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 Leapers (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 Leapers. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Leapers is located in Menominee 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 Menominee County: Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, Door (WI) & Marinette (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Leapers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leapers:
- Menominee County (The home county of Leapers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leapers, with the one closest to Leapers listed first.
- Hermansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hermansville is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
- Faithorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Faithorn is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithorn
- Blom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blom is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
- Powers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spalding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spalding is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
- LaBranche
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- LaBranche is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
- Dryads ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dryads is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Nadeau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nadeau is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
- Carney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indiantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Indiantown is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Indiantown has also been known as:
- Indian Town
- Perronville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Perronville is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perronville
- Harris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leapers, with the one closest to Leapers listed first.
- Bark River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Schaffer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Schaffer is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
- Narenta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Narenta is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
- Hyde
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hyde is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Cornell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Chandler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chandler is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Saint Nicholas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Ford River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ford River is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
- Groos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Groos is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groos
- Lambert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lambert is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Wells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wells is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Chaison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chaison is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaison
- Dickinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leapers, with the one closest to Leapers listed first.
- Loretto
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vulcan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Norway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Foster City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Quinnesec
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Felch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Felch Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
- Iron Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kingsford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ralph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Turner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Sagola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iron County
- Mansfield ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mansfield is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leapers, with the one closest to Leapers listed first.
- Reade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Reade is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reade
- Northland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Arnold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Watson ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Watson is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Florence County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leapers, with the one closest to Leapers listed first.
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Aurora is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Spread Eagle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Commonwealth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Marinette County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leapers, with the one closest to Leapers listed first.
- Niagara
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
- Pembine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pembine is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
- Dunbar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Cedarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Wausaukee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leapers, see our County-by-County Page for Leapers.
Cemeteries Near Leapers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leapers.
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 Leapers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leapers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leapers, with the one closest to Leapers listed first.
- Waucedah Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meyer Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Twp. Cemetery
- The Meyer Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hermansville Cemetery
- Meyer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1073 <2>
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spalding Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norway Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Foster City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quinnesec Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnesec Cemetery
- The Quinnesec Cemetery has also been known as:
- Breitung Twp. Cemetery
- Kingsford - Quinnesec Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #840 <2>
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (42 more) ...
- Carney Village Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swedish Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Felch Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Leapers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leapers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leapers, with the one closest to Leapers listed first.
- Waucedah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waucedah is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucedah
- Hermansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hermansville is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
- Vulcan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Powers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Faunus ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Faunus is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faunus
- Hylas ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hylas is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Foster City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hardwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hardwood is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwood
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dryads ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dryads is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
- Nadeau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nadeau is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whitney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Whitney is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Quinnesec
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leapers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leapers.
Newspapers Published in Leapers ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leapers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leapers, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leapers.
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 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 Leapers:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Menominee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Dickinson County
- Iron County
- Marquette County
- Florence County
- Marinette 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 Leapers, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leapers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |