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 Whitney (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 Whitney. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Whitney is located in Menominee 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 Menominee County: Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, Door (WI) & Marinette (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Whitney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitney:
- Menominee County (The home county of Whitney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
- Dryads ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dryads is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
- Perronville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Perronville is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perronville
- LaBranche
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- LaBranche is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
- Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indiantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indiantown is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Indiantown has also been known as:
- Indian Town
- Wilson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Spalding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spalding is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
- Powers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hermansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hermansville is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
- Nadeau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nadeau is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
- Carney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blom is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
- Faithorn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Faithorn is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithorn
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
- Schaffer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schaffer is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
- Bark River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Cornell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Narenta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Narenta is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
- Hyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hyde is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Chandler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chandler is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Groos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Groos is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groos
- Saint Nicholas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Lambert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lambert is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Larch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Larch is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larch
- Wells
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wells is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Ford River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ford River is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
- Dickinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
- Foster City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vulcan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Felch Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
- Felch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ralph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quinnesec
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
- Watson ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Watson is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Arnold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Reade
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Reade is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reade
- Northland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McFarland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McFarland is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- McFarland has also been known as:
- McFarlands
- Helena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Helena is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Marinette County (WI)
- Niagara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitney, see our County-by-County Page for Whitney.
Cemeteries Near Whitney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitney.
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 Whitney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whitney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
- St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schaffer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spalding Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bark River Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meyer Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Twp. Cemetery
- The Meyer Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hermansville Cemetery
- Meyer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1073 <2>
- Hannahville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Ford River Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (49 more) ...
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Ford River Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Whitney had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
- Dryads ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dryads is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
- Eustis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eustis is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
- Schaffer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schaffer is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
- Faunus ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Faunus is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faunus
- Wilson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Houle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Houle is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houle
- Houle has also been known as:
- Houles
- Indiantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indiantown is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Indiantown has also been known as:
- Indian Town
- Bark River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Narenta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Narenta is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Hyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hyde is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Powers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pine Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Hermansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hermansville is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
- North Escanaba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Escanaba is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Escanaba
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whitney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitney.
Newspapers Published in Whitney ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitney, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitney.
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 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 Whitney:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Menominee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Dickinson County
- Marquette County
- Marinette 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 Whitney, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whitney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |