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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 Hallock (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 Hallock. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Hallock is located in Otsego 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 Otsego County: Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Kalkaska, Montmorency & Oscoda.

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

  • Otsego County     (The home county of Hallock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hallock, with the one closest to Hallock listed first.
    • Elmira
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Berryville ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Berryville is located in Otsego County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berryville
      • From Hallock to Berryville
    • Gaylord
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vanderbilt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pearll City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearll City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
      • Pearll City is located in Otsego County
    • Arbutus Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparr
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Green Timbers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Waters
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Johannesburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johannesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannesburg
      • Johannesburg is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johannesburg <2>
    • Hetherton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hetherton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
      • Hetherton is located in Otsego County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hetherton
      • From Hallock to Hetherton
  • Antrim County
  • Charlevoix County
  • Cheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hallock, with the one closest to Hallock listed first.
    • Wolverine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Wildwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wildwood
      • From Hallock to Wildwood
    • Indian River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Afton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Burt Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Fingerboard Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Giauque Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Topinabee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Tower
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
      • Tower is located in Cheboygan County
  • Crawford County
  • Emmet County
  • Kalkaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hallock, with the one closest to Hallock listed first.
    • Westwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Westwood
      • From Hallock to Westwood
    • Rapid City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapid City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Angling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Angling. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
      • Angling is located in Kalkaska County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Angling
      • From Hallock to Angling
    • Kalkaska
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalkaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Sigma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sigma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
      • Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sigma
      • From Hallock to Sigma
    • Torch River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torch River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
      • Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
  • Montmorency County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hallock, with the one closest to Hallock listed first.
    • Vienna Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
      • Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
    • Bigelow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bigelow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Bigelow is located in Montmorency County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bigelow
      • From Hallock to Bigelow
    • Big Rock ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
      • Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Big Rock
      • From Hallock to Big Rock
    • Lewiston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Garland Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
      • Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
    • Canada Creek Ranch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Hallock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hallock.

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

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

  • Hallock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hallock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hallock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bagley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bagley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bagley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resurrection Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vanderbilt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanderbilt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanderbilt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (106 more) ...
    • Okiron Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Okiron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Okiron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Augustine Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Augustine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Boyne Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyne Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyne Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Hallock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hallock.

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

  • Elmira
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Gaylord
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vanderbilt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Boyne Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Alba
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Otsego Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otsego Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego Lake
    • Otsego Lake is located in Otsego County
  • Waters
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Trowbridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trowbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
    • Trowbridge is located in Cheboygan County
  • Chestonia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestonia
    • Chestonia is located in Antrim County
  • Wetzel ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<3>
    • 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 Hallock to Wetzel
  • Clarion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
    • Clarion is located in Charlevoix County
  • Boyne City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Wolverine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Finkton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Advance
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
      • Advance 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 Hallock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hallock.

Newspapers Published in Hallock ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hallock.

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

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 professional and volunteer 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 Hallock:

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

The official website for Otsego County: www.otsego.org/

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>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 Hallock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hallock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hallock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0722, Longitude: -84.7759    









 

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