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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 Linwood 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 Linwood 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 Linwood 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Linwood Beach: Linwood 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 northwest 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 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.

Linwood 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 Linwood Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Linwood Beach:

  • Bay County     (The home county of Linwood Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linwood Beach, with the one closest to Linwood Beach listed first.
    • Linwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Brissette Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Brissette Beach is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brissette Beach
    • Kawkawlin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wenona Beach ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wenona Beach is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona Beach
    • Banks ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Banks is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Banks has also been known as:
      • Bangor
      • Bank City
    • Seidlers
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Seidlers is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidlers
    • Wenona ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Wenona is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
    • West Bay City
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Pinconning
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bay City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Essexville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Willard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Willard is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Auburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Arenac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linwood Beach, with the one closest to Linwood Beach listed first.
    • Saganing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Saganing is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
    • Whites Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
    • Standish
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Pine River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Pine River is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
    • Arenac
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Arenac is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
    • Sterling
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Omer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Omer is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Au Gres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Melita
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Melita is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
    • Twining
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Twining is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Maple Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
    • Turner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Turner is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Gladwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linwood Beach, with the one closest to Linwood Beach listed first.
    • Rhodes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
    • Highwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Highwood is located in Gladwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
    • White Star
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • White Star is located in Gladwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
    • Wooden Shoe Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
    • Beaverton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 Linwood Beach, with the one closest to Linwood Beach listed first.
    • Sebewaing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Valley Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Valley Island is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Island
    • Bach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Bach is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
    • Bay Port
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Kilmanagh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Kilmanagh is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmanagh
  • Midland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linwood Beach, with the one closest to Linwood Beach listed first.
    • Midland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Averill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Averill is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
    • Edenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Edenville is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
    • Sanford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ryan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ryan is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
    • North Bradley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • North Bradley is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
    • Porter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Porter is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
    • Alamando
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Alamando is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linwood Beach, with the one closest to Linwood Beach listed first.
    • Melbourne ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
    • Kochville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Kochville is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kochville
    • Freeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Crow Island ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
    • Zilwaukee city
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Carrollton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Carrollton is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Dice
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dice is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
    • Buena Vista
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Buena Vista is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Saginaw
      (20 miles [32.2 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>
    • Frost
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Frost is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Paines
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Paines is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines
    • Shields
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Shields is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
    • Reese
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Reese is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reese <1>
  • Tuscola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linwood Beach, with the one closest to Linwood Beach listed first.
    • Bay Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bay Park is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Park
    • Gilford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gilford is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
    • Akron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Unionville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Fairgrove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Denmark Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
    • Richville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Colling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Colling is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colling
    • Watrousville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
    • Tuscola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vassar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Linwood Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Linwood 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 Linwood Beach - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Linwood Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Linwood Beach.

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

  • Linwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Kawkawlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wenona Beach ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wenona Beach is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona Beach
  • Banks ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Banks is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • Banks has also been known as:
    • Bangor
    • Bank City
  • Willard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Willard is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Bay City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Essexville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinconning
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Auburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Salzburg ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Salzburg is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzburg
  • Fisherville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fisherville is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
  • Frankenlust
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Frankenlust is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Brooks ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Brooks is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Nine Mile
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Nine Mile is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
    • Melbourne ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne

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

Newspapers Published in Linwood 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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Linwood Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Linwood Beach, 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 Linwood Beach.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Linwood Beach:

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 Linwood 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- Linwood Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.