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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 Gilbert (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 Gilbert. 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 and hospitals 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.

Gilbert is located in Wexford 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 Wexford County: Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Lake, Manistee, Missaukee & Osceola.

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

  • Wexford County     (The home county of Gilbert)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
    • Manton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Bond's Mills is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond's Mills
    • Missaukee Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Missaukee Junction is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missaukee Junction
    • Haring
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Haring is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haring
    • Meauwataka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
    • Cadillac
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Millersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Millersville is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Baxter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Baxter is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Boon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Boon is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon
    • Benson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Benson is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Harrietta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Mesick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sherman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Sherman is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Benzie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
    • Griner Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Nessen City is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
    • Wallin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wallin is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
    • Bendon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bendon is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
    • Thompsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Grand Traverse County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
    • Walton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
      • Walton has also been known as:
      • Walton Junction
    • Summit City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Kingsley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Mayfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Devils Elbow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
    • Pavlovic Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pavlovic Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavlovic Corner
    • Karlin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Karlin is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlin
    • Grawn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Interlochen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Acme
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mabel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Williamsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Traverse City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Kalkaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
    • Fife Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Deibert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
    • South Boardman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lodi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Sharon ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon has also been known as:
      • Big Oley
      • Jam One
    • Spencer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Fletcher
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
    • Kalkaska
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sigma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
    • Barker Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
    • Angling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Angling is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
    • Bristol
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bristol is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Luther
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Irons
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Leelanau County
    • Greilickville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Greilickville is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greilickville
  • Manistee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
    • Harlan ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Harlan is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Pomona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Pomona is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Copemish
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Dublin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dublin is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Henry ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Henry is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Wellston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Kaleva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Brethren
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Missaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
    • Jennings
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jennings is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Lake City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lucas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lucas is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
    • Cutcheon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
    • Stoney Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Stoney Corner is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Corner
      • Stoney Corner has also been known as:
      • Stoney Corners
    • McBain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stittsville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
    • Falmouth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Moorestown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
    • Star City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Star City is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Vogel Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
    • Merritt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Stratford ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Stratford is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
    • Osceola Junction ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Osceola Junction is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Junction
    • Highland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Tustin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Park Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Park Lake is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
    • Dighton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Dighton is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
    • Le Roy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Marion
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartwick ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Hartwick is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
    • Avondale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Avondale is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
    • Dewing's ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Dewing's is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewing's
    • Ashton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Ashton is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Gormer ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gormer is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormer
  • Roscommon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
    • Nellsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
    • Tent City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Tent City is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City

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

Cemeteries Near Gilbert ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gilbert.

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 Gilbert - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Gilbert Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Haring Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Caldwell Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Meauwataka Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Jennings.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Jennings Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1191 <2>
  • Old Jennings Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Soper Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Selma Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (120 more) ...
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cadillac.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1125 <2>
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cadillac.
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cadillac Maple Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1001 <2>
    • Boon Westside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gilbert had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Manton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Missaukee Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Missaukee Junction is located in Wexford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missaukee Junction
  • Meauwataka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
  • Jennings
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jennings is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Cadillac
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Millersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Millersville is located in Wexford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Boon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Boon is located in Wexford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon
  • Lake City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Morey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Morey is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morey
  • Walton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
    • Walton has also been known as:
    • Walton Junction
  • Benson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Benson is located in Wexford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Lucas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lucas is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hobart
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Hobart is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Summit City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Harrietta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Gilbert ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilbert.

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

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 professional and volunteer 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 Gilbert:

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 Gilbert, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gilbert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.