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 Stonington (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 Stonington. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Stonington is located in Delta 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 Delta County: Alger, Marquette, Menominee & Schoolcraft.
Below are the counties that are near Stonington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stonington:
- Delta County (The home county of Stonington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonington, with the one closest to Stonington listed first.
- Escanaba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Larch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Larch is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larch
- Wells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wells is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Groos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Groos is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groos
- Ford River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ford River is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
- Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lambert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Kipling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kipling is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Hyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hyde is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Chaison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chaison is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaison
- Garth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Garth is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth
- Flat Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Marquette County
- Watson ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonington, with the one closest to Stonington listed first.
- Harris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Perronville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Perronville is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perronville
- Indiantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Indiantown is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Indiantown has also been known as:
- Indian Town
- Wilson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dryads ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dryads is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
- Spalding
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spalding is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
- LaBranche
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- LaBranche is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
- Powers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nadeau
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nadeau is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
- Carney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hermansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hermansville is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
- Schoolcraft County
- Cooks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Door County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonington, with the one closest to Stonington listed first.
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Gills Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gills Rock is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Rock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stonington, see our County-by-County Page for Stonington.
Cemeteries Near Stonington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stonington.
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 Stonington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stonington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stonington, with the one closest to Stonington listed first.
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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 in Escanaba.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #905 <2>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bay de Noc Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden of Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Town Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ford River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Ford River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McLeod Grave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (48 more) ...
- Garth Point Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Ford River Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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 Stonington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stonington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stonington, with the one closest to Stonington listed first.
- Escanaba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wells is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- North Escanaba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Escanaba is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Escanaba
- Ford River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ford River is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
- Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Gladstone is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gladstone
- Pine Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Hyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hyde is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Kipling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kipling is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Flat Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Narenta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Narenta is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
- Masonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Masonville is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ogontz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ogontz is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogontz
- Ensign
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ensign is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
- Fayette ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fayette is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stonington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stonington.
Newspapers Published in Stonington ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stonington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stonington, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stonington.
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 Stonington:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Delta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marquette County
- Menominee County
- Schoolcraft County
- Door 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 Stonington, 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- Stonington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |