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 Rasmus (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 Rasmus. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Rasmus is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Antrim, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego & Roscommon.
Below are the counties that are near Rasmus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rasmus:
- Crawford County (The home county of Rasmus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rasmus, with the one closest to Rasmus listed first.
- Grayling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McIntyre Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
- Skyline Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Frederic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deerheart Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
- Bucks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bucks is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
- Deward ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Deward is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
- Antrim County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rasmus, with the one closest to Rasmus listed first.
- Mancelona
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
- Alba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Traverse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rasmus, with the one closest to Rasmus listed first.
- Tunk ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tunk is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunk
- Mabel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Kalkaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rasmus, with the one closest to Rasmus listed first.
- Fletcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Angling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Angling is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
- Sigma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Lodi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Kalkaska
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Westwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Deibert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
- South Boardman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Barker Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
- Fife Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Missaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rasmus, with the one closest to Rasmus listed first.
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Moorestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Star City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Merritt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cutcheon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
- Lake City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montmorency County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rasmus, with the one closest to Rasmus listed first.
- Garland Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
- Lewiston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Junction is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Vienna Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
- Ogemaw County
- Damon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Damon is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
- Oscoda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rasmus, with the one closest to Rasmus listed first.
- Luzerne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Red Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rasmus, with the one closest to Rasmus listed first.
- Waters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
- Arbutus Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Arbutus Beach is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus Beach
- Pearll City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pearll City is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
- Gaylord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Johannesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hallock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hallock is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
- Sparr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sparr is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
- Roscommon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rasmus, with the one closest to Rasmus listed first.
- Tent City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tent City is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
- Higgins Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Roscommon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Houghton Lake Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
- Nellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
- Geels
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Geels is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
- Houghton Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Prudenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Helen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rasmus, see our County-by-County Page for Rasmus.
Cemeteries Near Rasmus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rasmus.
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 Rasmus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rasmus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rasmus, with the one closest to Rasmus listed first.
- United States Government Military Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pere Cheney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heidemann Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stephan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gerrish Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Forest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shrine Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (73 more) ...
- Higgins Twp. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Moorestown Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Rasmus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rasmus.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rasmus, with the one closest to Rasmus listed first.
- Grayling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Fletcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Frederic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roscommon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- Moorestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Waters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Lodi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Star City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Otsego Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Otsego Lake is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego Lake
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pioneer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Houghton Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Leetsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leetsville is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rasmus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rasmus.
Newspapers Published in Rasmus ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rasmus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rasmus, 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 Rasmus.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rasmus:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Antrim County
- Grand Traverse County
- Kalkaska County
- Missaukee County
- Montmorency County
- Ogemaw County
- Oscoda County
- Otsego County
- Roscommon 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 Rasmus, 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 from Point A (ie- Rasmus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |