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 Point Sable (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 Point Sable. 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 Little Point Sable ...
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.
Another variation: Littlepoint Sable.
- A typical abbreviation for Little Point Sable: Little Pt. Sable
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 Point Sable is located in Oceana 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 Oceana County: Lake, Mason, Muskegon & Newaygo.
Below are the counties that are near Little Point Sable. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Point Sable:
- Oceana County (The home county of Little Point Sable)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point Sable, with the one closest to Little Point Sable listed first.
- Mears
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Claybanks ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Camp Claybanks is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Claybanks
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- French Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- French Town is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- New Era
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pentwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rothbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elbridge is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ferry is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
- Cobmoosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
- Cobmoosa has also been known as:
- Cob Moo Sa
- Walkerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point Sable, with the one closest to Little Point Sable listed first.
- Meisenheimer Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Pine Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Pine Village is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine Village
- Wiley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wiley is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Wiley has also been known as:
- Wileys
- Buttersville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Buttersville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttersville
- Fern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Ludington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Amber
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Amber is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Amber has also been known as:
- Slaughtburg
- Scottville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Piney Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Piney Ridge is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Custer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Carr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carr is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Carr has also been known as:
- Carr Settlement
- McCumber Settlement
- Muskegon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point Sable, with the one closest to Little Point Sable listed first.
- Montague
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvan Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sylvan Beach is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Beach
- Whitehall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wabaningo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wabaningo is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaningo
- Lakewood Club
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Club is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
- Dalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Twin Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- North Muskegon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newaygo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point Sable, with the one closest to Little Point Sable listed first.
- Huber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Huber is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Reeman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reeman is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Point Sable, see our County-by-County Page for Little Point Sable.
Cemeteries Near Little Point Sable ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Point Sable.
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 Point Sable - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Point Sable covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Point Sable, with the one closest to Little Point Sable listed first.
- Gardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stephen's Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mears Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Round Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- First Shelby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cranston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (94 more) ...
- South Hart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Hart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Little Point Sable in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Point Sable.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Point Sable, with the one closest to Little Point Sable listed first.
- Mears
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Era
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pentwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rothbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ferry is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
- Elbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elbridge is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Montague
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cobmoosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
- Cobmoosa has also been known as:
- Cob Moo Sa
- Crystal Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Whitehall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wiley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wiley is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Wiley has also been known as:
- Wileys
- Fern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Riverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Point Sable. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Point Sable.
Newspapers Published in Little Point Sable ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Point Sable.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Point Sable, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Point Sable.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Little Point Sable:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Oceana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Mason County
- Muskegon County
- Newaygo 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> | 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 Point Sable, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Point Sable) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |