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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 Blom (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 Blom. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Blom is located in Menominee 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 Menominee County: Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, Door (WI) & Marinette (WI).

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

  • Menominee County     (The home county of Blom)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blom, with the one closest to Blom listed first.
    • Hermansville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
      • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
    • Nadeau
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nadeau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
      • Nadeau is located in Menominee County
    • Banat
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Carney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Powers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
      • Powers is located in Menominee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <2>
    • Spalding
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Swanson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swanson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
      • Swanson is located in Menominee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Swanson
      • From Blom to Swanson
    • Wilson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Daggett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
      • Daggett is located in Menominee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Kells
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kells. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
      • Kells is located in Menominee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kells
      • From Blom to Kells
    • Longrie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Stephenson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
      • Stephenson is located in Menominee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <2>
    • Koss
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blom, with the one closest to Blom listed first.
    • Bark River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Schaffer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Ford River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ford River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
      • Ford River is located in Delta County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ford River
      • From Blom to Ford River
    • Flat Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
    • Cornell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
      • Cornell is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornell <2>
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blom, with the one closest to Blom listed first.
    • Loretto
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Vulcan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
      • Vulcan is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vulcan <2>
    • Norway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Dickinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <2>
    • Quinnesec
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Mountain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingsford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
      • Kingsford is located in Dickinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,923 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsford <2>
    • Foster City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster City
      • Foster City is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster City <2>
    • Felch Mountain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Felch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blom, with the one closest to Blom listed first.
    • Northland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Reade
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reade
      • Reade is located in Marquette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Reade
      • From Blom to Reade
    • Watson ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Arnold
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <2>
  • Florence County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blom, with the one closest to Blom listed first.
    • Aurora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Spread Eagle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spread Eagle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
      • Spread Eagle is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Spread Eagle
      • From Blom to Spread Eagle
    • Commonwealth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Commonwealth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
      • Commonwealth is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Commonwealth
      • From Blom to Commonwealth
  • Marinette County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blom, with the one closest to Blom listed first.
    • Pembine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Niagara
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niagara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
      • Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
    • Cedarville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunbar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Wausaukee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
      • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Athelstane
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweetheart City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Blom ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blom.

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

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

  • St. Marys Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meyer Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Waucedah Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waucedah Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waucedah Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carney Village Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carney Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carney Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spalding Twp. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Norway Twp. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pembine Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pembine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pembine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (43 more) ...
    • Swedish Methodist Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Blom in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blom.

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

  • Waucedah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waucedah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucedah
    • Waucedah is located in Dickinson County
  • Hermansville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
    • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
  • Carney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nadeau
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nadeau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
    • Nadeau is located in Menominee County
  • Bagley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Bagley is located in Menominee County
  • Powers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
    • Powers is located in Menominee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <2>
  • Vulcan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Vulcan is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vulcan <2>
  • Talbot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
    • Talbot is located in Menominee County
  • Pembine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Norway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Norway is located in Dickinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <2>
  • Daggett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Daggett is located in Menominee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Wilson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Amberg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amberg
      • Amberg is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Houle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houle
      • Houle is located in Menominee County
      • Houle has also been known as:
      • Houles
    • Quinnesec
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Blom ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blom.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blom, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blom.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Blom:

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

The official website for Menominee County: www.menomineecounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>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 Blom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Blom) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6507, Longitude: -87.7377    









 

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