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 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 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.
Gardner is located in Menominee 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 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)
- Banat is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banat
- Swanson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Swanson is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
- Kells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kells is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
- Daggett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daggett is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Blom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blom is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
- Carney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nadeau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nadeau is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
- Longrie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Longrie is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrie
- Stephenson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Faithorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Faithorn is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithorn
- Koss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Koss is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koss
- Ingalls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalls is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- 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)
- Schaffer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schaffer is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
- Narenta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Narenta is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
- Hyde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hyde is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Ford River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ford River is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
- 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)
- Norway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Foster City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Florence County (WI)
- Aurora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- 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)
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Pembine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pembine is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
- Wausaukee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Athelstane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Athelstane is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
- Sweetheart City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
- Niagara
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
- Dunbar
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
- Rubys Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
- Crivitz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crivitz is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Marinette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marinette is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- 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.
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.
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 Gardner - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Daggett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Carney Village Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lost Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Swedish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Danish Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (40 more) ...
- North Stephenson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<3>
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)
- Talbot is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
- Bagley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bagley is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Daggett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daggett is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- 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)
- Nadeau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nadeau is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
- Ingalls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalls is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Powers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hermansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hermansville is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
- Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Amberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Amberg is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amberg
- Wallace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pembine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pembine is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
- Waucedah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waucedah is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucedah
- Wausaukee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
- 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.
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]<4>. 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 first visit 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 Gardner:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Menominee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Dickinson County
- Florence County
- Marinette 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 Gardner, 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' (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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |