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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 Northport (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 Northport. 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.

Northport is located in Leelanau 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 Leelanau County: Benzie & Grand Traverse.

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

  • Leelanau County     (The home county of Northport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northport, with the one closest to Northport listed first.
    • Onominee ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Onominee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onominee
      • Onominee is located in Leelanau County
      • Onominee has also been known as:
      • Onominese
      • Onomonese
      • Onuminee
      • Onumunese
    • Omena
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Peshawbestown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshawbestown
      • Peshawbestown is located in Leelanau County
    • Manseau ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manseau. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manseau
      • Manseau is located in Leelanau County
    • Suttons Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suttons Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons Bay
      • Suttons Bay is located in Leelanau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suttons Bay <2>
    • Leland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Leelanau
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bingham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
    • Bodus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bodus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
      • Bodus is located in Leelanau County
    • North Manitou
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Manitou
      • North Manitou is located in Leelanau County
    • Isadore ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isadore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
      • Isadore is located in Leelanau County
    • Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shalda Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalda Corners
      • Shalda Corners is located in Leelanau County
  • Antrim County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northport, with the one closest to Northport listed first.
    • Eastport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Central Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lake
      • Central Lake is located in Antrim County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Lake <2>
    • Ellsworth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Elk Rapids
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Kewadin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewadin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewadin
      • Kewadin is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewadin <2>
    • Clam Lake ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clam Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
      • Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
    • Bellaire
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Alden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Finkton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
      • Finkton is located in Antrim County
  • Benzie County
    • Lake Ann
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
      • Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <2>
  • Charlevoix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northport, with the one closest to Northport listed first.
    • Norwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
    • Charlevoix
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ironton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
    • East Jordan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan
      • East Jordan is located in Charlevoix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Jordan <2>
    • Goo ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
      • Goo is located in Charlevoix County
    • Horton Bay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
      • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
    • Boyne City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
      • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
      • 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 <2>
    • Bay Shore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
      • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
    • Zenith Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
      • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
  • Grand Traverse County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northport, with the one closest to Northport listed first.
    • Old Mission
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mapleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Angel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
      • Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Angel has also been known as:
      • Angel Station
      • Angell Station
    • Acme
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <2>
    • Traverse City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Williamsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Williamsburg has also been known as:
      • Williamburg
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <2>
    • Mabel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Tunk ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tunk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunk
      • Tunk is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Kalkaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northport, with the one closest to Northport listed first.
    • Torch River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torch River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
      • Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
    • Rapid City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapid City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid City
      • Rapid City is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid City <2>
    • Barker Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
      • Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Northport ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northport.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Northport. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Northport and those printed in the larger area surrounding Northport.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Northport.

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 Northport:

Cemeteries Near Northport ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northport.

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 Northport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Leelanau Twp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leelanau Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leelanau Twp. Cemetery
  • Onominese Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Onominese Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Onominee Indian Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Onominese Cemetery
  • Northport Point Columbarium Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northport Point Columbarium Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northport Point Columbarium Cemetery
  • Old Indian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Indian Cemetery
  • Omena Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omena Cemetery
  • Omena Presbyterian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omena Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omena Presbyterian Cemetery
  • St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
  • Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
  • Beechwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beechwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beechwood Cemetery
  • Leland Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leland Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leland Catholic Cemetery
  • East Leland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Leland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Leland Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Continue List   (107 more) ...
    • Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    • St. Michael Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
    • Antrim Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antrim 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Northport had a population of 304 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Northport had a population of 525 people.

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

  • Omena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Leland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Suttons Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suttons Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons Bay
    • Suttons Bay is located in Leelanau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suttons Bay <2>
  • Norwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
  • Old Mission
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Torch Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torch Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Lake
    • Torch Lake is located in Antrim County
  • Eastport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Atwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
    • Atwood is located in Antrim County
  • Keswick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keswick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
    • Keswick is located in Leelanau County
  • Creswell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
    • Creswell is located in Antrim County
  • Bingham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
  • Mapleton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Central Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lake
      • Central Lake is located in Antrim County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Lake <2>
    • North Manitou
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Manitou
      • North Manitou is located in Leelanau County
    • Elk Rapids
      (18 miles [29 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 Northport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northport.

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

The official website for Leelanau County: www.leelanau.cc/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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- Northport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1312, Longitude: -85.6158    
<5>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 Northport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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