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 Keno (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 Keno. 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.
Keno is located in Roscommon 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 Roscommon County: Clare, Crawford, Gladwin, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Ogemaw & Oscoda.
Below are the counties that are near Keno. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Keno:
- Roscommon County (The home county of Keno)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keno, with the one closest to Keno listed first.
- Geels
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Geels is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
- Saint Helen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roscommon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prudenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Higgins Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Houghton Lake Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
- Houghton Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tent City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tent City is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
- Nellsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
- Alcona County
- Curtisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Curtisville is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Clare County
- Meredith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Meredith is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keno, with the one closest to Keno listed first.
- Deerheart Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Skyline Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
- Bucks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bucks is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
- Grayling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rasmus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rasmus is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasmus
- McIntyre Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
- Frederic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gladwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keno, with the one closest to Keno listed first.
- Butman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
- Sugar Rapids
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
- Iosco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keno, with the one closest to Keno listed first.
- Long Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kalkaska County
- Fletcher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Missaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keno, with the one closest to Keno listed first.
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stratford is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Merritt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Moorestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Star City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Montmorency County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keno, with the one closest to Keno listed first.
- Garland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
- Lewiston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vienna Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vienna Junction is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Ogemaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keno, with the one closest to Keno listed first.
- Damon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Damon is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
- Ogemaw Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
- Rose City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
- Campbells Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
- Lupton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- South Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Skidway Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prescott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oscoda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keno, with the one closest to Keno listed first.
- Luzerne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Mio
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kneeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McKinley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKinley is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Otsego County
- Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Keno, see our County-by-County Page for Keno.
Cemeteries Near Keno ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keno.
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 Keno - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Keno covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Keno, with the one closest to Keno listed first.
- Richfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Park Indian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fisk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pindus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rich Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Damon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beaver Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Higgins Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (60 more) ...
- Hughes Grave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union Corners Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Luzerne Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Keno in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Keno.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Keno, with the one closest to Keno listed first.
- Saint Helen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Damon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Damon is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
- Roscommon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ogemaw Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
- Luzerne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- West Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prudenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campbells Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
- Red Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Mio
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Houghton Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Selkirk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Selkirk is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Grayling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Butman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Keno. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keno.
Newspapers Published in Keno ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keno.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keno, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keno.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Keno:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Roscommon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alcona County
- Clare County
- Crawford County
- Gladwin County
- Iosco County
- Kalkaska County
- Missaukee County
- Montmorency County
- Ogemaw County
- Oscoda County
- Otsego 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> | 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 Keno, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Keno) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |