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 Lovells (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 Lovells. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lovells is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Antrim, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego & Roscommon.
Below are the counties that are near Lovells. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lovells:
- Crawford County (The home county of Lovells)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovells, with the one closest to Lovells listed first.
- Bucks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bucks is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
- Frederic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grayling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
- Pere Cheney has also been known as:
- Center Plains
- Cheney
- Deward ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Deward is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
- Deerheart Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
- McIntyre Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
- Rasmus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rasmus is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasmus
- Skyline Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
- Antrim County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovells, with the one closest to Lovells listed first.
- Alba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
- Mancelona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kalkaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovells, with the one closest to Lovells listed first.
- Angling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Angling is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
- Fletcher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Sigma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
- Westwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Missaukee County
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Montmorency County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovells, with the one closest to Lovells listed first.
- Garland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
- Vienna Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Junction is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Lewiston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
- Bigelow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bigelow is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Big Rock ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Atlanta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canada Creek Ranch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canada Creek Ranch is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Creek Ranch
- Ogemaw County
- Damon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Damon is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
- Oscoda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovells, with the one closest to Lovells listed first.
- Red Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Luzerne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kneeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Mio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- McKinley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McKinley is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovells, with the one closest to Lovells listed first.
- Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
- Waters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johannesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arbutus Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arbutus Beach is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus Beach
- Hetherton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hetherton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
- Pearll City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pearll City is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
- Sparr
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sparr is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
- Gaylord
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hallock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hallock is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
- Green Timbers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
- Berryville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Elmira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roscommon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovells, with the one closest to Lovells listed first.
- Roscommon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Geels
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Geels is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
- Higgins Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tent City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tent City is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
- Hillcrest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Saint Helen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lovells, see our County-by-County Page for Lovells.
Cemeteries Near Lovells ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lovells.
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 Lovells - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lovells covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lovells, with the one closest to Lovells listed first.
- Lovells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stephan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Forest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Johannesburg Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Muskrat Lake Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Otsego Lake Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Finnish Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shrine Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charleton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (58 more) ...
- Rock Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Luzerne Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Graves
(16 miles [25.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Lovells in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lovells.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lovells, with the one closest to Lovells listed first.
- Red Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Waters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego Lake is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego Lake
- Frederic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grayling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hetherton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hetherton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
- Luzerne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
- Pere Cheney has also been known as:
- Center Plains
- Cheney
- Big Rock ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Gaylord
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Atlanta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roscommon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Damon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Damon is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lovells. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lovells.
Newspapers Published in Lovells ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lovells.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lovells, 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 Lovells.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Lovells:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Antrim County
- Kalkaska County
- Missaukee County
- Montmorency County
- Ogemaw County
- Oscoda County
- Otsego 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> | 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 Lovells, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lovells) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |