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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Glen Haven. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Glen Haven to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Glen Haven, please Contact Us.

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 Glen Haven (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 Glen Haven. 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 Glen Haven ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Glen Haven: Glen Hvn. (or less commonly used: Glen Havn.)

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

Although our information shows that the community of Glen Haven is historic, it would have been located within present day Leelanau 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 Leelanau County: Benzie & Grand Traverse.

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

  • Leelanau County     (The home county of Glen Haven)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Haven, with the one closest to Glen Haven listed first.
    • Glen Arbor
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Port Oneida ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Burdickville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Empire
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jacktown ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacktown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
      • Jacktown is located in Leelanau County
      • Jacktown has also been known as:
      • Osborn
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jacktown
      • From Glen Haven to Jacktown
    • Maple City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
      • Maple City is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple City <2>
    • Bodus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bodus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
      • Bodus is located in Leelanau County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bodus
      • From Glen Haven to Bodus
    • Cedar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Isadore ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Isadore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
      • Isadore is located in Leelanau County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Isadore
      • From Glen Haven to Isadore
    • Schomberg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schomberg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
      • Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Schomberg
      • From Glen Haven to Schomberg
    • Crescent ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crescent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
      • Crescent is located in Leelanau County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crescent
      • From Glen Haven to Crescent
    • Solon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Solon is located in Leelanau County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Solon
      • From Glen Haven to Solon
  • Antrim County
  • Benzie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Haven, with the one closest to Glen Haven listed first.
    • Aral ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aral
      • Aral is located in Benzie County
      • Aral has also been known as:
      • Otter Creek
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aral
      • From Glen Haven to Aral
    • Lake Ann
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
      • Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <2>
    • Honor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honor
      • Honor is located in Benzie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honor <2>
    • Platte River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Beulah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Benzie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <2>
    • Benzonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bendon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bendon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
      • Bendon is located in Benzie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bendon
      • From Glen Haven to Bendon
    • Frankfort
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Benzie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <2>
    • Elberta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wallin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Thompsonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Griner Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griner Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griner Station
      • Griner Station is located in Benzie County
      • Griner Station has also been known as:
      • Print
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Griner Station
      • From Glen Haven to Griner Station
    • Nessen City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Grand Traverse County
  • Manistee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Haven, with the one closest to Glen Haven listed first.
    • Copemish
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Henry ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Henry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Manistee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Henry
      • From Glen Haven to Henry
    • Malcolm
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malcolm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
      • Malcolm is located in Manistee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Malcolm
      • From Glen Haven to Malcolm
    • Arcadia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Pomona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pomona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Manistee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pomona
      • From Glen Haven to Pomona

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

Cemeteries Near Glen Haven ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glen Haven.

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

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

  • Glen Arbor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Arbor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Arbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leelanau School Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leelanau School Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leelanau School Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tobin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tobin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tobin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tucker Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Werner - Erickson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Werner - Erickson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Werner - Erickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burdickville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burdickville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burdickville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelderhouse Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelderhouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelderhouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Empire Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Empire Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Empire Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleveland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (81 more) ...
    • Bland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Platte Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Platte Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Platte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

Glen Haven itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Glen Arbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Port Oneida ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Burdickville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Empire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Maple City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
    • Maple City is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple City <2>
  • Edgewater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Edgewater is located in Benzie County
  • Cedar Run
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
    • Cedar Run is located in Benzie County
  • Solon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Solon is located in Leelanau County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Solon
    • From Glen Haven to Solon
  • Lake Ann
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
    • Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <2>
  • Leland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • North Manitou
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bingham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bingham
    • From Glen Haven to Bingham
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Keswick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keswick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
      • Keswick is located in Leelanau County
    • Suttons Bay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suttons Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons Bay
      • Suttons Bay is located in Leelanau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suttons Bay <2>
    • Frankfort
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Benzie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Glen Haven ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glen Haven.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glen Haven, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glen Haven.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Glen Haven:

The official website for Leelanau County: www.leelanau.cc/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Glen Haven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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- Glen Haven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9029, Longitude: -86.0274    









 

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