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 Auvinen Corner (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 Auvinen Corner. 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 Auvinen Corner ...
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 Auvinen Corner: Auvinen Cor. (or less commonly used: Auvinen Crn.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Auvinen Corner is located in Gogebic 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 Gogebic County: Iron, Ontonagon, Ashland (WI), Iron (WI) & Vilas (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Auvinen Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Auvinen Corner:
- Gogebic County (The home county of Auvinen Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Auvinen Corner, with the one closest to Auvinen Corner listed first.
- North Ironwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
- Bessemer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Ramsay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
- Ironwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Connorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Connorville is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
- Thomaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thomaston is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Wakefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hartley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartley is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Hartley has also been known as:
- Hartleys
- Marenisco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Gogebic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gogebic is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogebic
- Ontonagon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auvinen Corner, with the one closest to Auvinen Corner listed first.
- Lake Gogebic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
- Bergland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nonesuch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nonesuch is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
- White Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Auvinen Corner, with the one closest to Auvinen Corner listed first.
- Tannery Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tannery Town is located in Ashland County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Ashland County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Odanah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Odanah is located in Ashland County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah
- Mellen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mellen is located in Ashland County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Iron County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Auvinen Corner, with the one closest to Auvinen Corner listed first.
- Hurley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
- Gile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gile is located in Iron County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
- Montreal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montreal is located in Iron County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Cedar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar is located in Iron County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Manitowish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Manitowish is located in Iron County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
- Vilas County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Auvinen Corner, with the one closest to Auvinen Corner listed first.
- Katinka Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Katinka Village is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
- Manitowish Waters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Auvinen Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Auvinen Corner.
Cemeteries Near Auvinen Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Auvinen Corner.
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 Auvinen Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Auvinen Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Auvinen Corner, with the one closest to Auvinen Corner listed first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1499 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Historic Indian Burial Grounds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Memorial Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Presque Isle Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
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 Auvinen Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Auvinen Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Auvinen Corner, with the one closest to Auvinen Corner listed first.
- Siemens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Siemens is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siemens
- Bessemer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jessieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jessieville is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
- Ironwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
- Hurley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
- Wakefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thomaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thomaston is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Hartley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartley is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Hartley has also been known as:
- Hartleys
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Birch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Birch is located in Ashland County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
- Lake Gogebic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
- Mercer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mercer is located in Iron County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Wellington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Sedgwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sedgwick is located in Ashland County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
- Odanah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Odanah is located in Ashland County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Auvinen Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Auvinen Corner.
Newspapers Published in Auvinen Corner ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Auvinen Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Auvinen Corner, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Auvinen Corner.
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 Auvinen Corner:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Gogebic County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ontonagon County
- Ashland County
- Iron County
- Vilas 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> | 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 Auvinen Corner, 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' (or 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- Auvinen Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |