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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 Narenta (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 Narenta. 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 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.

Narenta is located in Delta County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Delta County: Alger, Marquette, Menominee & Schoolcraft.

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

  • Delta County     (The home county of Narenta)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Narenta, with the one closest to Narenta listed first.
    • Schaffer
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
      • Schaffer is located in Delta County
    • Bark River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bark River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark River
      • Bark River is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bark River <2>
    • Ford River
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
      • Ford River is located in Delta County
    • Flat Rock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
    • Escanaba
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wells
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Delta County
    • Larch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larch
      • Larch is located in Delta County
    • Chandler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
      • Chandler is located in Delta County
    • Lambert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Lambert is located in Delta County
    • Cornell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
      • Cornell is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornell <2>
    • Chaison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaison
      • Chaison is located in Delta County
    • Gladstone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Narenta, with the one closest to Narenta listed first.
    • Loretto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Foster City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster City
      • Foster City is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster City <2>
    • Vulcan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
      • Vulcan is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vulcan <2>
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Narenta, with the one closest to Narenta listed first.
    • Watson ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Marquette County
    • Arnold
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <2>
    • Northland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Narenta, with the one closest to Narenta listed first.
    • Harris
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <2>
    • Perronville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perronville
      • Perronville is located in Menominee County
    • Wilson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Menominee County
    • Dryads ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dryads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
      • Dryads is located in Menominee County
    • Powers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
      • Powers is located in Menominee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <2>
    • Spalding
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spalding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
      • Spalding is located in Menominee County
    • LaBranche
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
      • LaBranche is located in Menominee County
    • Carney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nadeau
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nadeau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
      • Nadeau is located in Menominee County
    • Hermansville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
      • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
    • Blom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
      • Blom is located in Menominee County
    • Daggett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
      • Daggett is located in Menominee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Door County (WI)
    • Washington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Door County (WI)

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

Newspapers Published in Narenta ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Narenta.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Narenta, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Narenta.

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 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 Narenta:

Cemeteries Near Narenta ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Narenta.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Schaffer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schaffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schaffer Cemetery
  • West Ford River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Ford River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Ford River Cemetery
  • Bark River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bark River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bark River Cemetery
  • Ford River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford River Cemetery
  • Hannahville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hannahville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hannahville Cemetery
  • South Ford River Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Ford River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Ford River Cemetery
  • South Fork River Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Fork River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Fork River Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Flat Rock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock Cemetery
  • St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
  • Continue List   (54 more) ...
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Garden of Rest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Rest Cemetery
    • Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Narenta had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Hyde
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
    • Hyde is located in Delta County
  • Bark River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bark River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark River
    • Bark River is located in Delta County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bark River <2>
  • Pine Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Delta County
  • Schaffer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
    • Schaffer is located in Delta County
  • Eustis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eustis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
    • Eustis is located in Menominee County
  • Ford River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
    • Ford River is located in Delta County
  • Indiantown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Indiantown is located in Menominee County
    • Indiantown has also been known as:
    • Indian Town
  • Houle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houle
    • Houle is located in Menominee County
    • Houle has also been known as:
    • Houles
  • Flat Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
  • Escanaba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Wells
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Wells is located in Delta County
  • North Escanaba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Escanaba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Escanaba
    • North Escanaba is located in Delta County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Whitney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Menominee County
    • Wilson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Menominee County
    • West Gladstone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gladstone
      • West Gladstone is located in Delta County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Narenta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Delta County: www.deltacountymi.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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- Narenta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Narenta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7264, Longitude: -87.2426       In this case, the coordinates for Narenta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Narenta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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