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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 Escanaba (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 Escanaba. 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 Escanaba ...

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 Escanaba: N. Escanaba

You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Escanaba. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Escanaba.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

North Escanaba 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 North Escanaba. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Escanaba:

  • Menominee County     (The home county of North Escanaba)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Escanaba, with the one closest to North Escanaba listed first.
    • Harris
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Perronville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Perronville is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perronville
    • Indiantown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Indiantown is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown has also been known as:
      • Indian Town
    • Dryads ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Dryads is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
    • Wilson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Wilson is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • LaBranche
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • LaBranche is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
    • Spalding
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Spalding is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
    • Powers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Nadeau
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nadeau is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
    • Hermansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
    • Carney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Alger County
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Escanaba, with the one closest to North Escanaba listed first.
    • Wells
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Wells is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Larch
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Larch is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larch
    • Escanaba
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Groos
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Groos is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groos
    • Lambert
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Lambert is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
    • Gladstone
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Flat Rock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Ford River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ford River is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
    • Hyde
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Hyde is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
    • Chaison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Chaison is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaison
    • Kipling
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Kipling is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
    • Chandler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Chandler is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
    • Narenta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Narenta is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Escanaba, with the one closest to North Escanaba listed first.
    • Watson ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Watson is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Arnold
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • McFarland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • McFarland is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
      • McFarland has also been known as:
      • McFarlands
  • Schoolcraft County
  • Door County (WI)
    • Washington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Washington is located in Door County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington

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

Cemeteries Near North Escanaba ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Escanaba.

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

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

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

  • Garden of Rest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Flat Rock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lakewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fernwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • West Ford River Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ford River Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay de Noc Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Flat Rock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Schaffer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (48 more) ...
    • South Ford River Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Fork River Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Town Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Wells
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Wells is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Escanaba
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • North Escanaba
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • North Escanaba is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Escanaba
  • Pine Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • West Gladstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Gladstone is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gladstone
  • Hyde
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hyde is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
  • Ford River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ford River is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
  • Gladstone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Flat Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Kipling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Kipling is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
  • Narenta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Narenta is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
  • Schaffer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Schaffer is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bark River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Masonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Masonville is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
    • Brampton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Brampton is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton

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

Newspapers Published in North Escanaba ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Escanaba.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Escanaba, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Escanaba.

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 professional and volunteer 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 North Escanaba:

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 Escanaba, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Escanaba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.