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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 Indianville (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 Indianville. 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 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 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.

Indianville is located in Cheboygan 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 Cheboygan County: Charlevoix, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego & Presque Isle.

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

  • Cheboygan County     (The home county of Indianville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indianville, with the one closest to Indianville listed first.
    • Burt Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Topinabee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Riggsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
    • Giauque Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
    • Veery Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
    • Long Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Indian River
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mullett Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
    • Silver Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Wildwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Afton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cheboygan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Point Nipigon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
      • Point Nipigon has also been known as:
      • Point Nip-i-gon
  • Charlevoix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indianville, with the one closest to Indianville listed first.
    • Walloon Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay Shore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
    • Zenith Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
    • Horton Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
    • Boyne City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Boyne Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Ironton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Charlevoix
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indianville, with the one closest to Indianville listed first.
    • Brutus
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pellston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Alanson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Van
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Van is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
    • Ponshewaing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
    • Oden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Levering
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Conway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Marsh Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Marsh Corner is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
    • Carp Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ramona Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
    • Roaring Brook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
    • Bay View
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mackinac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indianville, with the one closest to Indianville listed first.
    • Pointe Aux Pins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mackinac Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Saint Ignace
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • British Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
    • Gros Cap
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indianville, with the one closest to Indianville listed first.
    • Green Timbers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
    • Vanderbilt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Berryville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Berryville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Hallock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Hallock is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
  • Presque Isle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indianville, with the one closest to Indianville listed first.
    • Black Lake Bluffs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Black Lake Bluffs is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Bluffs
    • Onaway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <1>
    • Huron Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Huron Beach is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Beach

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

Cemeteries Near Indianville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indianville.

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

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

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

  • Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Mary's Indian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Maple River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Burt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • McKinley Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Alanson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmon Grave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ohioville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Riggsville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ayr Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (96 more) ...
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • African-American Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Calvary Polish 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.<3>

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

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

  • Brutus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Burt Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pellston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Alanson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ayr
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ayr is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
  • Topinabee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Riggsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
  • Oden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Conway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Levering
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mullett Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pleasant View
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant View is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Wildwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Epsilon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Epsilon is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsilon

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

Newspapers Published in Indianville ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indianville.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Indianville:

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 Indianville, 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- Indianville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.