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 Leelanau Schools (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 Leelanau Schools. 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 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 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.
Leelanau Schools is located in Leelanau County.
To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Leelanau County: Benzie & Grand Traverse.
Below are the counties that are near Leelanau Schools. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leelanau Schools:
- Leelanau County (The home county of Leelanau Schools)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leelanau Schools, with the one closest to Leelanau Schools listed first.
- Glen Arbor
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Port Oneida ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Oneida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Oneida
- Port Oneida is located in Leelanau County
- Glen Haven ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glen Haven is located in Leelanau County
- Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shalda Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalda Corners
- Shalda Corners is located in Leelanau County
- Burdickville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burdickville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
- Burdickville is located in Leelanau County
- Maple City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Maple City is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple City <1>
- Empire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Empire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Leelanau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <1>
- Bodus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bodus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
- Bodus is located in Leelanau County
- Isadore ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Isadore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
- Isadore is located in Leelanau County
- Schomberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schomberg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
- Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
- Jacktown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacktown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Jacktown is located in Leelanau County
- Jacktown has also been known as:
- Osborn
- Cedar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Antrim County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leelanau Schools, with the one closest to Leelanau Schools listed first.
- Elk Rapids
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kewadin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kewadin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewadin
- Kewadin is located in Antrim County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewadin <1>
- Benzie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leelanau Schools, with the one closest to Leelanau Schools listed first.
- Aral ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aral
- Aral is located in Benzie County
- Aral has also been known as:
- Otter Creek
- Lake Ann
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
- Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <1>
- Honor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honor
- Honor is located in Benzie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honor <1>
- Platte River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Platte River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
- Platte River is located in Benzie County
- Bendon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bendon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
- Bendon is located in Benzie County
- Beulah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Beulah is located in Benzie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <1>
- Benzonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Elberta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Frankfort is located in Benzie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <1>
- Wallin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
- Wallin is located in Benzie County
- Griner Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griner Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griner Station
- Griner Station is located in Benzie County
- Griner Station has also been known as:
- Print
- Nessen City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nessen City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
- Nessen City is located in Benzie County
- Thompsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grand Traverse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leelanau Schools, with the one closest to Leelanau Schools listed first.
- Interlochen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Traverse City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Grawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grawn
- Grawn is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grawn <1>
- Old Mission
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Karlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlin
- Karlin is located in Grand Traverse County
- Acme
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <1>
- Pavlovic Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavlovic Corner
- Pavlovic Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
- Angel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
- Angel has also been known as:
- Angel Station
- Angell Station
- Devils Elbow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
- Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Grand Traverse County
- Williamsburg has also been known as:
- Williamburg
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <1>
- Mayfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
- Manistee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leelanau Schools, with the one closest to Leelanau Schools listed first.
- Copemish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Henry ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Henry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Henry is located in Manistee County
- Malcolm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malcolm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Malcolm is located in Manistee County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leelanau Schools, see our County-by-County Page for Leelanau Schools.
Cemeteries Near Leelanau Schools ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leelanau Schools.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leelanau Schools covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leelanau Schools, with the one closest to Leelanau Schools listed first.
- Leelanau School Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leelanau School Road Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leelanau School Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Glen Arbor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Arbor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Arbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tucker Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kelderhouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelderhouse Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelderhouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Werner - Erickson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Werner - Erickson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Werner - Erickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tobin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tobin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tobin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Burdickville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burdickville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burdickville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cleveland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleveland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Nash - Pettengill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash - Pettengill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash - Pettengill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Rita Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rita Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Rita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kasson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kasson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kasson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<4>
While we didn't find Leelanau Schools in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leelanau Schools.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leelanau Schools, with the one closest to Leelanau Schools listed first.
- Glen Arbor
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glen Haven ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glen Haven is located in Leelanau County
- Port Oneida ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Oneida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Oneida
- Port Oneida is located in Leelanau County
- Burdickville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burdickville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
- Burdickville is located in Leelanau County
- Maple City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Maple City is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple City <1>
- Empire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Empire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Leelanau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <1>
- Solon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Solon is located in Leelanau County
- Leland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Cedar Run is located in Benzie County
- North Manitou
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Manitou
- North Manitou is located in Leelanau County
- Lake Ann
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
- Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <1>
- Bingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Bingham is located in Leelanau County
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- Edgewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Edgewater is located in Benzie County
- Keswick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keswick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
- Keswick is located in Leelanau County
- Suttons Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suttons Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons Bay
- Suttons Bay is located in Leelanau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suttons Bay <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leelanau Schools. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leelanau Schools.
Newspapers Published in Leelanau Schools ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leelanau Schools.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leelanau Schools, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leelanau Schools.
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 Leelanau Schools:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Leelanau County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Antrim County
- Benzie County
- Grand Traverse County
- Manistee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leelanau Schools. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Leelanau County: www.leelanau.cc/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<4> | 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 Leelanau Schools, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Leelanau Schools) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leelanau Schools. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9153, Longitude: -85.9709 In this case, the coordinates for Leelanau Schools have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |