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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 Snowflake (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 Snowflake. 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 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.

Snowflake is located in Antrim 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 Antrim County: Charlevoix, Crawford, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska & Otsego.

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

  • Antrim County     (The home county of Snowflake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snowflake, with the one closest to Snowflake listed first.
    • Central Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bellaire
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Finkton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Finkton is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
    • Clam Lake ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
    • Eastport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellsworth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kewadin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Alden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mancelona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wetzel ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wetzel is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
      • Wetzel has also been known as:
      • Wetzell
    • Elk Rapids
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alba
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Charlevoix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snowflake, with the one closest to Snowflake listed first.
    • East Jordan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Goo ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Goo is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
    • Norwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Ironton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Boyne City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Boyne Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Charlevoix
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Horton Bay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
    • Zenith Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
    • Walloon Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay Shore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snowflake, with the one closest to Snowflake listed first.
    • Deward ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Deward is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
    • Frederic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snowflake, with the one closest to Snowflake listed first.
    • Bay Harbor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Petoskey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kegomic ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
    • Forest Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Forest Beach is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
    • Harbor Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wequetonsing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetonsing
  • Grand Traverse County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snowflake, with the one closest to Snowflake listed first.
    • Old Mission
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mapleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Angel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
      • Angel has also been known as:
      • Angel Station
      • Angell Station
    • Tunk ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Tunk is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunk
    • Mabel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Williamsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Acme
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Traverse City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Devils Elbow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
  • Kalkaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snowflake, with the one closest to Snowflake listed first.
    • Torch River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
    • Rapid City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Westwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Barker Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
    • Kalkaska
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Sigma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
    • South Boardman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lodi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Spencer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Angling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Angling is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
    • Deibert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
  • Leelanau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snowflake, with the one closest to Snowflake listed first.
    • Omena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Manseau ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Manseau is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manseau
    • Peshawbestown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Peshawbestown is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshawbestown
    • Northport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Suttons Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Onominee ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Onominee is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onominee
      • Onominee has also been known as:
      • Onominese
      • Onomonese
      • Onuminee
      • Onumunese
    • Bingham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Lake Leelanau
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Greilickville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Greilickville is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greilickville
    • Hatchs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
    • Leland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Schomberg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
    • Bodus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Bodus is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snowflake, with the one closest to Snowflake listed first.
    • Elmira
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hallock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Hallock is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
    • Berryville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Berryville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Gaylord
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Pearll City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Pearll City is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
    • Arbutus Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Arbutus Beach is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus Beach
    • Waters
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Vanderbilt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Snowflake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snowflake.

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 Snowflake - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Snowflake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Southern Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Flewelling Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Densmore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eldred Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Morehouse Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Eastport.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #875 <2>
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bryden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (121 more) ...

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>

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

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

  • Central Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bellaire
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Creswell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Creswell is located in Antrim County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
  • Clam Lake ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
  • Finkton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Finkton is located in Antrim County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
  • Torch Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Torch Lake is located in Antrim County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Lake
  • Eastport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Chestonia is located in Antrim County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestonia
  • Ellsworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Kewadin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • East Jordan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Atwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Atwood is located in Antrim County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Old Mission
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Elk Rapids
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Antrim
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Antrim is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim

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

Newspapers Published in Snowflake ...

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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Snowflake.

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

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 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 Snowflake:

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 Snowflake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Snowflake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.