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 Lagoon Beach (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 Lagoon Beach. 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 Lagoon Beach ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lagoon Beach: Lagoon Bch.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Lagoon Beach is located in Bay 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 Bay County: Arenac, Gladwin, Midland, Saginaw & Tuscola.
Below are the counties that are near Lagoon Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lagoon Beach:
- Bay County (The home county of Lagoon Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagoon Beach, with the one closest to Lagoon Beach listed first.
- Wenona Beach ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wenona Beach is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona Beach
- Banks ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Banks is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Banks has also been known as:
- Bangor
- Bank City
- Kawkawlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brissette Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brissette Beach is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brissette Beach
- Bay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wenona ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wenona is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- West Bay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Bay City is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bay City
- West Bay City has also been known as:
- West Bank City
- Essexville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salzburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salzburg is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzburg
- Linwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brooks is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Frankenlust
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frankenlust is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arenac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagoon Beach, with the one closest to Lagoon Beach listed first.
- Saganing
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saganing is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
- Whites Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
- Pine River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pine River is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Standish
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Arenac
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Arenac is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
- Omer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Omer is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Au Gres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gladwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagoon Beach, with the one closest to Lagoon Beach listed first.
- Rhodes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Highwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highwood is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Gratiot County
- North Wheeler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wheeler
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagoon Beach, with the one closest to Lagoon Beach listed first.
- Sebewaing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Valley Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Valley Island is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Island
- Bach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bach is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
- Kilmanagh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kilmanagh is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmanagh
- Bay Port
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagoon Beach, with the one closest to Lagoon Beach listed first.
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Averill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Averill is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sanford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Edenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edenville is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Ryan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- North Bradley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Bradley is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
- Porter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Porter is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagoon Beach, with the one closest to Lagoon Beach listed first.
- Melbourne ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Kochville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kochville is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kochville
- Zilwaukee city
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Crow Island ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
- Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Freeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Saginaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saginaw is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
- Former names for Saginaw:
- East Saginaw
- Saginaw City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <1>
- Reese
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dice is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
- Blumfield Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Blumfield Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumfield Corners
- Frost
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Frost is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Shields
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shields is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Tuscola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagoon Beach, with the one closest to Lagoon Beach listed first.
- Bay Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bay Park is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Park
- Gilford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gilford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
- Akron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fairgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
- Richville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Watrousville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
- Colling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Colling is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colling
- Tuscola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vassar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wahjamega
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
- Caro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lagoon Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Lagoon Beach.
Cemeteries Near Lagoon Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lagoon Beach.
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 Lagoon Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lagoon Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lagoon Beach, with the one closest to Lagoon Beach listed first.
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heavenly Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary / Kawkawlin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #217 <2>
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bay City.
- The Green Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eickemeyer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #647573 <2>
- St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Corlis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corlis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Corlis Cemetery is located in Bay City.
- The Corlis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corliss Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2622538 <2>
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bay City.
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Birney Cemetery
- Historic Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #702656 <2>
- Polish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seamans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seamans Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Seamans Cemetery is located in Bay City.
- The Seamans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Seaman Cemetery
- Seamon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298439 <2>
- Bay City Jewish Community Association
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City Jewish Community Association
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bay City Jewish Community Association is a large cemetery that is located in Bay City.
- The Bay City Jewish Community Association has also been known as:
- Bay City Community Jewish Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320396 <2>
- Elm Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elm Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Bay City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #446 <2>
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Old St. Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Patrick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Bay City.
- The Old St. Patrick Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patrick Cemetery
- New St. Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New St. Patrick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New St. Patrick Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Bay City.
- The New St. Patrick Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patrick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1681 <2>
- Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Lagoon Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lagoon Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lagoon Beach, with the one closest to Lagoon Beach listed first.
- Wenona Beach ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wenona Beach is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona Beach
- Kawkawlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Banks ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Banks is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Banks has also been known as:
- Bangor
- Bank City
- Bay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Essexville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salzburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salzburg is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzburg
- Brooks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brooks is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Linwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frankenlust
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frankenlust is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Melbourne ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fisherville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fisherville is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Munger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quanicassee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quanicassee is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quanicassee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lagoon Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lagoon Beach.
Newspapers Published in Lagoon Beach ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lagoon Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lagoon Beach, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lagoon Beach.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Lagoon Beach:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Bay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arenac County
- Gladwin County
- Gratiot County
- Huron County
- Midland County
- Saginaw County
- Tuscola 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 Lagoon Beach, 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- Lagoon Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |