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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 Weadock (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 Weadock. 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 and hospitals 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.

Weadock 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 Weadock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weadock:

  • Cheboygan County     (The home county of Weadock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weadock, with the one closest to Weadock listed first.
    • Riggsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
    • Point Nipigon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
      • Point Nipigon has also been known as:
      • Point Nip-i-gon
    • Mullett Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
    • Silver Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Cheboygan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Long Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Veery Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
    • Topinabee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Giauque Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
    • Burt Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Indian River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Afton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Charlevoix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weadock, with the one closest to Weadock listed first.
    • Bay Shore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
    • Walloon Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Zenith Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
  • Emmet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weadock, with the one closest to Weadock listed first.
    • Carp Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Levering
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Van
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Van is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
    • Pellston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brutus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mackinaw City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bliss
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bliss is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
    • Alanson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Marsh Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Marsh Corner is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
    • Oden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ponshewaing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
    • Conway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Mackinac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weadock, with the one closest to Weadock listed first.
    • Pointe Aux Pins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mackinac Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • British Landing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
    • Saint Ignace
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Gros Cap
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
    • Allenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Allenville is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
    • Moran
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Hessel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Pontchartrain Shores
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Pontchartrain Shores is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontchartrain Shores
    • Cedarville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Dolomite
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Port Dolomite is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dolomite
  • Presque Isle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weadock, with the one closest to Weadock listed first.
    • Black Lake Bluffs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Black Lake Bluffs is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Bluffs
    • Onaway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <1>
    • Huron Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Huron Beach is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Beach
    • Ocqueoc
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ocqueoc is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocqueoc

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

Cemeteries Near Weadock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weadock.

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

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

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

  • Munro Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Polish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Riggsville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Calvary Polish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sailors & Indians Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Burt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • African-American Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (80 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.<2>

While we didn't find Weadock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Weadock.

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

  • Riggsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
  • Mullett Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
  • Cheboygan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Freedom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Freedom is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Carp Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Levering
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pellston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Topinabee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pointe Aux Pins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brutus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mackinaw City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bliss
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bliss is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ayr
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ayr is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
    • Burt Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Alanson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Weadock ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weadock.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weadock, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weadock.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Weadock:

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>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 Weadock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Weadock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.