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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 Skeels (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 Skeels. 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.

Skeels is located in Gladwin 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 Gladwin County: Arenac, Bay, Clare, Isabella, Midland, Ogemaw & Roscommon.

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

  • Gladwin County     (The home county of Skeels)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skeels, with the one closest to Skeels listed first.
    • Sugar Rapids
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
      • Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
    • Gladwin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • White Star
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
      • White Star is located in Gladwin County
    • Wooden Shoe Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
      • Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
    • Beaverton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Highwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
      • Highwood is located in Gladwin County
    • Rhodes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
      • Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
  • Arenac County
    • Sterling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Sterling is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <1>
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skeels, with the one closest to Skeels listed first.
    • Bentley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Bentley is located in Bay County
    • Mount Forest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Forest
      • Mount Forest is located in Bay County
    • Nine Mile
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
      • Nine Mile is located in Bay County
  • Clare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skeels, with the one closest to Skeels listed first.
    • Meredith
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
      • Meredith is located in Clare County
    • Allendale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Allendale is located in Clare County
    • Harrison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Clare County
    • Hatton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
      • Hatton is located in Clare County
    • Lake George
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
      • Lake George is located in Clare County
    • Clare
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Farwell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Lake is located in Clare County
      • Former name for Lake:
      • Lake Station
  • Crawford County
    • Deerheart Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
      • Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
  • Isabella County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skeels, with the one closest to Skeels listed first.
    • Loomis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
      • Loomis is located in Isabella County
    • Vernon City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
      • Vernon City is located in Isabella County
    • Rosebush
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jordan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Isabella County
    • Brinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton
      • Brinton is located in Isabella County
  • Midland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skeels, with the one closest to Skeels listed first.
    • Edenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
      • Edenville is located in Midland County
    • Coleman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Midland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
    • Sanford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Missaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skeels, with the one closest to Skeels listed first.
    • Merritt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Falmouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
      • Falmouth is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <1>
    • Star City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
      • Star City is located in Missaukee County
    • Stratford ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stratford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Missaukee County
  • Ogemaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skeels, with the one closest to Skeels listed first.
    • West Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Campbells Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbells Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
      • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
    • Skidway Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidway Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidway Lake
      • Skidway Lake is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skidway Lake <1>
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skeels, with the one closest to Skeels listed first.
    • Marion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Park Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
      • Park Lake is located in Osceola County
  • Roscommon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skeels, with the one closest to Skeels listed first.
    • Prudenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prudenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudenville
      • Prudenville is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prudenville <1>
    • Houghton Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake
      • Houghton Lake is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton Lake <1>
    • Houghton Lake Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
      • Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
    • Saint Helen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Nellsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
      • Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
    • Hillcrest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
    • Roscommon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscommon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscommon
      • Roscommon is located in Roscommon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscommon <1>
    • Higgins Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgins Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Lake
      • Higgins Lake is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higgins Lake <1>
    • Tent City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tent City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
      • Tent City is located in Roscommon County

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

Newspapers Published in Skeels ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Skeels.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Skeels, 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 Skeels.

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 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 Skeels:

Cemeteries Near Skeels ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Skeels.

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

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

  • Skeel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skeel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skeel Cemetery
  • Garrity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrity Cemetery
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Meridith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meridith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meridith Cemetery
  • Hamilton Cedar Crest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Butman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butman Cemetery
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
  • Grout Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grout Cemetery
  • Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #749875 <5>
  • Nolan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nolan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolan Cemetery
  • Gladwin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gladwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gladwin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (106 more) ...
    • Highland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • McClure Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Plains Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Plains 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.<6>

While we didn't find Skeels in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Skeels.

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

  • Meredith
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • Meredith is located in Clare County
  • Butman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
    • Butman is located in Gladwin County
  • McClure
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
    • McClure is located in Gladwin County
  • Gladwin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Prudenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prudenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudenville
    • Prudenville is located in Roscommon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prudenville <1>
  • Beaverton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hatton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Hatton is located in Clare County
  • Dover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Clare County
  • Houghton Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake
    • Houghton Lake is located in Roscommon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton Lake <1>
  • Lake George
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
    • Lake George is located in Clare County
  • Clare
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Loomis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
      • Loomis is located in Isabella County
    • Ogemaw Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogemaw Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
      • Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
    • Saint Helen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Skeels) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Skeels. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0900, Longitude: -84.5867       In this case, the coordinates for Skeels have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Skeels, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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