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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 Good Hart (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 Good Hart. 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 Good Hart ...

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.

Another variation: Goodhart.

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 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.

Good Hart is located in Emmet 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 Emmet County: Charlevoix & Cheboygan.

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

  • Emmet County     (The home county of Good Hart)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Good Hart, with the one closest to Good Hart listed first.
    • Middle Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
      • Middle Village is located in Emmet County
    • Cross Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Village
      • Cross Village is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Village <2>
    • Stutsmanville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsmanville
      • Stutsmanville is located in Emmet County
    • Marsh Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
      • Marsh Corner is located in Emmet County
    • Forest Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
      • Forest Beach is located in Emmet County
    • Harbor Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
      • Harbor Springs is located in Emmet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Springs <2>
    • Wequetonsing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetonsing
      • Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County
    • Ramona Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
      • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
    • Bay Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pellston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellston
      • Pellston is located in Emmet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pellston <2>
    • Bay View
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Conway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <2>
    • Kegomic ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kegomic. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
      • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
  • Antrim County
    • Ellsworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Charlevoix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Good Hart, with the one closest to Good Hart listed first.
    • Bay Shore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
      • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
    • Charlevoix
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Zenith Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
      • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
    • Horton Bay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
      • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
    • Nomad
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nomad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomad
      • Nomad is located in Charlevoix County
    • Ironton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
    • Walloon Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint James
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyne City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
      • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
      • Former names for Boyne City:
      • Bay Springs
      • Boyne
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <2>
    • Norwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
    • East Jordan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Boyne Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Goo ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
      • Goo is located in Charlevoix County
  • Cheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Good Hart, with the one closest to Good Hart listed first.
    • Burt Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Riggsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
      • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
    • Giauque Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
      • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
    • Topinabee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Indian River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Long Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
      • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
    • Silver Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
      • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
    • Veery Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
      • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
    • Mullett Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullett Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
      • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
    • Point Nipigon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
      • Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
      • Point Nipigon has also been known as:
      • Point Nip-i-gon
  • Mackinac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Good Hart, with the one closest to Good Hart listed first.
    • Gros Cap
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
      • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
    • Saint Ignace
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignace
      • Saint Ignace is located in Mackinac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignace <2>
    • Mackinac Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackinac Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
      • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people

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

Newspapers Published in Good Hart ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Good Hart.

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

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 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 Good Hart:

Cemeteries Near Good Hart ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Good Hart.

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

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

  • St. Ignatius' Catholic Chuch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ignatius' Catholic Chuch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignatius' Catholic Chuch Cemetery
  • Beran Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beran Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beran Baptist Cemetery
  • Island View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island View Cemetery
  • Readmond Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Readmond Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Readmond Twp. Cemetery
  • Frienship Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frienship Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frienship Twp. Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Starr Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starr Cemetery
  • St. Nicholas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The St. Nicholas Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Nichols Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (79 more) ...
    • Ayr Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bliss Twp. Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bliss Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bliss Twp. Cemetery
    • Indian Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Good Hart had a population of 24 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Cross Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Village
    • Cross Village is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Village <2>
  • Pleasant View
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Emmet County
  • Harbor Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
    • Harbor Springs is located in Emmet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Springs <2>
  • Ayr
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
    • Ayr is located in Emmet County
  • Bliss
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bliss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
    • Bliss is located in Emmet County
  • Burgess
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgess have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
    • Burgess is located in Charlevoix County
  • Petoskey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bay View
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kegomic ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kegomic. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
    • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
  • Conway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Conway is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <2>
  • Pellston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellston
    • Pellston is located in Emmet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pellston <2>
  • Brutus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brutus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
    • Brutus is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brutus <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Levering
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Oden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Alanson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
      • Alanson is located in Emmet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Good Hart. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Emmet County: www.co.emmet.mi.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>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- Good Hart) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Good Hart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5671, Longitude: -85.1130    
<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>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 Good Hart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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