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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 Marne (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 Marne. 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 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.

Marne is located in Ottawa 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 Ottawa County: Allegan, Kent & Muskegon.

Below are the counties that are near Marne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marne:

  • Ottawa County     (The home county of Marne)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marne, with the one closest to Marne listed first.
    • Lamont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Wright
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Wright is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Coopersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Conklin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastmanville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
    • Allendale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bauer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
    • Jenison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rusk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Hudsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • South Blendon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
    • Nunica
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Allegan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marne, with the one closest to Marne listed first.
    • New Salem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • New Salem is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Burnips
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Burnips is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
      • Former name for Burnips:
      • Burnip's Corners
    • Dorr
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Moline
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Moline is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
    • Diamond Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
    • Fillmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Graafschap
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
    • Hilliards
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
    • Boyd
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Boyd is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Hamilton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Wayland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Hopkins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Barry County
    • Middleville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ionia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marne, with the one closest to Marne listed first.
    • Smyrna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Elmdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmdale is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Belding
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marne, with the one closest to Marne listed first.
    • Kinney
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kinney is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
    • Walker
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Comstock Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lisbon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Lisbon is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Grandville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Galewood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Galewood is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
    • Grand Rapids
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Beverly is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Burlingame Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
    • Urbandale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Urbandale is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
    • Wyoming
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Montcalm County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marne, with the one closest to Marne listed first.
    • Pierson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Gowen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Howard City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Trufant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Muskegon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marne, with the one closest to Marne listed first.
    • Ravenna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Canada Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
    • Slocum
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Slocum is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Morgan Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Morgan Corners is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Corners
    • Sullivan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Bailey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Fruitport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Wolf Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Norton Shores
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Muskegon Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Muskegon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Roosevelt Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Newaygo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marne, with the one closest to Marne listed first.
    • Ashland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Ashland is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Grant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Sun
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sun is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Bridgeton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bridgeton is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
    • Sitka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Sitka is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
    • Newaygo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bishop
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bishop is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Brookside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Brookside is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Croton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Croton is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
    • Reeman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Reeman is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeman
    • Riverview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Riverview is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Fremont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Fremont is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
      • Former name for Fremont:
      • Fremont Center
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Marne ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marne.

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 Marne - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Marne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wells Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brooklawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rosedale Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Alpine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (274 more) ...
    • Big Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Eastmanville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Allendale Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Herrington
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Herrington is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrington
  • Reno
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Reno is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
  • Tallmadge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tallmadge is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallmadge
  • Kinney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kinney is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
  • Lamont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Wright
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wright is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
  • Coopersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Eastmanville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
  • Pearline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearline is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearline
  • Conklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Allendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Alpine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Alpine is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lisbon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Lisbon is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Bauer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
    • Englishville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Englishville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englishville

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

Newspapers Published in Marne ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marne.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marne, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marne.

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 Marne:

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 Marne, 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- Marne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.