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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 Riggsville (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 Riggsville. 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.

Riggsville is located in Cheboygan 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 Cheboygan County: Charlevoix, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego & Presque Isle.

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

  • Cheboygan County     (The home county of Riggsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riggsville, with the one closest to Riggsville listed first.
    • Silver Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
      • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
    • Mullett Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullett Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
      • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
    • Long Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
      • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
    • Veery Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
      • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
    • Giauque Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
      • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
    • Topinabee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cheboygan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheboygan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheboygan
      • Cheboygan is located in Cheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheboygan <2>
    • Point Nipigon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
      • Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
      • Point Nipigon has also been known as:
      • Point Nip-i-gon
    • Burt Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Lake
      • Burt Lake is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burt Lake <2>
    • Indian River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
      • Indian River is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian River <2>
    • Afton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fingerboard Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
      • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
  • Charlevoix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riggsville, with the one closest to Riggsville listed first.
    • Walloon Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay Shore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
      • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
    • Zenith Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
      • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
    • Horton Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
      • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
  • Emmet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riggsville, with the one closest to Riggsville listed first.
    • Pellston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellston
      • Pellston is located in Emmet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pellston <2>
    • Van
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
      • Van is located in Emmet County
    • Levering
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brutus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brutus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
      • Brutus is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brutus <2>
    • Carp Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Alanson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
      • Alanson is located in Emmet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <2>
    • Oden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ponshewaing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
      • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
    • Mackinaw City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Marsh Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
      • Marsh Corner is located in Emmet County
    • Conway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <2>
    • Ramona Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
      • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
  • Mackinac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riggsville, with the one closest to Riggsville listed first.
    • Pointe Aux Pins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mackinac Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackinac Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
      • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • British Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
      • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
    • Saint Ignace
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignace
      • Saint Ignace is located in Mackinac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignace <2>
    • Gros Cap
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
      • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
    • Allenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
      • Allenville is located in Mackinac County
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riggsville, with the one closest to Riggsville listed first.
    • Green Timbers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
      • Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
    • Vanderbilt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Presque Isle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riggsville, with the one closest to Riggsville listed first.
    • Black Lake Bluffs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Lake Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Bluffs
      • Black Lake Bluffs is located in Presque Isle County
    • Onaway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
      • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <2>
    • Huron Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Beach
      • Huron Beach is located in Presque Isle County
    • Ocqueoc
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocqueoc
      • Ocqueoc is located in Presque Isle County

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

Newspapers Published in Riggsville ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riggsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riggsville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riggsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Riggsville:

Cemeteries Near Riggsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riggsville.

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

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

  • Riggsville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riggsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riggsville Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Polish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Polish Cemetery
  • St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's German 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 German Lutheran Cemetery
  • Polish Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
  • African-American Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the African-American Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the African-American Cemetery
  • Munro Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munro Cemetery
  • Burt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burt Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Mary's Indian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Indian Cemetery
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (85 more) ...
    • Owens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Riggsville had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Mullett Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullett Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
    • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
  • Topinabee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cheboygan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheboygan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheboygan
    • Cheboygan is located in Cheboygan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,697 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheboygan <2>
  • Pellston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellston
    • Pellston is located in Emmet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pellston <2>
  • Brutus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brutus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
    • Brutus is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brutus <2>
  • Levering
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Burt Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Lake
    • Burt Lake is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burt Lake <2>
  • Indian River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
    • Indian River is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian River <2>
  • Carp Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Freedom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Freedom is located in Cheboygan County
  • Alanson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
    • Alanson is located in Emmet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <2>
  • Pointe Aux Pins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ayr
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
      • Ayr is located in Emmet County
    • Manning
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Manning is located in Cheboygan County
    • Oden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riggsville. 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 '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- Riggsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riggsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5721, Longitude: -84.6099    
<4>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 Riggsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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