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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 Kingsley (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 Kingsley. 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 hospitals and 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.

Kingsley is located in Delta 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 Delta County: Alger, Marquette, Menominee & Schoolcraft.

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

  • Delta County     (The home county of Kingsley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsley, with the one closest to Kingsley listed first.
    • Cornell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Nicholas
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Saint Nicholas is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
    • Chandler
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chandler is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
    • Flat Rock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Beaver
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Beaver is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Brampton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Brampton is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
    • Perkins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Perkins is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Trombly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Trombly is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trombly
      • Trombly has also been known as:
      • Trombley
    • Chaison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Chaison is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaison
    • Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lambert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lambert is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
    • Groos
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Groos is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groos
  • Alger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsley, with the one closest to Kingsley listed first.
    • Diffin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Diffin is located in Alger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diffin
    • Trenary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Traunik
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Traunik is located in Alger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traunik
      • Former names for Traunik:
      • Buckeye Landing
      • Buckeye Spur
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traunik <1>
    • Dorsey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Dorsey is located in Alger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsley, with the one closest to Kingsley listed first.
    • Foster City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Ralph
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Felch Mountain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
    • Felch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Loretto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Vulcan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsley, with the one closest to Kingsley listed first.
    • Watson ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Watson is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Arnold
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • McFarland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • McFarland is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
      • McFarland has also been known as:
      • McFarlands
    • Reade
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Reade is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reade
    • Northland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Helena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Helena is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Little Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Austin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Austin is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Carlshend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Carlshend is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlshend
    • Gwinn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsley, with the one closest to Kingsley listed first.
    • Dryads ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dryads is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
    • Perronville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Perronville is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perronville
    • LaBranche
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • LaBranche is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
    • Harris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Indiantown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Indiantown is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown has also been known as:
      • Indian Town
    • Wilson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilson is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Spalding
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Spalding is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
    • Powers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hermansville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
    • Nadeau
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nadeau is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
    • Carney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Blom
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Blom is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom

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

Cemeteries Near Kingsley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kingsley.

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

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

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

  • St. Nicholas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Flat Rock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Perkins Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Ridge Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Schaffer Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fernwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Rock Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden of Rest Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (46 more) ...
    • West Ford River Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Garth Point Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Kingsley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kingsley.

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

  • Flat Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Beaver
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Campbell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Campbell is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Dryads ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dryads is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
  • Whitney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitney is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Brampton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Brampton is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
  • Perkins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Perkins is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Schaffer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Schaffer is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
  • West Gladstone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Gladstone is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gladstone
  • Faunus ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Faunus is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faunus
  • Eustis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Eustis is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • North Escanaba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Escanaba is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Escanaba
    • Gladstone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kipling
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Kipling is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling

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

Newspapers Published in Kingsley ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingsley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kingsley, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kingsley.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Kingsley:

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 Kingsley, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kingsley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.