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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 Honor (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 Honor. 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 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.

Honor is located in Benzie 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 Benzie County: Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Manistee & Wexford.

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

  • Benzie County     (The home county of Honor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honor, with the one closest to Honor listed first.
    • Platte River
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Platte River is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
    • Beulah
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Benzonia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Aral ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Aral is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aral
      • Aral has also been known as:
      • Otter Creek
    • Bendon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Bendon is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
    • Lake Ann
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wallin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wallin is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
    • Thompsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Elberta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Frankfort
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Griner Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Griner Station is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griner Station
      • Griner Station has also been known as:
      • Print
    • Nessen City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Nessen City is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
  • Grand Traverse County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honor, with the one closest to Honor listed first.
    • Interlochen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Karlin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Karlin is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlin
    • Pavlovic Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pavlovic Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavlovic Corner
    • Grawn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Traverse City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Kingsley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Kingsley is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <1>
    • Mayfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Acme
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Devils Elbow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
    • Summit City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Mapleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Leelanau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honor, with the one closest to Honor listed first.
    • Jacktown ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jacktown is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
      • Jacktown has also been known as:
      • Osborn
    • Empire
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Burdickville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Burdickville is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
    • Maple City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Arbor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Glen Haven ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Glen Haven is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Cedar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Solon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Solon is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Isadore ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Isadore is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
    • Port Oneida ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Port Oneida is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Oneida
    • Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Shalda Corners is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalda Corners
    • Hatchs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
    • Bodus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bodus is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
  • Manistee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honor, with the one closest to Honor listed first.
    • Copemish
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Henry ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Henry is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Humphrey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Humphrey is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
    • Malcolm
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Malcolm is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Pomona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pomona is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Arcadia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harlan ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Harlan is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Bear Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Kaleva
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Chief Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
    • Onekama
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwalk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Norwalk is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Onekama Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Onekama Junction is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Junction
  • Wexford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honor, with the one closest to Honor listed first.
    • Bagnall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bagnall is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagnall
    • Buckley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Glengary
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Glengary is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
    • Mesick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherman is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Yuma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Yuma is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
    • Baxter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Baxter is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Harrietta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Honor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Honor.

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 Honor - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Champion Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Homestead Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Benzonia Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brundage Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Weldon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Almira Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Platte Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Joyfield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyfield Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Joyfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Benzonia.
    • The Joyfield Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Joyfield Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #821 <2>
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • New Inland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (108 more) ...
    • Old Inland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lake Ann Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilmore Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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 Honor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Honor.

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

  • Benzonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgewater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgewater is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Weldon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Weldon is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
  • Bendon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bendon is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
  • Lake Ann
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Frankfort
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Empire
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Thompsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Nessen City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nessen City is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
  • Interlochen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Run
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Run is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
  • Copemish
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Burdickville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Burdickville is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
    • Pleasanton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Pleasanton is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
    • Arcadia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Honor ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Honor.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Honor:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Honor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Honor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.