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 Houseman (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 Houseman. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Houseman is located in Kalkaska 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 Kalkaska County: Antrim, Crawford, Grand Traverse, Missaukee, Otsego, Roscommon & Wexford.
Below are the counties that are near Houseman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Houseman:
- Kalkaska County (The home county of Houseman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Houseman, with the one closest to Houseman listed first.
- South Boardman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fife Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deibert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deibert is also located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
- Lodi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lodi is also located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spencer is also located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Kalkaska
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon was located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- Barker Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barker Creek is also located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
- Sigma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sigma is also located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
- Angling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Angling is also located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
- Rapid City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Torch River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Torch River is also located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
- Antrim County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houseman, with the one closest to Houseman listed first.
- Alden
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elk Rapids
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clam Lake was located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
- Kewadin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mancelona
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bellaire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wetzel was located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
- Alba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benzie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houseman, with the one closest to Houseman listed first.
- Bendon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bendon is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
- Griner Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Griner Station is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griner Station
- Griner Station has also been known as:
- Print
- Lake Ann
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nessen City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nessen City is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
- Wallin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wallin is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
- Platte River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Platte River is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houseman, with the one closest to Houseman listed first.
- McIntyre Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
- Rasmus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rasmus is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasmus
- Deward ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deward was located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
- Grayling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Skyline Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
- Frederic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Traverse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houseman, with the one closest to Houseman listed first.
- Walton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Walton has also been known as:
- Walton Junction
- Devils Elbow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
- Mayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Mabel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Tunk ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tunk was located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunk
- Summit City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Kingsley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Angel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Angel has also been known as:
- Angel Station
- Angell Station
- Traverse City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leelanau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houseman, with the one closest to Houseman listed first.
- Greilickville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greilickville is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greilickville
- Hatchs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
- Bingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Solon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Solon is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Cedar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Isadore ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Isadore was located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
- Bodus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bodus is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
- Suttons Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manistee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houseman, with the one closest to Houseman listed first.
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan was located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Pomona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pomona is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Missaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houseman, with the one closest to Houseman listed first.
- Cutcheon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stittsville was located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Moorestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Jennings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jennings is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Lake City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stratford was located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Star City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Merritt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lucas is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Falmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stoney Corner is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Corner
- Stoney Corner has also been known as:
- Stoney Corners
- McBain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roscommon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houseman, with the one closest to Houseman listed first.
- Tent City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tent City is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
- Higgins Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Wexford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houseman, with the one closest to Houseman listed first.
- Baxter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Manton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bond's Mills was located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond's Mills
- Buckley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Missaukee Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Missaukee Junction is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missaukee Junction
- Meauwataka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
- Haring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Haring is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haring
- Sherman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Glengary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glengary is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
- Mesick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cadillac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bagnall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bagnall is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagnall
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Houseman, see our County-by-County Page for Houseman.
Cemeteries Near Houseman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Houseman.
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 Houseman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Houseman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Houseman, with the one closest to Houseman listed first.
- South Boardman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fife Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deibert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lodi Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Northrup Grave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Iilif Grave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sparling Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Milks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (126 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Seegmiller Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dell 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.<2>
While we didn't find Houseman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Houseman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Houseman, with the one closest to Houseman listed first.
- South Boardman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fife Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crofton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton is also located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Lodi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lodi is also located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Walton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Walton has also been known as:
- Walton Junction
- Kalkaska
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Summit City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Barker Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barker Creek is also located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon was located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- Kingsley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pioneer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bates is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Morey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morey is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Houseman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Houseman.
Newspapers Published in Houseman ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Houseman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Houseman, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Houseman.
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 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 Houseman:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Kalkaska County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Antrim County
- Benzie County
- Crawford County
- Grand Traverse County
- Leelanau County
- Manistee County
- Missaukee County
- Roscommon County
- Wexford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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 Houseman, 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' (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- Houseman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |