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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 Humphrey (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 Humphrey. 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 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.

Humphrey is located in Manistee 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 Manistee County: Benzie, Grand Traverse, Lake, Mason & Wexford.

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

  • Manistee County     (The home county of Humphrey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Humphrey, with the one closest to Humphrey listed first.
    • Henry ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Henry is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Malcolm
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Malcolm is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Bear Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Copemish
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kaleva
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pomona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Pomona is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Chief Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
    • Arcadia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Norwalk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Norwalk is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Onekama
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harlan ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Harlan is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Brethren
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Onekama Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Onekama Junction is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Junction
  • Benzie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Humphrey, with the one closest to Humphrey listed first.
    • Thompsonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nessen City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Nessen City is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
    • Benzonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Wallin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wallin is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
    • Griner Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Griner Station is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griner Station
      • Griner Station has also been known as:
      • Print
    • Beulah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Honor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Elberta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Platte River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Platte River is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
    • Frankfort
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bendon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bendon is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
    • Aral ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Aral is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aral
      • Aral has also been known as:
      • Otter Creek
    • Lake Ann
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Traverse County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Humphrey, with the one closest to Humphrey listed first.
    • Karlin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Karlin is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlin
    • Pavlovic Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pavlovic Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavlovic Corner
    • Interlochen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Grawn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingsley
      (27 miles [43.5 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>
    • Summit City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Mayfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Traverse City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Humphrey, with the one closest to Humphrey listed first.
    • Irons
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Peacock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Peacock is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
    • Sauble
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Sauble is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauble
  • Leelanau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Humphrey, with the one closest to Humphrey listed first.
    • Jacktown ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Burdickville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Burdickville is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
    • Solon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Solon is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Maple City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Glen Arbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Glen Haven ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Glen Haven is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Cedar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greilickville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Greilickville is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greilickville
    • Hatchs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Humphrey, with the one closest to Humphrey listed first.
    • Free Soil
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Millerton ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Millerton is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Fountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Wexford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Humphrey, with the one closest to Humphrey listed first.
    • Bagnall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bagnall is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagnall
    • Glengary
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Glengary is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
    • Mesick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Yuma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Yuma is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
    • Sherman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Sherman is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Buckley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Harrietta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Boon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Boon is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon
    • Hoxeyville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hoxeyville is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxeyville
      • Hoxeyville has also been known as:
      • Clay Hill
    • Baxter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Baxter is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Meauwataka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
    • Millersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Millersville is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville

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

Cemeteries Near Humphrey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Humphrey.

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

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

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

  • Springdale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pleasonton Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Joyfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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]<2> to the south of Benzonia.
    • The Joyfield Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Joyfield Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #821 <3>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Thompsonville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bear Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Grove Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pilgrim Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Onekama Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Weldon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Conway Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (104 more) ...
    • Onekama Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Marilla Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Pleasanton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pleasanton is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Bear Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Weldon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Weldon is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
  • Copemish
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Thompsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chief Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
  • Pomona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pomona is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Arcadia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pierport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pierport is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierport
  • Nessen City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Nessen City is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
  • Benzonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Onekama
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Onekama Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Onekama Junction is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Junction
    • Marilla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Marilla is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marilla
    • Harlan ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Harlan is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan

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

Newspapers Published in Humphrey ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Humphrey.

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

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 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 Humphrey:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Humphrey) 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 Humphrey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.