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 Pearll City (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 Pearll City. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Pearll City is located in Otsego 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 Otsego County: Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Kalkaska, Montmorency & Oscoda.
Below are the counties that are near Pearll City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pearll City:
- Otsego County (The home county of Pearll City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearll City, with the one closest to Pearll City listed first.
- Arbutus Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arbutus Beach is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus Beach
- Gaylord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sparr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sparr is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
- Hallock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hallock is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
- Waters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
- Berryville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Berryville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Elmira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johannesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vanderbilt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green Timbers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
- Hetherton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hetherton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
- Antrim County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearll City, with the one closest to Pearll City listed first.
- Alba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
- Mancelona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Finkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Finkton is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
- Bellaire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Central Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
- Alden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Charlevoix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearll City, with the one closest to Pearll City listed first.
- Boyne Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goo ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goo is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
- Boyne City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Walloon Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Jordan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Horton Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
- Zenith Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
- Cheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearll City, with the one closest to Pearll City listed first.
- Wolverine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wildwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Afton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fingerboard Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
- Indian River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearll City, with the one closest to Pearll City listed first.
- Deward ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deward is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
- Frederic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bucks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bucks is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
- Grayling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McIntyre Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
- Rasmus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rasmus is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasmus
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
- Pere Cheney has also been known as:
- Center Plains
- Cheney
- Skyline Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
- Emmet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearll City, with the one closest to Pearll City listed first.
- Ponshewaing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
- Bay View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kegomic ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kegomic is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
- Petoskey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kalkaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearll City, with the one closest to Pearll City listed first.
- Westwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Angling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Angling is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
- Sigma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
- Kalkaska
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montmorency County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearll City, with the one closest to Pearll City listed first.
- Vienna Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
- Vienna Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vienna Junction is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Bigelow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bigelow is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Lewiston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Garland Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
- Big Rock ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Atlanta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Canada Creek Ranch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canada Creek Ranch is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Creek Ranch
- Oscoda County
- Red Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pearll City, see our County-by-County Page for Pearll City.
Cemeteries Near Pearll City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pearll City.
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 Pearll City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pearll City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pearll City, with the one closest to Pearll City listed first.
- Bagley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Otsego Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hallock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johannesburg Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vanderbilt Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (83 more) ...
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shrine Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 Pearll City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pearll City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pearll City, with the one closest to Pearll City listed first.
- Gaylord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Otsego Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Otsego Lake is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego Lake
- Waters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elmira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderbilt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Frederic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hetherton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hetherton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
- Trowbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Trowbridge is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Boyne Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mancelona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chestonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chestonia is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestonia
- Antrim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Antrim is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Wolverine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pearll City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pearll City.
Newspapers Published in Pearll City ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pearll City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pearll City, 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 Pearll City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Pearll City:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Otsego County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Antrim County
- Charlevoix County
- Cheboygan County
- Crawford County
- Emmet County
- Kalkaska County
- Montmorency County
- Oscoda 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 Pearll City, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pearll City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |