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 Long Lake Heights (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 Long Lake Heights. 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 Long Lake Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Long Lake Heights: Long Lake Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 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.
Long Lake Heights is located in Clare 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 Clare County: Gladwin, Isabella, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee & Roscommon.
Below are the counties that are near Long Lake Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Long Lake Heights:
- Clare County (The home county of Long Lake Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake Heights, with the one closest to Long Lake Heights listed first.
- Harrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allendale is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Meredith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meredith is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Hatton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Lake George
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Farwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clare
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Former name for Lake:
- Lake Station
- Gladwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake Heights, with the one closest to Long Lake Heights listed first.
- Butman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
- Gladwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Rapids
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
- Beaverton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- White Star is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
- Wooden Shoe Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
- Highwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highwood is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Isabella County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake Heights, with the one closest to Long Lake Heights listed first.
- Vernon City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vernon City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
- Loomis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Loomis is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Brinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brinton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton
- Rosebush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sherman City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City
- Beal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beal City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
- Jordan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Weidman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mecosta County
- Barryton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake Heights, with the one closest to Long Lake Heights listed first.
- Coleman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alamando
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alamando is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
- Edenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edenville is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- North Bradley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Bradley is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
- Missaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake Heights, with the one closest to Long Lake Heights listed first.
- Vogel Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
- Falmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Merritt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Star City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- McBain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lucas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lucas is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Stoney Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stoney Corner is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Corner
- Stoney Corner has also been known as:
- Stoney Corners
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stratford is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Cutcheon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
- Lake City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moorestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Ogemaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake Heights, with the one closest to Long Lake Heights listed first.
- Ogemaw Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
- West Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake Heights, with the one closest to Long Lake Heights listed first.
- Gormer ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gormer is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormer
- Marion
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Park Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Park Lake is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Chippewa Station ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chippewa Station is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Station
- Avondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Orient
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Orient is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
- Sears
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Highland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Hartwick ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hartwick is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Evart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dighton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dighton is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Roscommon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake Heights, with the one closest to Long Lake Heights listed first.
- Houghton Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Houghton Lake Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
- Prudenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nellsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
- Hillcrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Saint Helen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Higgins Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Geels
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Geels is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
- Tent City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tent City is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
- Roscommon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Long Lake Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Long Lake Heights.
Cemeteries Near Long Lake Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Long Lake Heights.
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 Long Lake Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Long Lake Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Long Lake Heights, with the one closest to Long Lake Heights listed first.
- Frost Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Cedar Crest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Athanasius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Harrison.
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Greenwood Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #642 <2>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garrity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meridith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (110 more) ...
- Ott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Skeel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
While we didn't find Long Lake Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Long Lake Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Long Lake Heights, with the one closest to Long Lake Heights listed first.
- Harrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meredith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meredith is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Lake George
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Hatton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Moddersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moddersville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moddersville
- Temple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Temple is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Houghton Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Butman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
- Prudenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vogel Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
- Gladwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McClure
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- McClure is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
- Farwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Falmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Long Lake Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Long Lake Heights.
Newspapers Published in Long Lake Heights ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Lake Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Long Lake Heights, 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 Long Lake Heights.
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 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 Long Lake Heights:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Clare County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gladwin County
- Isabella County
- Mecosta County
- Midland County
- Missaukee County
- Ogemaw County
- Osceola County
- Roscommon 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- Long Lake Heights) 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 Long Lake Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |