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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 Presque Isle (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 Presque Isle. 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.

Presque Isle is located in Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle County: Alpena, Cheboygan & Montmorency.

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

  • Presque Isle County     (The home county of Presque Isle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Presque Isle, with the one closest to Presque Isle listed first.
    • Bell ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Bell is located in Presque Isle County
    • Leroy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
      • Leroy is located in Presque Isle County
    • Polaski
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaski
      • Polaski is located in Presque Isle County
    • Posen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Posen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
      • Posen is located in Presque Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Posen <2>
    • Liske
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liske
      • Liske is located in Presque Isle County
    • Hagensville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagensville
      • Hagensville is located in Presque Isle County
    • Metz
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
      • Metz is located in Presque Isle County
    • Calcite
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calcite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcite
      • Calcite is located in Presque Isle County
    • Rogers City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers City
      • Rogers City is located in Presque Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers City <2>
    • Hawks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
      • Hawks is located in Presque Isle County
    • Moltke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltke
      • Moltke is located in Presque Isle County
    • Millersburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Presque Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <2>
    • Ocqueoc
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocqueoc
      • Ocqueoc is located in Presque Isle County
  • Alpena County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Presque Isle, with the one closest to Presque Isle listed first.
    • Alpena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Long Rapids
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
      • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
    • McHarg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHarg
      • McHarg is located in Alpena County
    • Lachine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lachine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lachine
      • Lachine is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lachine <2>
    • Flanders
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
      • Flanders is located in Alpena County
    • Herron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
      • Herron is located in Alpena County
    • Ossineke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hubbard Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Montmorency County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Presque Isle, with the one closest to Presque Isle listed first.
    • Royston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
      • Royston is located in Montmorency County
    • Hillman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Presque Isle ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Presque Isle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Presque Isle, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Presque Isle.

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 Presque Isle:

Cemeteries Near Presque Isle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Presque Isle.

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

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

  • Presque Isle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presque Isle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presque Isle Cemetery
  • Bell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bell Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2512006 <5>
  • St. Casimir's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Casimir's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Casimir's Cemetery
  • Cathro Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cathro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cathro Cemetery
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
  • Leer Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leer Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leer Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Old Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • St. John's Hagenville Lutheran Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Hagenville Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Hagenville Lutheran Cemetery
  • New German Lutheran Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New German Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New German Lutheran Cemetery
  • St. Dominic's Catholic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dominic'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. Dominic's Catholic Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Alpena.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Alpena Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #474 <5>
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Grace Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Lutheran Cemetery
    • Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Alpena.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #742 <5>

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 Presque Isle had a population of 44 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Bell ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Bell is located in Presque Isle County
  • Bolton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Bolton is located in Alpena County
  • Posen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Posen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
    • Posen is located in Presque Isle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Posen <2>
  • Hagensville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagensville
    • Hagensville is located in Presque Isle County
  • Alpena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Long Rapids
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
    • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
  • Rogers City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers City
    • Rogers City is located in Presque Isle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers City <2>
  • Flanders
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
    • Flanders is located in Alpena County
  • Hillman
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ossineke
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Presque Isle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Presque Isle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3045, Longitude: -83.4769    
<4>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.
<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 Presque Isle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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