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 Little Manistee (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 Little Manistee. 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.
Little Manistee is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola & Wexford.
Below are the counties that are near Little Manistee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Manistee:
- Lake County (The home county of Little Manistee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Manistee, with the one closest to Little Manistee listed first.
- Irons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peacock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peacock is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Sauble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sauble is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauble
- Luther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Baldwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Idlewild
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Idlewild is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Bristol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Marlborough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marlborough is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Nirvana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nirvana is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
- Chase
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Benzie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Manistee, with the one closest to Little Manistee listed first.
- Griner Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nessen City is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
- Thompsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Manistee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Manistee, with the one closest to Little Manistee listed first.
- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dublin is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Wellston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Udell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Udell is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Brethren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kaleva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chief Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Filer City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Filer City is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer City
- Eastlake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eastlake is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Norwalk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norwalk is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Oak Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill has also been known as:
- Oakhill
- Douglas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Onekama Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Onekama Junction is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Junction
- Parkdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parkdale is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Manistee, with the one closest to Little Manistee listed first.
- Millerton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millerton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Batcheller ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Batcheller is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batcheller
- Batcheller has also been known as:
- Turtle Lake
- Tallman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tallman is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
- Tallman has also been known as:
- Weaver
- Fountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Walhalla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Free Soil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carr is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Carr has also been known as:
- Carr Settlement
- McCumber Settlement
- Elm Flats ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elm Flats is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flats
- Custer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Custer is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Former names for Custer:
- Black Creek
- Ferryville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <1>
- Sugar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove has also been known as:
- Clark's Corners
- Scottville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scottville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Scottville has also been known as:
- Mason Center
- Sweetland
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <1>
- Amber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amber is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Amber has also been known as:
- Slaughtburg
- Fern
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Mecosta County
- Paris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newaygo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Manistee, with the one closest to Little Manistee listed first.
- Lilley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lilley is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
- Bitely
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hawkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkins is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Woodland Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodland Park is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Brohman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brohman is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohman
- Former names for Brohman:
- Dingman
- Otia
- Oceana County
- Walkerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Osceola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Manistee, with the one closest to Little Manistee listed first.
- Ashton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ashton is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dewing's ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dewing's is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewing's
- Le Roy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Osceola Junction ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Osceola Junction is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Junction
- Tustin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Reed City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dighton is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Hersey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwick ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hartwick is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Wexford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Manistee, with the one closest to Little Manistee listed first.
- Hoxeyville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoxeyville is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxeyville
- Hoxeyville has also been known as:
- Clay Hill
- Harrietta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yuma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yuma is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Boon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boon is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon
- Benson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Millersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Mesick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bagnall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bagnall is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagnall
- Glengary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glengary is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
- Meauwataka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
- Sherman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Cadillac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haring is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haring
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Manistee, see our County-by-County Page for Little Manistee.
Cemeteries Near Little Manistee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Manistee.
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 Little Manistee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Manistee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Manistee, with the one closest to Little Manistee listed first.
- Irons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irons Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Irons Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Irons.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255276 <2>
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peacock Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lother Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fernwood Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Wellston.
- The Fernwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dublin Cemetery
- Old Dublin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245804 <2>
- Chalker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wellston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Park Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Meade Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bachellor Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachellor Cemetery
- The Bachellor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bachelor Evangelical Church Cemetery
- Batcheller Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178661 <2>
- Continue List (145 more) ...
- Batchelor Christ Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tallman Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Historical Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 Little Manistee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Manistee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Manistee, with the one closest to Little Manistee listed first.
- Irons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sauble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sauble is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauble
- Wolf Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Luther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hoxeyville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoxeyville is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxeyville
- Hoxeyville has also been known as:
- Clay Hill
- Batcheller ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Batcheller is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batcheller
- Batcheller has also been known as:
- Turtle Lake
- Tallman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tallman is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
- Tallman has also been known as:
- Weaver
- Fountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Baldwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Free Soil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nirvana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nirvana is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
- Bristol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Custer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Custer is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Former names for Custer:
- Black Creek
- Ferryville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <1>
- Harrietta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove has also been known as:
- Clark's Corners
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Manistee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Manistee.
Newspapers Published in Little Manistee ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Manistee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Manistee, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Manistee.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Little Manistee:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benzie County
- Manistee County
- Mason County
- Mecosta County
- Newaygo County
- Oceana County
- Osceola County
- Wexford 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Little Manistee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Little Manistee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |