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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 Higbee Corner (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 Higbee Corner. 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 Higbee Corner ...

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 Higbee Corner: Higbee Cor. (or less commonly used: Higbee Crn.)

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Higbee Corner is located in Mecosta 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 Mecosta County: Clare, Isabella, Lake, Montcalm, Newaygo & Osceola.

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

  • Mecosta County     (The home county of Higbee Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Higbee Corner, with the one closest to Higbee Corner listed first.
    • Borland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Borland is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
    • Stanwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rustford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rustford is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
    • Morley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Canadian Lakes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Canadian Lakes is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Lakes
    • Halls Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Halls Corner is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
    • Rodney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mecosta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Rapids
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Remus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Chippewa Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Millbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
    • Paris
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Clare County
    • Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake is located in Clare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Former name for Lake:
      • Lake Station
  • Gratiot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Higbee Corner, with the one closest to Higbee Corner listed first.
    • Riverdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Elm Hall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
  • Isabella County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Higbee Corner, with the one closest to Higbee Corner listed first.
    • Blanchard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Sherman City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sherman City is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City
    • Lake Isabella
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
      • Lake Isabella has also been known as:
      • Lake Isabella village
    • Weidman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Winn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Winn is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
    • Brinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Brinton is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton
    • Beal City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Beal City is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
    • Strickland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Strickland is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
    • Crawford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Crawford is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Higbee Corner, with the one closest to Higbee Corner listed first.
    • Sand Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Harvard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Harvard is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Sheffield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Sheffield is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
    • Edgerton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Edgerton is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
    • Kent City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Casnovia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Higbee Corner, with the one closest to Higbee Corner listed first.
    • Chase
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nirvana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Nirvana is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
  • Montcalm County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Higbee Corner, with the one closest to Higbee Corner listed first.
    • Amble
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Amble is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
    • Lakeview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Howard City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Coral
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Six Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Trufant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Pierson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Entrican
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Entrican is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrican
    • Langston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Langston is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
    • Wyman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Wyman is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
    • Edmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gowen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • McBride
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Muskegon County
  • Newaygo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Higbee Corner, with the one closest to Higbee Corner listed first.
    • Riverview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverview is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Croton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Croton is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
    • White Cloud
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hawkins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawkins is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
    • Ramona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Ramona is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
    • Newaygo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sun
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sun is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Brohman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Brohman is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohman
      • Former names for Brohman:
      • Dingman
      • Otia
    • Wooster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Wooster is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
    • Grant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashland is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Aetna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Aetna is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
    • Bishop
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bishop is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Higbee Corner, with the one closest to Higbee Corner listed first.
    • Hersey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Reed City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Orient
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Orient is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
    • Evart
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Evart is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evart <1>
    • Sears
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Chippewa Station ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chippewa Station is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Station
    • Ashton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ashton is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton

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

Cemeteries Near Higbee Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Higbee Corner.

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 Higbee Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Higbee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Higbee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Stanwood.
    • The Higbee Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2134977 <3>
  • Quigley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Holt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Apollonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rustford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Olin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Aetna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Altona Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stanwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hinton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (203 more) ...
    • Amble Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Amble Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Amble.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29 <3>
    • Dickerson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Borland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Borland is located in Mecosta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
  • Rustford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rustford is located in Mecosta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
  • Altona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Altona is located in Mecosta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
  • Stanwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Morley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sylvester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sylvester is located in Mecosta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
  • Amble
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Amble is located in Montcalm County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
  • Lakeview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mecosta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rodney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Howard City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Big Rapids
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Coral
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Remus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Big Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Big Prairie is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie

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

Newspapers Published in Higbee Corner ...

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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Higbee Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Higbee Corner, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Higbee Corner.

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 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 Higbee Corner:

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>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- Higbee Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Higbee Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.