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 Wisner (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 Wisner. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Wisner is located in Tuscola 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 Tuscola County: Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Saginaw & Sanilac.
Below are the counties that are near Wisner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wisner:
- Tuscola County (The home county of Wisner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisner, with the one closest to Wisner listed first.
- Bay Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bay Park is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Park
- Akron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Colling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colling is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colling
- Gilford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gilford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
- Watrousville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
- Caro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wahjamega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
- Denmark Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
- Elmwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Richville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arenac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisner, with the one closest to Wisner listed first.
- Whites Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
- Saganing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saganing is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
- Pine River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine River is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Au Gres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arenac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arenac is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
- Bay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisner, with the one closest to Wisner listed first.
- Munger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Essexville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Banks ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Banks is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Banks has also been known as:
- Bangor
- Bank City
- Wenona Beach ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wenona Beach is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona Beach
- Bay City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brooks ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brooks is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Salzburg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Salzburg is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzburg
- Wenona ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wenona is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- West Bay City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Bay City is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bay City
- West Bay City has also been known as:
- West Bank City
- Brissette Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brissette Beach is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brissette Beach
- Kawkawlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Frankenlust
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Frankenlust is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
- Genesee County
- Farrandville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Farrandville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisner, with the one closest to Wisner listed first.
- Sebewaing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bach is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
- Kilmanagh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kilmanagh is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmanagh
- Valley Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Island is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Island
- Owendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Port
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ora Labora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Pigeon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berne is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Elkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Caseville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lapeer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisner, with the one closest to Wisner listed first.
- Silverwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clifford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifford is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisner, with the one closest to Wisner listed first.
- Reese
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blumfield Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blumfield Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumfield Corners
- Melbourne ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Crow Island ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
- Kochville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kochville is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kochville
- Zilwaukee city
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Frankenmuth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Carrollton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Saginaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saginaw is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
- Former names for Saginaw:
- East Saginaw
- Saginaw City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <1>
- Bridgeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Birch Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sanilac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisner, with the one closest to Wisner listed first.
- Hemans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hemans is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
- Decker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Decker is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wisner, see our County-by-County Page for Wisner.
Cemeteries Near Wisner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wisner.
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 Wisner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wisner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wisner, with the one closest to Wisner listed first.
- Wisner Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Demorest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Perkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Twp. Cemetery
- The Columbia Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Columbia Cemetery
- Columbia Corners Cemetery
- Unionville Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321903 <2>
- Moravian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Columbia Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gilford Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moreland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moreland Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Caro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1101 <2>
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- New Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Assembly of God Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wisner had a population of 13 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wisner, with the one closest to Wisner listed first.
- Akron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quanicassee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quanicassee is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quanicassee
- Fairgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gilford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
- Sebewaing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Munger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watrousville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
- Colwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Colwood is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwood
- Reese
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Essexville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wahjamega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
- Ellington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ellington is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
- Denmark Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wisner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wisner.
Newspapers Published in Wisner ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wisner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wisner, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wisner.
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 Wisner:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Tuscola County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arenac County
- Bay County
- Genesee County
- Huron County
- Lapeer County
- Saginaw County
- Sanilac 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wisner) 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 Wisner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |