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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Grand View Beach (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 Grand View Beach. 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 Grand View Beach ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Grand View Beach: Grand Vw. Bch.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Grand View Beach. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grand View Beach.

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.

Grand View Beach is located in Cheboygan County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cheboygan County: Charlevoix, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego & Presque Isle.

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

  • Cheboygan County     (The home county of Grand View Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grand View Beach, with the one closest to Grand View Beach listed first.
    • Topinabee
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Giauque Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
    • Veery Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
    • Indian River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Silver Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Burt Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mullett Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
    • Afton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Riggsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
    • Fingerboard Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
    • Wildwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wolverine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Charlevoix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grand View Beach, with the one closest to Grand View Beach listed first.
    • Walloon Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Zenith Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
    • Boyne Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay Shore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
    • Boyne City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
      • 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 <1>
    • Horton Bay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
  • Emmet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grand View Beach, with the one closest to Grand View Beach listed first.
    • Alanson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Brutus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ponshewaing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
    • Pellston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Van
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Van is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
    • Conway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Levering
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kegomic ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
    • Bay View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ramona Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
    • Roaring Brook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
    • Carp Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Mackinac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grand View Beach, with the one closest to Grand View Beach listed first.
    • Pointe Aux Pins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mackinac Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • British Landing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
    • Saint Ignace
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Gros Cap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
  • Montmorency County
    • Canada Creek Ranch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Canada Creek Ranch is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Creek Ranch
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grand View Beach, with the one closest to Grand View Beach listed first.
    • Green Timbers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
    • Vanderbilt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Berryville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Berryville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Hallock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Hallock is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
    • Sparr
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Sparr is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
    • Gaylord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Elmira
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Presque Isle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grand View Beach, with the one closest to Grand View Beach listed first.
    • Black Lake Bluffs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Black Lake Bluffs is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Bluffs
    • Onaway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <1>
    • Huron Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Huron Beach is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Beach
    • Ocqueoc
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Ocqueoc is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocqueoc
    • Millersburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Grand View Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grand View Beach.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Grand View Beach - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Harmon Grave
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Koehler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Burt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • African-American Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ohioville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian River Catholic Shrine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Devereaux Grave
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Johnson Grave
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Mary's Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Calvary Polish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Monica's Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (100 more) ...

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.<2>

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

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

  • Topinabee
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Indian River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Burt Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mullett Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
  • Wildwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Riggsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
  • Rondo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rondo is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
  • Brutus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Alanson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Oden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pellston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Epsilon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Epsilon is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsilon
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wolverine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Manning
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Manning is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Conway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Grand View Beach ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grand View Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grand View Beach, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grand View Beach.

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 Grand View Beach:

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>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 Grand View Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grand View Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.