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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 Harbor Point (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 Harbor Point. 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 Harbor Point ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Harbor Point: Harbor Pt.

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

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 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.

Harbor Point is located in Emmet 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 Emmet County: Charlevoix & Cheboygan.

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

  • Emmet County     (The home county of Harbor Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbor Point, with the one closest to Harbor Point listed first.
    • Harbor Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Roaring Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
    • Wequetonsing
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetonsing
    • Ramona Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
    • Forest Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest Beach is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
    • Bay View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kegomic ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
    • Petoskey
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay Harbor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Conway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Stutsmanville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Stutsmanville is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsmanville
    • Oden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ponshewaing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
  • Antrim County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbor Point, with the one closest to Harbor Point listed first.
    • Ellsworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Finkton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Finkton is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
    • Central Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alba
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Charlevoix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbor Point, with the one closest to Harbor Point listed first.
    • Bay Shore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
    • Zenith Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
    • Horton Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
    • Walloon Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Boyne City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Charlevoix
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ironton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Boyne Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • East Jordan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Goo ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Goo is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
    • Norwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Nomad
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nomad is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomad
  • Cheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbor Point, with the one closest to Harbor Point listed first.
    • Burt Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Wildwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Indian River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Giauque Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
    • Topinabee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Riggsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
    • Veery Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
    • Wolverine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Afton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Silver Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Mullett Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
    • Fingerboard Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbor Point, with the one closest to Harbor Point listed first.
    • Berryville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Berryville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Vanderbilt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmira
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Hallock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hallock is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
    • Green Timbers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers

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

Cemeteries Near Harbor Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harbor Point.

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 Harbor Point - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<3>

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

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

  • Harbor Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Petoskey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bay View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kegomic ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
  • Conway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant View is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Oden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ayr
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ayr is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
  • Burgess
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Burgess is located in Charlevoix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
  • Epsilon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Epsilon is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsilon
  • Alanson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Horton Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Clarion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Clarion is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
    • Brutus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Good Hart
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Harbor Point ...

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 Harbor Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harbor Point, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harbor Point.

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 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 Harbor Point:

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 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.
<3>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 Harbor Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Harbor Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.