen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Prudenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Houghton Lake Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
- Houghton Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nellsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Five Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Five Corners.
Cemeteries Near Five Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Five Corners.
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 Five Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Five Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Stephan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pere Cheney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Richfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Higgins Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lovells Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- United States Government Military Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gerrish Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pindus Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (56 more) ...
- Indian Graves
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Luzerne Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rich Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Five Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Five Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
- Pere Cheney has also been known as:
- Center Plains
- Cheney
- Grayling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roscommon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Luzerne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Red Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Frederic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Damon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Damon is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
- Waters
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Helen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Otsego Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego Lake is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego Lake
- Fletcher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Prudenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Houghton Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Five Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Corners.
Newspapers Published in Five Corners ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Five Corners, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Five Corners.
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 Five Corners:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kalkaska County
- Missaukee County
- Montmorency County
- Ogemaw County
- Oscoda County
- Otsego County
- Roscommon 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 Five Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Five Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |