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 Turner (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 Turner. 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 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 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.
Turner is located in Arenac 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 Arenac County: Bay, Gladwin, Iosco & Ogemaw.
Below are the counties that are near Turner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turner:
- Arenac County (The home county of Turner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Twining
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Twining is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Maple Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Omer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Omer is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Au Gres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harmon City Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harmon City Heights is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon City Heights
- Arenac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arenac is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
- Melita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Melita is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
- Pine River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine River is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Standish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saganing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saganing is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
- Whites Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
- Alcona County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Curtisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Curtisville is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Glennie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Bentley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Pinconning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nine Mile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nine Mile is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
- Woodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Mount Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Forest is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Forest
- Linwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gladwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Rhodes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Highwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highwood is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Sugar Rapids
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
- White Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White Star is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
- Wooden Shoe Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Bay Port
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caseville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ora Labora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ora Labora is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora Labora
- Ora Labora has also been known as:
- Ora et Labora
- Valley Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Island is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Island
- Iosco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Whittemore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- National City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Hale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tawas City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Tawas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wilber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilber is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
- Sid Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sid Town is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
- Foote Site Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Foote Site Village is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Site Village
- Au Sable
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Au Sable is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
- Oscoda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ogemaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Prescott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Skidway Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Campbells Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
- South Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
- Lupton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rose City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ogemaw Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turner, see our County-by-County Page for Turner.
Cemeteries Near Turner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turner.
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 Turner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Cedar Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Twining.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #241 <3>
- Johnson Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burleigh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Edwards Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Linwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Au Gres.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #946 <3>
- Clayton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reno Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno Cemetery
- The Reno Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reno Twp. Cemetery
- Plains Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arenac Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Burial Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (73 more) ...
- Sims Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Sims Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Top Rest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Turner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Turner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Whittemore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Omer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Omer is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Prescott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Au Gres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McIvor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McIvor is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvor
- Arenac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arenac is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
- Melita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Melita is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
- Alabaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alabaster is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
- Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Standish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tawas City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Worth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Worth is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turner.
Newspapers Published in Turner ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turner, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Turner:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Arenac County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alcona County
- Bay County
- Gladwin County
- Huron County
- Iosco County
- Ogemaw 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> | 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- Turner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Turner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |