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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 Alder (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 Alder. 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 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.

Alder is located in Marquette County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marquette County: Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Iron & Menominee.

Below are the counties that are near Alder. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alder:

  • Marquette County     (The home county of Alder)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder, with the one closest to Alder listed first.
    • Big Bay
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Burns Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Landing
      • Burns Landing is located in Marquette County
    • Dodge City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
      • Dodge City is located in Marquette County
    • Buckroe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe
      • Buckroe is located in Marquette County
    • Forestville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
      • Forestville is located in Marquette County
    • Sugar Loaf
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Loaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
      • Sugar Loaf is located in Marquette County
    • Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes - Hecker Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Hecker Mine
      • Barnes - Hecker Mine is located in Marquette County
    • Negaunee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Diorite
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
      • Diorite is located in Marquette County
      • Diorite has also been known as:
      • Diotrite
    • Ishpeming
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Brookton Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton Corners
      • Brookton Corners is located in Marquette County
    • Clowry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clowry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
      • Clowry is located in Marquette County
  • Baraga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder, with the one closest to Alder listed first.
    • Skanee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skanee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skanee
      • Skanee is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skanee <1>
    • Nestoria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
      • Nestoria is located in Baraga County

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

Newspapers Published in Alder ...

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 Alder.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alder, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alder.

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 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 Alder:

Cemeteries Near Alder ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alder.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Big Bay Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Big Bay Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Powell Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Bay Cemetery
  • Champion Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Champion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champion Cemetery
  • Ishpeming Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Negaunee Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Northland Chapel Gardens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • The Northland Chapel Gardens has also been known as:
    • Northland Chapel Garden Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northland Chapel Gardens
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarksburg Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Park Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Marquette Park Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Humboldt Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Skanee Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skanee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skanee Cemetery
    • Old Skanee Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Skanee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Skanee Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

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.<6>

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

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

  • Negaunee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Clowry
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clowry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
    • Clowry is located in Marquette County
  • Diorite
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
    • Diorite is located in Marquette County
    • Diorite has also been known as:
    • Diotrite
  • West Ishpeming
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ishpeming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ishpeming
    • West Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
  • Ishpeming
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Mills
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
    • Eagle Mills is located in Marquette County
  • Clarksburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
  • Greenwood
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
  • Winthrop Junction
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Junction
    • Winthrop Junction is located in Marquette County
  • Champion
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Humboldt
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
  • National Mine
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
    • National Mine is located in Marquette County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Marquette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Beacon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
      • Beacon is located in Marquette County
    • Palmer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Marquette County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alder. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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- Alder) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7893, Longitude: -87.6974    
<5>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.
<6>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 Alder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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