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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 Nadeau (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 Nadeau. 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 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.

Nadeau is located in Menominee 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 Menominee County: Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, Door (WI) & Marinette (WI).

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

  • Menominee County     (The home county of Nadeau)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nadeau, with the one closest to Nadeau listed first.
    • Carney
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Powers
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Spalding
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Spalding is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
    • Hermansville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
    • Wilson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilson is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Banat
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Banat is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banat
    • Blom
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Blom is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
    • Indiantown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Indiantown is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown has also been known as:
      • Indian Town
    • Faithorn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Faithorn is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithorn
    • Daggett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Daggett is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Harris
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Swanson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Swanson is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nadeau, with the one closest to Nadeau listed first.
    • Bark River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Schaffer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Schaffer is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
    • Narenta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Narenta is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
    • Hyde
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Hyde is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
    • Ford River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Ford River is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
    • Flat Rock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Cornell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Escanaba
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Groos
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Groos is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groos
    • Wells
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wells is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Chandler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Chandler is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
    • Larch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Larch is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larch
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nadeau, with the one closest to Nadeau listed first.
    • Loretto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Vulcan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Norway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Norway is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <1>
    • Quinnesec
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Foster City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Iron Mountain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Felch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingsford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Felch Mountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nadeau, with the one closest to Nadeau listed first.
    • Watson ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Watson is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Arnold
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Florence County (WI)
    • Aurora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Aurora is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Marinette County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nadeau, with the one closest to Nadeau listed first.
    • Pembine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Pembine is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
    • Cedarville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedarville is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Niagara
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
    • Wausaukee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Athelstane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Athelstane is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
    • Sweetheart City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
    • Dunbar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Dunbar is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar

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

Cemeteries Near Nadeau ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nadeau.

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

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

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Carney Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Meyer Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Spalding Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Daggett Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hannahville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (47 more) ...

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 Nadeau had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Carney
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bagley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bagley is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
  • Powers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Talbot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Talbot is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
  • Hermansville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
  • Wilson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilson is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Daggett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Daggett is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Indiantown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Indiantown is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Indiantown has also been known as:
    • Indian Town
  • Houle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Houle is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houle
    • Houle has also been known as:
    • Houles
  • Stephenson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bark River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eustis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Eustis is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Waucedah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Waucedah is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucedah
    • Ingalls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Ingalls is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Cedar River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Nadeau ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nadeau.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nadeau, 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 Nadeau.

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 Nadeau:

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