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 Ishaward (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 Ishaward. 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 and hospitals 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.
Ishaward is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Antrim, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego & Roscommon.
Below are the counties that are near Ishaward. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ishaward:
- Crawford County (The home county of Ishaward)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ishaward, with the one closest to Ishaward listed first.
- Deward ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Deward is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
- Frederic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McIntyre Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
- Grayling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rasmus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rasmus is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasmus
- Bucks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bucks is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
- Skyline Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
- Pere Cheney has also been known as:
- Center Plains
- Cheney
- Deerheart Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
- Antrim County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ishaward, with the one closest to Ishaward listed first.
- Alba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mancelona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
- Bellaire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Finkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Finkton is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
- Alden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
- Central Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kewadin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elk Rapids
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Charlevoix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ishaward, with the one closest to Ishaward listed first.
- Boyne Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goo ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goo is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
- East Jordan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyne City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Grand Traverse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ishaward, with the one closest to Ishaward listed first.
- Tunk ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tunk is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunk
- Mabel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Williamsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Angel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Angel has also been known as:
- Angel Station
- Angell Station
- Kalkaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ishaward, with the one closest to Ishaward listed first.
- Angling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Angling is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
- Westwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Sigma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
- Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Kalkaska
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fletcher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- Lodi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Rapid City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barker Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
- Torch River
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
- Deibert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
- Missaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ishaward, with the one closest to Ishaward listed first.
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stratford is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Moorestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Montmorency County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ishaward, with the one closest to Ishaward listed first.
- Vienna Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vienna Junction is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Vienna Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
- Garland Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
- Lewiston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bigelow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bigelow is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Oscoda County
- Red Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ishaward, with the one closest to Ishaward listed first.
- Waters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arbutus Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arbutus Beach is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus Beach
- Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
- Pearll City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pearll City is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
- Gaylord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hallock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hallock is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
- Sparr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sparr is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
- Berryville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Berryville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Johannesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderbilt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hetherton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hetherton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
- Roscommon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ishaward, with the one closest to Ishaward listed first.
- Tent City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tent City is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
- Higgins Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Roscommon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ishaward, see our County-by-County Page for Ishaward.
Cemeteries Near Ishaward ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ishaward.
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 Ishaward - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ishaward covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ishaward, with the one closest to Ishaward listed first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shrine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Forest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Otsego Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Excelsior Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- United States Government Military Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Star Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery (South)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery (South)
- The Fairview Cemetery (South) has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Mancelona Cemetery
- Old Manceloma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #866660 <2>
- St. Anthony's Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery (North)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (90 more) ...
- Oliver Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stephan Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hayes Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Ishaward in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ishaward.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ishaward, with the one closest to Ishaward listed first.
- Frederic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Otsego Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Otsego Lake is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego Lake
- Grayling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
- Mancelona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Antrim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Antrim is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Westwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Leetsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leetsville is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetsville
- Gaylord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kalkaska
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elmira
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- Fletcher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ishaward. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ishaward.
Newspapers Published in Ishaward ...
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 Ishaward.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ishaward, 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 Ishaward.
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 Ishaward:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Antrim County
- Charlevoix County
- Grand Traverse County
- Kalkaska County
- Missaukee County
- Montmorency County
- Oscoda County
- Otsego County
- Roscommon 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> | 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 Ishaward, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ishaward) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |