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 Detroit Harbor (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 Detroit Harbor. 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 Detroit Harbor ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Detroit Harbor: Detroit Hbr. (or less commonly used: Detroit Harb. or Detroit Hrbr.)
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 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.
Detroit Harbor is located in Door County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Below are the counties that are near Detroit Harbor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Detroit Harbor:
- Door County (The home county of Detroit Harbor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Detroit Harbor, with the one closest to Detroit Harbor listed first.
- Washington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Washington is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Gills Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gills Rock is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Rock
- Ellison Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellison Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
- Rowleys Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rowleys Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
- Sister Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sister Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- North Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Ephraim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ephraim is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Baileys Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baileys Harbor is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
- Fish Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Creek is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Egg Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Egg Harbor is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Jacksonport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonport is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
- Delta County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Detroit Harbor, with the one closest to Detroit Harbor listed first.
- Ford River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ford River is located in Delta County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
- Escanaba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fayette ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette is located in Delta County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Wells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wells is located in Delta County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Hyde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde is located in Delta County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Narenta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Narenta is located in Delta County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
- Larch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Larch is located in Delta County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larch
- Devils Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Devils Corner is located in Delta County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Corner
- Bark River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Menominee County (MI)
- Arthur Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Detroit Harbor, see our County-by-County Page for Detroit Harbor.
Cemeteries Near Detroit Harbor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Detroit Harbor.
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 Detroit Harbor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Detroit Harbor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Detroit Harbor, with the one closest to Detroit Harbor listed first.
- Island Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Cemetery
- The Island Cemetery has also been known as:
- Washington Island Town Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89481 <2>
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ellison Bay Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rowleys Bay Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Martin Island Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Rosalias Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Sister Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blossomburg Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baileys Harbor Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar River Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (26 more) ...
- Sac Bay Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Ford River Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork River Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Detroit Harbor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Detroit Harbor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Detroit Harbor, with the one closest to Detroit Harbor listed first.
- Ellison Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellison Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
- Rowleys Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rowleys Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
- Sister Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sister Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Ephraim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ephraim is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Cedar River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fish Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Creek is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Baileys Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baileys Harbor is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
- Ford River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ford River is located in Delta County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
- Arthur Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
- Escanaba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Egg Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Egg Harbor is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Fayette ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette is located in Delta County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Jacksonport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonport is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
- Pine Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Delta County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Wells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wells is located in Delta County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Detroit Harbor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Detroit Harbor.
Newspapers Published in Detroit Harbor ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Detroit Harbor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Detroit Harbor, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Detroit Harbor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Detroit Harbor:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Door County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Menominee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Detroit Harbor, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Detroit Harbor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |