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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 Legrand (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 Legrand. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Legrand is located in Cheboygan 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 Cheboygan County: Charlevoix, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego & Presque Isle.

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

  • Cheboygan County     (The home county of Legrand)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Legrand, with the one closest to Legrand listed first.
    • Fingerboard Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
    • Afton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tower
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tower is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
    • Indian River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Giauque Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
    • Topinabee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Veery Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
    • Black Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Black Lake is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake
    • Silver Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Mullett Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
    • Wolverine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Charlevoix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Legrand, with the one closest to Legrand listed first.
    • Walloon Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Boyne Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Zenith Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
    • Boyne City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
      • Former names for Boyne City:
      • Bay Springs
      • Boyne
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <1>
  • Emmet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Legrand, with the one closest to Legrand listed first.
    • Alanson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Brutus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ponshewaing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
    • Oden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pellston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Van
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Van is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
    • Conway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Levering
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kegomic ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
    • Bay View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Ramona Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
    • Carp Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mackinac County
  • Montmorency County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Legrand, with the one closest to Legrand listed first.
    • Canada Creek Ranch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Canada Creek Ranch is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Creek Ranch
    • Big Rock ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
    • Bigelow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bigelow is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
    • Vienna Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Legrand, with the one closest to Legrand listed first.
    • Green Timbers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
    • Vanderbilt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Berryville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Berryville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Sparr
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Sparr is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
    • Hetherton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hetherton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
    • Hallock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hallock is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
    • Johannesburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Gaylord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmira
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Presque Isle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Legrand, with the one closest to Legrand listed first.
    • Onaway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <1>
    • Black Lake Bluffs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Black Lake Bluffs is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Bluffs
    • Ocqueoc
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ocqueoc is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocqueoc
    • Huron Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Huron Beach is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Beach
    • Millersburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Moltke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Moltke is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltke
    • Hawks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Hawks is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks

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

Cemeteries Near Legrand ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Legrand.

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

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

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

  • St. Monica's Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Walker Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Koehler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Devereaux Grave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Johnson Grave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Waverly Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Reuther's Graves
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Indian River Catholic Shrine Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rondo Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmon Grave
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (90 more) ...
    • Owens Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<2>

While we didn't find Legrand in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Legrand.

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

  • Indian River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Topinabee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Manning
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Manning is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
  • Rondo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rondo is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
  • Wolverine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mullett Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
  • Onaway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <1>
  • Wildwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Burt Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Trowbridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Trowbridge is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
  • Riggsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
  • Cheboygan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Alanson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ocqueoc
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ocqueoc is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocqueoc
    • Brutus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Legrand ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Legrand.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Legrand, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Legrand.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Legrand:

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