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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 Fivemile Corner (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 Fivemile Corner. 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 Fivemile Corner ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Fivemile Corner: Fivemile Cor. (or less commonly used: Fivemile Crn.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fivemile Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fivemile Corner.

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 and hospitals 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.

Fivemile Corner is located in Grand Traverse 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 Grand Traverse County: Antrim, Benzie, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee & Wexford.

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

  • Grand Traverse County     (The home county of Fivemile Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fivemile Corner, with the one closest to Fivemile Corner listed first.
    • Acme
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Devils Elbow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
    • Traverse City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Williamsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Angel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
      • Angel has also been known as:
      • Angel Station
      • Angell Station
    • Mabel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Mayfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Tunk ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Tunk is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunk
    • Mapleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Grawn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Kingsley is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <1>
    • Summit City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Interlochen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Antrim County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fivemile Corner, with the one closest to Fivemile Corner listed first.
    • Elk Rapids
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kewadin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clam Lake ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
    • Bellaire
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Central Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mancelona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Wetzel ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wetzel is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
      • Wetzel has also been known as:
      • Wetzell
    • Finkton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Finkton is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
  • Benzie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fivemile Corner, with the one closest to Fivemile Corner listed first.
    • Lake Ann
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bendon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bendon is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
    • Wallin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wallin is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
    • Platte River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Platte River is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
    • Griner Station
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Griner Station is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griner Station
      • Griner Station has also been known as:
      • Print
    • Nessen City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Nessen City is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
    • Thompsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Honor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Aral ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Aral is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aral
      • Aral has also been known as:
      • Otter Creek
    • Benzonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Beulah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Kalkaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fivemile Corner, with the one closest to Fivemile Corner listed first.
    • Barker Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
    • Torch River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
    • Rapid City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • South Boardman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fife Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kalkaska
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Deibert
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
    • Lodi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Spencer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Westwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Sigma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
    • Sharon ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon has also been known as:
      • Big Oley
      • Jam One
    • Angling
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Angling is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
  • Leelanau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fivemile Corner, with the one closest to Fivemile Corner listed first.
    • Greilickville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Greilickville is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greilickville
    • Hatchs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
    • Bingham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Solon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Solon is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Cedar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Isadore ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Isadore is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
    • Bodus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bodus is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
    • Suttons Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Maple City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Schomberg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
    • Manseau ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Manseau is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manseau
    • Lake Leelanau
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Peshawbestown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Peshawbestown is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshawbestown
  • Manistee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fivemile Corner, with the one closest to Fivemile Corner listed first.
    • Harlan ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Harlan is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Pomona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pomona is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Copemish
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Henry ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Henry is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Missaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fivemile Corner, with the one closest to Fivemile Corner listed first.
    • Jennings
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jennings is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Cutcheon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
    • Stittsville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
  • Wexford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fivemile Corner, with the one closest to Fivemile Corner listed first.
    • Baxter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Baxter is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Buckley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Manton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Sherman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Sherman is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Bagnall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bagnall is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagnall
    • Glengary
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Glengary is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
    • Mesick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Meauwataka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
    • Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Bond's Mills is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond's Mills
    • Yuma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Yuma is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
    • Missaukee Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Missaukee Junction is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missaukee Junction

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

Cemeteries Near Fivemile Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fivemile Corner.

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 Fivemile Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Acme Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Acme Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oakwood Catholic Diocesan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Yuba Acme Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Circle Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Williamsburg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Barnum Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Koch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Northrup Grave
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (143 more) ...
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Heimforth Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Fivemile Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fivemile Corner.

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

  • Acme
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bates
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bates is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
  • Traverse City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Williamsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Yuba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Yuba is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
  • Mayfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Grawn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Barker Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
  • Mapleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Kingsley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kingsley is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <1>
  • Elk Rapids
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bingham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Monroe Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Monroe Center is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
    • Hannah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hannah is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Solon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Solon is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon

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

Newspapers Published in Fivemile Corner ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fivemile Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fivemile Corner, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fivemile Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Fivemile Corner:

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 Fivemile Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fivemile Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.