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 Trowbridge (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 Trowbridge. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Trowbridge is located in Cheboygan 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 Cheboygan County: Charlevoix, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego & Presque Isle.
Below are the counties that are near Trowbridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Trowbridge:
- Cheboygan County (The home county of Trowbridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trowbridge, with the one closest to Trowbridge listed first.
- Wolverine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Afton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fingerboard Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
- Wildwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Indian River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burt Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Giauque Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
- Tower
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tower is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
- Topinabee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Veery Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
- Long Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Black Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Lake is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake
- Silver Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Antrim County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trowbridge, with the one closest to Trowbridge listed first.
- Alba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Finkton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Finkton is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
- Charlevoix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trowbridge, with the one closest to Trowbridge listed first.
- Boyne Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Walloon Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Boyne City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Zenith Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
- Goo ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Goo is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
- Horton Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
- Bay Shore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
- East Jordan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ironton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Crawford County
- Deward ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deward is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
- Emmet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trowbridge, with the one closest to Trowbridge listed first.
- Ponshewaing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
- Alanson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Conway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kegomic ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kegomic is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
- Brutus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Petoskey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ramona Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
- Roaring Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
- Wequetonsing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetonsing
- Bay Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Montmorency County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trowbridge, with the one closest to Trowbridge listed first.
- Canada Creek Ranch
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Canada Creek Ranch is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Creek Ranch
- Vienna Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
- Big Rock ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Bigelow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bigelow is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Atlanta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna Junction is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Garland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trowbridge, with the one closest to Trowbridge listed first.
- Green Timbers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
- Vanderbilt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Sparr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sparr is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
- Gaylord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hallock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hallock is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
- Pearll City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pearll City is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
- Elmira
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johannesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hetherton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hetherton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
- Arbutus Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arbutus Beach is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus Beach
- Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
- Waters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Presque Isle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trowbridge, with the one closest to Trowbridge listed first.
- Onaway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Black Lake Bluffs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Black Lake Bluffs is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Bluffs
- Millersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ocqueoc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ocqueoc is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocqueoc
- Huron Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huron Beach is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Beach
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Trowbridge, see our County-by-County Page for Trowbridge.
Cemeteries Near Trowbridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trowbridge.
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 Trowbridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Trowbridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Trowbridge, with the one closest to Trowbridge listed first.
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderbilt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rondo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hudson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indian River Catholic Shrine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walker Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Monica's Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Joy Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (105 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ohioville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Curtiss Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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, Trowbridge had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Trowbridge, with the one closest to Trowbridge listed first.
- Wolverine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rondo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rondo is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Vanderbilt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Indian River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Epsilon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Epsilon is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsilon
- Gaylord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burt Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boyne Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clarion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clarion is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
- Elmira
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Topinabee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alanson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hetherton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hetherton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Trowbridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trowbridge.
Newspapers Published in Trowbridge ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trowbridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Trowbridge, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Trowbridge.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Trowbridge:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Cheboygan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Antrim County
- Charlevoix County
- Crawford County
- Emmet County
- Montmorency County
- Otsego County
- Presque Isle 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Trowbridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Trowbridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |