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 Munger (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 Munger. 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 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.
Munger is located in Bay 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 Bay County: Arenac, Gladwin, Midland, Saginaw & Tuscola.
Below are the counties that are near Munger. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Munger:
- Bay County (The home county of Munger)
- The following are listed by their distance from Munger, with the one closest to Munger listed first.
- Bay City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Essexville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Banks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Banks is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Banks has also been known as:
- Bangor
- Bank City
- Salzburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salzburg is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzburg
- Wenona ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wenona is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- West Bay City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Bay City is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bay City
- West Bay City has also been known as:
- West Bank City
- Frankenlust
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Frankenlust is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
- Wenona Beach ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wenona Beach is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona Beach
- Amelith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Amelith is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelith
- Kawkawlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brissette Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brissette Beach is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brissette Beach
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arenac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munger, with the one closest to Munger listed first.
- Saganing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saganing is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
- Whites Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munger, with the one closest to Munger listed first.
- Farrandville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Farrandville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
- Clio
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Otisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brent Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brent Creek is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Creek
- Mount Morris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Genesee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beecher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beecher is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munger, with the one closest to Munger listed first.
- Sebewaing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bach
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bach is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
- Valley Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Island is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Island
- Kilmanagh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kilmanagh is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmanagh
- Owendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Port
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lapeer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munger, with the one closest to Munger listed first.
- Otter Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silverwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munger, with the one closest to Munger listed first.
- Midland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Averill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Averill is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Ryan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ryan is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munger, with the one closest to Munger listed first.
- Melbourne ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Reese
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blumfield Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blumfield Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumfield Corners
- Crow Island ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
- Zilwaukee city
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Kochville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kochville is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kochville
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Carrollton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Saginaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saginaw is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
- Former names for Saginaw:
- East Saginaw
- Saginaw City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <1>
- Frankenmuth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paines is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines
- Shields
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shields is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Shiawassee County
- New Lothrop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tuscola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munger, with the one closest to Munger listed first.
- Gilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gilford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
- Denmark Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
- Richville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Akron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Watrousville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
- Bay Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Park is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Park
- Tuscola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vassar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wahjamega
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
- Unionville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Colling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Colling is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colling
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Munger, see our County-by-County Page for Munger.
Cemeteries Near Munger ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Munger.
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 Munger - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Munger covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Munger, with the one closest to Munger listed first.
- New St. Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New St. Patrick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New St. Patrick Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Bay City.
- The New St. Patrick Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patrick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1681 <2>
- Floral Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blumfield Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old St. Patrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Patrick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Bay City.
- The Old St. Patrick Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patrick Cemetery
- Elm Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elm Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Bay City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #446 <2>
- Bay City Jewish Community Association
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City Jewish Community Association
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bay City Jewish Community Association is a large cemetery that is located in Bay City.
- The Bay City Jewish Community Association has also been known as:
- Bay City Community Jewish Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320396 <2>
- Corlis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corlis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Corlis Cemetery is located in Bay City.
- The Corlis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corliss Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2622538 <2>
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bay City.
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Birney Cemetery
- Historic Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #702656 <2>
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Seamans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seamans Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Seamans Cemetery is located in Bay City.
- The Seamans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Seaman Cemetery
- Seamon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298439 <2>
- Green Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bay City.
- The Green Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eickemeyer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #647573 <2>
- Polish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Munger had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Munger, with the one closest to Munger listed first.
- Melbourne ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Reese
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quanicassee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quanicassee is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quanicassee
- Crow Island ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
- Gilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gilford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
- Essexville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Zilwaukee city
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Banks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Banks is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Banks has also been known as:
- Bangor
- Bank City
- Salzburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salzburg is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzburg
- Carrollton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Richville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Munger. See our List of 1890's Communities around Munger.
Newspapers Published in Munger ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Munger.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Munger, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Munger.
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 helpful 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 Munger:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Bay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arenac County
- Genesee County
- Huron County
- Lapeer County
- Midland County
- Saginaw County
- Shiawassee County
- Tuscola 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 Munger, 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' (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- Munger) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |