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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 Ingallston (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 Ingallston. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Ingallston is located in Menominee 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 Menominee County: Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, Door (WI) & Marinette (WI).

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

  • Menominee County     (The home county of Ingallston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ingallston, with the one closest to Ingallston listed first.
    • Birch Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Birch Creek is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
    • Kew
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kew is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kew
    • Carbondale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Carbondale is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Arthur Bay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
    • Wallace
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Menominee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingalls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Ingalls is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Stephenson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Koss
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Koss is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koss
    • Longrie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Longrie is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrie
    • Daggett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Daggett is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Kells
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Kells is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
  • Door County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ingallston, with the one closest to Ingallston listed first.
    • Fish Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Fish Creek is located in Door County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
    • Egg Harbor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Egg Harbor is located in Door County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
    • Ephraim
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ephraim is located in Door County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Sister Bay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Sister Bay is located in Door County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
    • Ellison Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Ellison Bay is located in Door County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
    • North Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • North Bay is located in Door County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • Idlewild
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Idlewild is located in Door County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
    • Baileys Harbor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Baileys Harbor is located in Door County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
    • Rowleys Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Rowleys Bay is located in Door County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
    • Jacksonport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jacksonport is located in Door County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
    • Gills Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Gills Rock is located in Door County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Rock
    • Little Sturgeon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Little Sturgeon is located in Door County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
  • Marinette County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ingallston, with the one closest to Ingallston listed first.
    • Marinette
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Marinette is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
    • Rubys Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
    • Peshtigo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Peshtigo is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
    • Harmony
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Harmony is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Lake is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
    • Sweetheart City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
    • Wausaukee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Crivitz
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Crivitz is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • Pound
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Pound is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Coleman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Coleman is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
    • Cedarville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedarville is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Oconto County (WI)
    • Oconto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Oconto is located in Oconto County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people

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

Cemeteries Near Ingallston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ingallston.

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

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

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

  • Menominee Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee Twp. Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Menominee Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Birch Creek.
    • The Menominee Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Birch Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143408 <2>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Menominee.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1501 <2>
  • Mellen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Winesville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • St. Mary's Mission Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Marinette (WI).
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87675 <2>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (62 more) ...
    • St. Edwards Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenwood Memorial Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Marinette County Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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.<3>

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

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

  • Birch Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Birch Creek is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
  • Carbondale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carbondale is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Menominee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wallace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Arthur Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
  • Marinette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Marinette is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
  • Ingalls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ingalls is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Porterfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Porterfield is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
  • Stephenson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fish Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Fish Creek is located in Door County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
  • Peshtigo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Peshtigo is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
  • Egg Harbor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Egg Harbor is located in Door County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cedar River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Daggett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Daggett is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Ephraim
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ephraim is located in Door County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people

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

Newspapers Published in Ingallston ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ingallston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ingallston, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ingallston.

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 websites either 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 Ingallston:

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 Ingallston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ingallston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.