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 Beaton (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 Beaton. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Beaton 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 Beaton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beaton:
- Gogebic County (The home county of Beaton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaton, with the one closest to Beaton listed first.
- Watersmeet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gogebic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gogebic is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogebic
- Fuller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fuller is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- White City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Katakitckon Indian Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marenisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hartley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hartley is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Hartley has also been known as:
- Hartleys
- Wakefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Houghton County
- Kenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kenton is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Iron County
- Gibbs City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gibbs City is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs City
- Ontonagon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaton, with the one closest to Beaton listed first.
- Robbins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Craigsmere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Craigsmere is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsmere
- Paulding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ewen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Agate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Agate is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
- Bruce Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Gem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gem is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Trout Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bergland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Gogebic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
- Vilas County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaton, with the one closest to Beaton listed first.
- Land O'Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Land O'Lakes is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Conover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Conover is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Phelps
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Phelps is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Katinka Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Katinka Village is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
- Sayner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sayner is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
- Eagle River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Saint Germain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Germain is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
- Former names for Saint Germain:
- Farmington
- Lakewood
- Manitowish Waters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Beaton, see our County-by-County Page for Beaton.
Cemeteries Near Beaton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beaton.
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 Beaton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beaton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beaton, with the one closest to Beaton listed first.
- Watersmeet Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Land O' Lakes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Interior Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Katakikon Indian Village Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ewen Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hildegard Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Agate Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bruce Crossing Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bruce Crossing Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Bruce Crossing.
- The Bruce Crossing Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #190 <2>
- Paynesville Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pines Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trout Creek Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Beaton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beaton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beaton, with the one closest to Beaton listed first.
- Thayer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thayer is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Watersmeet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Robbins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Tamarack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tamarack is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
- Tamarack has also been known as:
- Tamarack Lake
- Wellington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wellington is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Ewen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Paynesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Bruce Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Matchwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Matchwood is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchwood
- Trout Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Lake Gogebic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Hartley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hartley is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Hartley has also been known as:
- Hartleys
- Kenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kenton is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Eagle River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beaton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beaton.
Newspapers Published in Beaton ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beaton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beaton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beaton.
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 helpful 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 Beaton:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Gogebic County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Houghton County
- Iron County
- Ontonagon 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beaton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Beaton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |