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 Walgamor Corners (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 Walgamor Corners. 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.
Name Variations for Walgamor Corners ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Walgamor Corners: Walgamor Cors.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Walgamor Corners is located in Newaygo 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 Newaygo County: Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Oceana & Osceola.
Below are the counties that are near Walgamor Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walgamor Corners:
- Newaygo County (The home county of Walgamor Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walgamor Corners, with the one closest to Walgamor Corners listed first.
- Bitely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodland Park is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Lilley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lilley is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
- Brohman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brohman is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohman
- Former names for Brohman:
- Dingman
- Otia
- Huber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Huber is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Aetna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Aetna is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Ramona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ramona is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- White Cloud
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wooster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wooster is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
- Hawkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hawkins is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Fremont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fremont is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
- Former name for Fremont:
- Fremont Center
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <1>
- Reeman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Reeman is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeman
- Bishop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walgamor Corners, with the one closest to Walgamor Corners listed first.
- Marlborough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marlborough is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Baldwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Idlewild
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Idlewild is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Nirvana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nirvana is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
- Chase
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sauble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sauble is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauble
- Peacock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Peacock is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Luther
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Irons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Manistee County
- Dublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dublin is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walgamor Corners, with the one closest to Walgamor Corners listed first.
- Carr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carr is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Carr has also been known as:
- Carr Settlement
- McCumber Settlement
- Fern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Walhalla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tallman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tallman is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
- Tallman has also been known as:
- Weaver
- Wiley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Wiley has also been known as:
- Wileys
- Custer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Custer is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Former names for Custer:
- Black Creek
- Ferryville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <1>
- Batcheller ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Batcheller is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batcheller
- Batcheller has also been known as:
- Turtle Lake
- Millerton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Millerton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Scottville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scottville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Scottville has also been known as:
- Mason Center
- Sweetland
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <1>
- Amber
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Amber is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Amber has also been known as:
- Slaughtburg
- Elm Flats ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Flats is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flats
- Fountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Meisenheimer Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mecosta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walgamor Corners, with the one closest to Walgamor Corners listed first.
- Paris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Big Rapids
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stanwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Borland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Borland is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
- Pogy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pogy is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
- Morley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Muskegon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walgamor Corners, with the one closest to Walgamor Corners listed first.
- Brunswick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brunswick is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Holton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Twin Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lakewood Club
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Club is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
- Montague
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oceana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walgamor Corners, with the one closest to Walgamor Corners listed first.
- Walkerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hesperia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cobmoosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
- Cobmoosa has also been known as:
- Cob Moo Sa
- Elbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elbridge is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ferry is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
- Hart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shelby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Era
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mears
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- French Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- French Town is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Pentwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rothbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Claybanks ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Claybanks is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Claybanks
- Osceola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walgamor Corners, with the one closest to Walgamor Corners listed first.
- Reed City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hersey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ashton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dewing's ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dewing's is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewing's
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walgamor Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Walgamor Corners.
Cemeteries Near Walgamor Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walgamor Corners.
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 Walgamor Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walgamor Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walgamor Corners, with the one closest to Walgamor Corners listed first.
- Troy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Volney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lilley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Colfax Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walkerville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Huber Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carr Settlement Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Gregorys Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McCumber Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Carpenter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Walgamor Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walgamor Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walgamor Corners, with the one closest to Walgamor Corners listed first.
- Volney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Volney is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Bitely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lilley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lilley is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
- Brohman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brohman is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohman
- Former names for Brohman:
- Dingman
- Otia
- Cobmoosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
- Cobmoosa has also been known as:
- Cob Moo Sa
- Hesperia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Aetna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Aetna is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Baldwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elbridge is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Crystal Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- White Cloud
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Alleyton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alleyton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleyton
- Nirvana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nirvana is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walgamor Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walgamor Corners.
Newspapers Published in Walgamor Corners ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walgamor Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walgamor Corners, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walgamor Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Walgamor Corners:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Newaygo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lake County
- Manistee County
- Mason County
- Mecosta County
- Muskegon County
- Oceana County
- Osceola 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 '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- Walgamor Corners) 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 Walgamor Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |