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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 Gardner (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 Gardner. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Gardner is located in Menominee County.

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 Menominee County: Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, Door (WI) & Marinette (WI).

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

  • Menominee County     (The home county of Gardner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
    • Banat
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banat
      • Banat is located in Menominee County
    • Swanson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
      • Swanson is located in Menominee County
    • Kells
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
      • Kells is located in Menominee County
    • Daggett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
      • Daggett is located in Menominee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Blom
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
      • Blom is located in Menominee County
    • Carney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nadeau
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Longrie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrie
      • Longrie is located in Menominee County
    • Stephenson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
      • Stephenson is located in Menominee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <2>
    • Koss
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koss
      • Koss is located in Menominee County
    • Ingalls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
      • Ingalls is located in Menominee County
    • Hermansville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Powers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
    • Bark River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
      • Schaffer is located in Delta County
    • Ford River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
    • Loretto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Vulcan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
      • Vulcan is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vulcan <2>
    • Norway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Dickinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <2>
    • Quinnesec
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Mountain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingsford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
      • Kingsford is located in Dickinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,923 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsford <2>
    • Foster City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster City
      • Foster City is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster City <2>
  • Florence County (WI)
    • Aurora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Florence County (WI)
  • Marinette County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
    • Cedarville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Pembine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
      • Pembine is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Wausaukee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
      • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Athelstane
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
      • Athelstane is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Sweetheart City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
      • Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Niagara
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niagara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
      • Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
    • Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Lake is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
    • Rubys Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
      • Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Crivitz
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crivitz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
      • Crivitz is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • Harmony
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Marinette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
      • Marinette is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people

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

Newspapers Published in Gardner ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gardner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gardner, 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 Gardner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Gardner:

Cemeteries Near Gardner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gardner.

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

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

  • Swedish Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Methodist Cemetery
  • Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
  • Daggett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daggett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daggett Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Carney Village Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carney Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carney Village Cemetery
  • St. Marys Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Church Cemetery
  • Lost Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Lake Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Danish Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
  • Continue List   (40 more) ...
    • North Stephenson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Stephenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Stephenson Cemetery
    • Stephenson Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethlehem Covenant Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 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.<5>

While we didn't find Gardner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gardner.

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

  • Talbot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
    • Talbot is located in Menominee County
  • Bagley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Bagley is located in Menominee County
  • Daggett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Daggett is located in Menominee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Carney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Stephenson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
    • Stephenson is located in Menominee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <2>
  • Nadeau
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Ingalls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Ingalls is located in Menominee County
  • Powers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Hermansville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Cedarville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Marinette County (WI)
  • Amberg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amberg
    • Amberg is located in Marinette County (WI)
  • Wallace
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pembine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
      • Pembine is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Waucedah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waucedah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucedah
      • Waucedah is located in Dickinson County
    • Wausaukee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
      • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gardner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Menominee County: www.menomineecounty.com/

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>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- Gardner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gardner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5364, Longitude: -87.7079       In this case, the coordinates for Gardner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Gardner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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