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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 Gourley (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 Gourley. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Gourley is located in Menominee 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 Menominee County: Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, Door (WI) & Marinette (WI).

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

  • Menominee County     (The home county of Gourley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gourley, with the one closest to Gourley listed first.
    • Carney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Nadeau
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nadeau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
      • Nadeau is located in Menominee County
    • Wilson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Menominee County
    • Harris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <1>
    • Powers
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
      • Powers is located in Menominee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <1>
    • Spalding
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
      • Spalding is located in Menominee County
    • Hermansville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
      • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
    • Daggett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
      • Daggett is located in Menominee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Perronville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perronville
      • Perronville is located in Menominee County
    • Banat
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banat
      • Banat is located in Menominee County
    • Stephenson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
      • Stephenson is located in Menominee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <1>
    • Blom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
      • Blom is located in Menominee County
    • Swanson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swanson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
      • Swanson is located in Menominee County
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gourley, with the one closest to Gourley listed first.
    • Bark River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Schaffer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
      • Schaffer is located in Delta County
    • Ford River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ford River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
      • Ford River is located in Delta County
    • Flat Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
    • Escanaba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Delta County
    • Larch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larch
      • Larch is located in Delta County
    • Chandler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
      • Chandler is located in Delta County
    • Cornell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
      • Cornell is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornell <1>
    • Lambert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Lambert is located in Delta County
    • Chaison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaison
      • Chaison is located in Delta County
    • Gladstone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kipling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
      • Kipling is located in Delta County
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gourley, with the one closest to Gourley listed first.
    • Loretto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Vulcan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
      • Vulcan is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vulcan <1>
    • Norway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Dickinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <1>
    • Foster City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster City
      • Foster City is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster City <1>
  • Marquette County
    • Watson ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Marquette County
  • Door County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gourley, with the one closest to Gourley listed first.
    • Washington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Door County (WI)
    • Gills Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Rock
      • Gills Rock is located in Door County (WI)
    • Ellison Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
      • Ellison Bay is located in Door County (WI)
  • Marinette County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gourley, with the one closest to Gourley listed first.
    • Pembine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
      • Pembine is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Cedarville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Wausaukee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
      • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Niagara
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niagara have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
      • Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people

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

Cemeteries Near Gourley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gourley.

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

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

  • Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hannahville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hannahville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hannahville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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.
  • Carney Village Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carney Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carney Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 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.
  • Bark River Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bark River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bark River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spalding Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar River Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (47 more) ...
    • South Ford River Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Ford River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Ford River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • South Fork River Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Fork River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Fork River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Daggett Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daggett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daggett 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.<5>

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

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

  • Nadeau
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nadeau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
    • Nadeau is located in Menominee County
  • Carney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bagley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Bagley is located in Menominee County
  • Indiantown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Indiantown is located in Menominee County
    • Indiantown has also been known as:
    • Indian Town
  • Houle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houle
    • Houle is located in Menominee County
    • Houle has also been known as:
    • Houles
  • Wilson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in Menominee County
  • Powers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
    • Powers is located in Menominee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <1>
  • Bark River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Talbot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
    • Talbot is located in Menominee County
  • Hermansville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
    • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
  • Daggett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Daggett is located in Menominee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Narenta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narenta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
    • Narenta is located in Delta County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Schaffer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
      • Schaffer is located in Delta County
    • Eustis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eustis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
      • Eustis is located in Menominee County
    • Cedar River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar River
      • Cedar River is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar River <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Gourley ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gourley.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gourley:

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

The official website for Menominee County: www.menomineecounty.com/

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

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 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>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 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.
<5>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 Gourley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gourley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gourley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5950, Longitude: -87.4240       In this case, the coordinates for Gourley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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