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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 Jacks Landing (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 Jacks Landing. 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.
Name Variations for Jacks Landing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Jacks Landing: Jacks Lndg. (or less commonly used: Jacks Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Jacks Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jacks Landing may originally have been Jack's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jacks Landing might be written as Jack Landing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Jacks Landing is located in Grand Traverse 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 Grand Traverse County: Antrim, Benzie, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee & Wexford.
Below are the counties that are near Jacks Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jacks Landing:
- Grand Traverse County (The home county of Jacks Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacks Landing, with the one closest to Jacks Landing listed first.
- Devils Elbow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
- Mayfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Acme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kingsley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Summit City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Tunk ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tunk is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunk
- Traverse City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Walton has also been known as:
- Walton Junction
- Angel
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Grawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Interlochen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Antrim County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacks Landing, with the one closest to Jacks Landing listed first.
- Elk Rapids
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kewadin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
- Bellaire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mancelona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
- Central Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eastport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Benzie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacks Landing, with the one closest to Jacks Landing listed first.
- Bendon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bendon is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
- Lake Ann
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Griner Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Griner Station is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griner Station
- Griner Station has also been known as:
- Print
- Wallin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wallin is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
- Nessen City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nessen City is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
- Platte River
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Platte River is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
- Thompsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Honor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kalkaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacks Landing, with the one closest to Jacks Landing listed first.
- South Boardman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fife Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barker Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
- Deibert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
- Lodi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Rapid City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Torch River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
- Kalkaska
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- Sigma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
- Angling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Angling is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
- Westwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Leelanau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacks Landing, with the one closest to Jacks Landing listed first.
- Greilickville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greilickville is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greilickville
- Hatchs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
- Bingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Solon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Solon is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Cedar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Isadore ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Isadore is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
- Bodus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bodus is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
- Maple City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Schomberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
- Suttons Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Manseau ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Manseau is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manseau
- Lake Leelanau
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peshawbestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Peshawbestown is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshawbestown
- Manistee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacks Landing, with the one closest to Jacks Landing listed first.
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Pomona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pomona is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Copemish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henry ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Missaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacks Landing, with the one closest to Jacks Landing listed first.
- Jennings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jennings is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Cutcheon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Lake City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moorestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stratford is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Wexford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacks Landing, with the one closest to Jacks Landing listed first.
- Baxter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Baxter is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Buckley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sherman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Glengary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glengary is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
- Meauwataka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
- Bagnall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bagnall is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagnall
- Mesick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bond's Mills is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond's Mills
- Haring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Haring is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haring
- Missaukee Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Missaukee Junction is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missaukee Junction
- Yuma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yuma is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Boon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boon is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jacks Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Jacks Landing.
Cemeteries Near Jacks Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jacks Landing.
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 Jacks Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jacks Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jacks Landing, with the one closest to Jacks Landing listed first.
- Northrup Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Koch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barnum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iilif Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Circle Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acme Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Acme Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sparling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seegmiller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (147 more) ...
- Fife Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Boardman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Jacks Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jacks Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jacks Landing, with the one closest to Jacks Landing listed first.
- Mayfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Bates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bates is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Kingsley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Acme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Summit City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Fife Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Boardman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hannah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hannah is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Walton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Walton has also been known as:
- Walton Junction
- Yuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yuba is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Crofton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crofton is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Barker Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
- Traverse City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jacks Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jacks Landing.
Newspapers Published in Jacks Landing ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jacks Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jacks Landing, 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 Jacks Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Jacks Landing:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Grand Traverse County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Antrim County
- Benzie County
- Kalkaska County
- Leelanau County
- Manistee County
- Missaukee County
- Wexford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Jacks Landing, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jacks Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |