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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 Garland Village (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 Garland Village. 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 Garland Village ...

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 Garland Village: Garland Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Garland Village is located in Montmorency 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 Montmorency County: Alcona, Alpena, Cheboygan, Crawford, Oscoda, Otsego & Presque Isle.

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

  • Montmorency County     (The home county of Garland Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland Village, with the one closest to Garland Village listed first.
    • Lewiston
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Vienna Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Vienna Junction is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
    • Bigelow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Bigelow is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
    • Vienna Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
    • Big Rock ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
    • Atlanta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Canada Creek Ranch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Canada Creek Ranch is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Creek Ranch
    • Hillman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Royston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Royston is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
  • Alcona County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland Village, with the one closest to Garland Village listed first.
    • Curran
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Curtisville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
  • Alpena County
    • Flanders
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Flanders is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland Village, with the one closest to Garland Village listed first.
    • Bucks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bucks is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
    • Frederic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Grayling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Deerheart Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
    • Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Deward ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Deward is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
    • Skyline Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
    • McIntyre Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
    • Rasmus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rasmus is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasmus
  • Ogemaw County
    • Damon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
  • Oscoda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland Village, with the one closest to Garland Village listed first.
    • Red Oak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Kneeland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
    • Fairview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Luzerne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mio
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McKinley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • McKinley is located in Oscoda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland Village, with the one closest to Garland Village listed first.
    • Hetherton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hetherton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
    • Johannesburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
    • Sparr
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Sparr is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
    • Arbutus Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Arbutus Beach is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus Beach
    • Waters
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Pearll City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pearll City is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
    • Gaylord
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Timbers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
    • Vanderbilt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Berryville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Berryville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Hallock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hallock is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
    • Elmira
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Roscommon County
    • Roscommon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Garland Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garland Village.

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 Garland Village - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lewiston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Finnish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Muskrat Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lovells Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Charleton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Johannesburg Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gingell Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Loud Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Briley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kittle Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Avery Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (51 more) ...
    • Luzerne Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Indian Graves
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mio Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Garland Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Garland Village.

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

  • Red Oak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Big Rock ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
  • Hetherton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hetherton is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
  • Atlanta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Luzerne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Mio
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Otsego Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Otsego Lake is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego Lake
  • Waters
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Gaylord
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Frederic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Grayling
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Hillman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Damon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon

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

Newspapers Published in Garland Village ...

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 Garland Village.

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

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 websites either 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 Garland Village:

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 Garland Village, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Garland Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.