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Introduction ...

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

We've added Goo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Goo, 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 Goo (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 Goo. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Goo is historic, it would have been located within present day Charlevoix 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 Charlevoix County: Antrim, Emmet & Otsego.

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

  • Charlevoix County     (The home county of Goo)
  • Antrim County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goo, with the one closest to Goo listed first.
    • Finkton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellsworth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Central Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lake
      • Central Lake is located in Antrim County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Lake <3>
    • Alba
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellaire
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wetzel ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wetzel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
      • Wetzel is located in Antrim County
      • Wetzel has also been known as:
      • Wetzell
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wetzel
      • From Goo to Wetzel
    • Eastport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Mancelona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mancelona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancelona
      • Mancelona is located in Antrim County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mancelona <3>
    • Clam Lake ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clam Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
      • Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clam Lake
      • From Goo to Clam Lake
    • Alden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kewadin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk Rapids
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Cheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goo, with the one closest to Goo listed first.
    • Wildwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wildwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wildwood
      • From Goo to Wildwood
    • Wolverine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
      • Wolverine is located in Cheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolverine <3>
    • Burt Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Lake
      • Burt Lake is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burt Lake <3>
    • Indian River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
      • Indian River is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian River <3>
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goo, with the one closest to Goo listed first.
    • Deward ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
      • Deward is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Deward
      • From Goo to Deward
    • Frederic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmet County
  • Grand Traverse County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goo, with the one closest to Goo listed first.
    • Old Mission
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Angel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
      • Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Angel has also been known as:
      • Angel Station
      • Angell Station
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Angel
      • From Goo to Angel
    • Mapleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tunk ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tunk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunk
      • Tunk is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tunk
      • From Goo to Tunk
    • Mabel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Williamsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Williamsburg has also been known as:
      • Williamburg
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <3>
  • Kalkaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goo, with the one closest to Goo listed first.
    • Westwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Westwood
      • From Goo to Westwood
    • Rapid City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapid City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid City
      • Rapid City is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid City <3>
    • Torch River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torch River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
      • Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
    • Barker Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kalkaska
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalkaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalkaska
      • Kalkaska is located in Kalkaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,083 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalkaska <3>
  • Leelanau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goo, with the one closest to Goo listed first.
    • Northport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Omena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Peshawbestown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Manseau ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manseau. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manseau
      • Manseau is located in Leelanau County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Manseau
      • From Goo to Manseau
    • Onominee ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Onominee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onominee
      • Onominee is located in Leelanau County
      • Onominee has also been known as:
      • Onominese
      • Onomonese
      • Onuminee
      • Onumunese
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Onominee
      • From Goo to Onominee
    • Suttons Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suttons Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goo, with the one closest to Goo listed first.
    • Elmira
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Elmira is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <3>
    • Hallock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
      • Hallock is located in Otsego County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hallock
      • From Goo to Hallock
    • Berryville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Berryville is located in Otsego County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berryville
      • From Goo to Berryville
    • Vanderbilt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Gaylord
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Pearll City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearll City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
      • Pearll City is located in Otsego County
    • Arbutus Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparr
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Waters
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Timbers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Goo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goo.

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

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

  • Todd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Bliss Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Bliss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Bliss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trojanek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Settlement Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Settlement Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knob Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knob Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morehouse Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (115 more) ...
    • Maple Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rock Elm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Elm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Elm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.

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

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

  • East Jordan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan
    • East Jordan is located in Charlevoix County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Jordan <3>
  • Chestonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestonia
    • Chestonia is located in Antrim County
  • Finkton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Boyne City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Advance
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
    • Advance is located in Charlevoix County
  • Boyne Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ellsworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Central Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lake
    • Central Lake is located in Antrim County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Lake <3>
  • Ironton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Horton Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Snowflake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snowflake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
    • Snowflake is located in Antrim County
  • Alba
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Elmira
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Elmira is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <3>
    • Bellaire
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
      • Clarion is located in Charlevoix County

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

Newspapers Published in Goo ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goo.

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

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 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 Goo:

The official website for Charlevoix County: www.charlevoixcounty.org/

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 Goo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1323, Longitude: -85.0641    









 

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