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Do you know of Algonquin ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Algonquin. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Algonquin.

We found mention of Algonquin as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Chippewa County, Michigan.

It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Algonquin ...

We found seven communities that share the name Algonquin.

Within Michigan, the name Algonquin is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • McHenry County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Algonquin [McHenry County].
    • Maryland
      • Dorchester County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Algonquin [Dorchester County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Algonquin [Saint Louis County].
    • New York
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Algonquin [Franklin County].
    • Ohio
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Algonquin [Carroll County].
    • Ontario
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Algonquin.
    • West Virginia
      • Mercer County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Algonquin [Mercer County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Algonquin ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Algonquin:

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

The FIPS database contains an entry for Algonquin.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 26/01200   (Place Name: Algonquin)

County: Chippewa     (FIPS State/County: 26/033)

Class: U4

Identifies a populated place (ie- Algonquin) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.

More Orphans in  Chippewa County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Chippewa County.

AlbertaKreetan
Alexander 
 Laramie
BradkinsLeland
BreshmeLime Island
 Lyonton
Cana 
CanalMcVille
Caribou LakeThe Mission
Chesebrough 
ColesNatpo
Cottage Park SpurNeebish
Cottage ParkNowesco
  
De TourPeshims
DellPine River
Dorgans 
Drummond IslandRexford
  
ElbonSAULT de SAINTE MARIE
 Scammon
FergusonScotts Quarry
Fletcher's SpurSouth Shore Junction
 Stevensburg
GatesvilleStrongville
GladysSuperior Junction
 Superior
Haff 
HendrieTahquamenon
Hulbert CornersThorice
 Tone
IroquoisTrout Brook
  
JohnsonburgWeller
 Wellsburg
KemeWenzells
KincheloeWillwalk

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Algonquin could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.









 

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