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 Anvil (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 Anvil. 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.

Anvil is located in Gogebic 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 Gogebic County: Iron, Ontonagon, Ashland (WI), Iron (WI) & Vilas (WI).

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

• Gogebic County     (The home county of Anvil)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Anvil, with the one closest to Anvil listed first.
  • Ramsay
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
    • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
  • Bessemer
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
    • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <2>
  • Yale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Yale is located in Gogebic County
  • Wakefield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
    • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <2>
  • Hillcrest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County
  • Connorville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
    • Connorville is located in Gogebic County
  • North Ironwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ironwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
    • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
  • Ironwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
    • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <2>
  • Marenisco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marenisco
    • Marenisco is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marenisco <2>
  • White City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Gogebic County
• Ontonagon County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Anvil, with the one closest to Anvil listed first.
  • Lake Gogebic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
    • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
  • Bergland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergland
    • Bergland is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergland <2>
  • Nonesuch
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nonesuch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
    • Nonesuch is located in Ontonagon County
  • White Pine
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
    • White Pine is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Pine <2>
• Iron County (WI)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Anvil, with the one closest to Anvil listed first.
  • Hurley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
    • Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Gile
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
    • Gile is located in Iron County (WI)
  • Montreal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
    • Montreal is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Cedar
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
    • Cedar is located in Iron County (WI)
  • Manitowish
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
    • Manitowish is located in Iron County (WI)
• Vilas County (WI)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Anvil, with the one closest to Anvil listed first.
  • Katinka Village
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katinka Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
    • Katinka Village is located in Vilas County (WI)
  • Manitowish Waters
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitowish Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
    • Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County (WI)

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

Newspapers Published in Anvil ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anvil.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anvil, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anvil.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Anvil:

• Websites specific to Michigan
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.michigan.gov/mhc/047267-282-61083---00.html

• Pages specific to Gogebic County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Ontonagon County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Iron County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Vilas County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Michigan
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Michigan
  • Cemeteries of Gogebic County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Michigan
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Michigan

Cemeteries Near Anvil ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anvil.

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 Anvil covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Hillcrest Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Bessemer Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #713 <4>
• Lakeside Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
• St. Marys Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
• Riverside Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ironwood.
  • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Ironwood Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1499 <4>
• Hillside Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
• Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marenisco Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
• Winchester Memorial Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winchester Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchester Memorial Cemetery
• Historic Indian Burial Grounds
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Historic Indian Burial Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Historic Indian Burial Grounds
• Calvary Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
• Greenwood Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
• Presque Isle Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presque Isle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presque Isle Cemetery
• Lake View Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Mercer Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mercer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mercer Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

• Ramsay
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
  • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
• Bessemer
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
  • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <2>
• Wakefield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <2>
• Siemens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siemens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siemens
  • Siemens is located in Gogebic County
• Jessieville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
  • Jessieville is located in Gogebic County
• Thomaston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
  • Thomaston is located in Gogebic County
• Ironwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
  • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <2>
• Hurley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
• Hartley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
  • Hartley is located in Gogebic County
  • Hartley has also been known as:
  • Hartleys
• Tula
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula
  • Tula is located in Gogebic County
• Wellington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Gogebic County
• Lake Gogebic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
  • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Mercer
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
    • Mercer is located in Iron County (WI)
  • Birch
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
    • Birch is located in Ashland County (WI)
  • Sedgwick
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
    • Sedgwick is located in Ashland County (WI)

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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