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 North Arms (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 North Arms. 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.
Name Variations for North Arms ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Arms: N. Arms
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
North Arms is located in Antrim 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 Antrim County: Charlevoix, Crawford, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska & Otsego.
Below are the counties that are near North Arms. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Arms:
- Antrim County (The home county of North Arms)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Arms, with the one closest to North Arms listed first.
- Bellaire
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
- Central Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Finkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Finkton is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
- Kewadin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mancelona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
- Elk Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eastport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Charlevoix County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Arms, with the one closest to North Arms listed first.
- East Jordan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Goo ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goo is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
- Norwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Ironton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Boyne City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
- Former names for Boyne City:
- Bay Springs
- Boyne
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <1>
- Boyne Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horton Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
- Charlevoix
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Zenith Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
- Walloon Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Shore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Arms, with the one closest to North Arms listed first.
- Deward ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deward is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
- Frederic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McIntyre Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
- Emmet County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Arms, with the one closest to North Arms listed first.
- Bay Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Petoskey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Traverse County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Arms, with the one closest to North Arms listed first.
- Old Mission
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Angel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Angel has also been known as:
- Angel Station
- Angell Station
- Tunk ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tunk is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunk
- Mapleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Mabel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Acme
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Devils Elbow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
- Traverse City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Kingsley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kalkaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Arms, with the one closest to North Arms listed first.
- Rapid City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Torch River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
- Westwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Barker Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
- Kalkaska
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lodi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- South Boardman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sigma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
- Spencer
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Angling
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Angling is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
- Deibert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- Fife Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leelanau County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Arms, with the one closest to North Arms listed first.
- Manseau ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Manseau is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manseau
- Omena
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Peshawbestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Peshawbestown is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshawbestown
- Suttons Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Northport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bingham is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Onominee ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Onominee is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onominee
- Onominee has also been known as:
- Onominese
- Onomonese
- Onuminee
- Onumunese
- Greilickville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Greilickville is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greilickville
- Lake Leelanau
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hatchs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
- Leland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Schomberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
- Bodus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bodus is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Arms, with the one closest to North Arms listed first.
- Elmira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hallock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hallock is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
- Arbutus Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Arbutus Beach is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus Beach
- Pearll City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pearll City is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
- Waters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Berryville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Gaylord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vanderbilt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Arms, see our County-by-County Page for North Arms.
Cemeteries Near North Arms ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Arms.
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 North Arms - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Arms covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Arms, with the one closest to North Arms listed first.
- Eldred Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flewelling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Helena Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Southern Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Densmore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kewadin Indian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chestonia Twp. #2 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Russell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (129 more) ...
- South Milton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Anthony's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find North Arms in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Arms.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Arms, with the one closest to North Arms listed first.
- Bellaire
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
- Snowflake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Snowflake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Central Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Creswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Creswell is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Kewadin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Finkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Finkton is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
- Antrim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Antrim is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Mancelona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chestonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chestonia is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestonia
- Torch Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Torch Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Lake
- Elk Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Westwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
- Eastport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Arms. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Arms.
Newspapers Published in North Arms ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Arms.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Arms, 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 North Arms.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 North Arms:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Antrim County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charlevoix County
- Crawford County
- Emmet County
- Grand Traverse County
- Kalkaska County
- Leelanau County
- Otsego 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 North Arms, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Arms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |