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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 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Leelanau Schools is located in Leelanau 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 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)
      • Port Oneida is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Oneida
    • Glen Haven ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Glen Haven is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Shalda Corners is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalda Corners
    • Burdickville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Burdickville is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
    • Maple City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Empire
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bodus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Bodus is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
    • Isadore ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Isadore is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
    • Schomberg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
    • Jacktown ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jacktown is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
      • Jacktown has also been known as:
      • Osborn
    • Cedar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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)
  • 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)
      • Aral is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aral
      • Aral has also been known as:
      • Otter Creek
    • Lake Ann
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Honor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Platte River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Platte River is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
    • Bendon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bendon is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
    • Beulah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • 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)
    • Wallin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Wallin is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
    • Griner Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Griner Station is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griner Station
      • Griner Station has also been known as:
      • Print
    • Nessen City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Nessen City is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
  • 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)
      • Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Grawn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Mission
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Karlin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Karlin is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlin
    • Acme
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pavlovic Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pavlovic Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavlovic Corner
    • Angel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
      • Angel has also been known as:
      • Angel Station
      • Angell Station
    • Devils Elbow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
    • Williamsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Mayfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • 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)
      • Henry is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Humphrey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Humphrey is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
    • Malcolm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Malcolm is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm

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.

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 Leelanau Schools - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Glen Arbor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Tucker Lake Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kelderhouse Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Werner - Erickson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Tobin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Burdickville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (87 more) ...
    • Nash - Pettengill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Rita Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kasson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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 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)
    • Glen Haven is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
  • Port Oneida ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Oneida is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Oneida
  • Burdickville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Burdickville is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
  • Maple City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Empire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Solon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Solon is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
  • Leland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Run
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Run is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
  • North Manitou
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • North Manitou is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Manitou
  • Lake Ann
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bingham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Edgewater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Edgewater is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Keswick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Keswick is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
    • Suttons Bay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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]<3>. 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 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 Leelanau Schools:

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 Leelanau Schools, 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' (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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.