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 Bonifas (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 Bonifas. 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 hospitals and 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.
Bonifas 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 Bonifas. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bonifas:
- Gogebic County (The home county of Bonifas)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonifas, with the one closest to Bonifas listed first.
- Fuller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fuller is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Watersmeet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Katakitckon Indian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gogebic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gogebic is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogebic
- White City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Marenisco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Baraga County
- Watton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Houghton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonifas, with the one closest to Bonifas listed first.
- Kenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kenton is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Sidnaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonifas, with the one closest to Bonifas listed first.
- Atkinson ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Atkinson is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Gibbs City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gibbs City is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs City
- Mineral Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
- Iron River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stambaugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stambaugh is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
- Ontonagon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonifas, with the one closest to Bonifas listed first.
- Robbins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Paulding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Craigsmere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Craigsmere is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsmere
- Agate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Agate is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
- Trout Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Bruce Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gem is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Ewen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bergland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Gogebic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
- Rockland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Forest County (WI)
- Nelma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nelma is located in Forest County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelma
- Vilas County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonifas, with the one closest to Bonifas listed first.
- Land O'Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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
- Phelps
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Phelps is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Conover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Conover is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Eagle River
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Sayner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sayner is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bonifas, see our County-by-County Page for Bonifas.
Cemeteries Near Bonifas ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bonifas.
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 Bonifas - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bonifas covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bonifas, with the one closest to Bonifas listed first.
- Watersmeet Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Interior Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barclay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Land O' Lakes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Katakikon Indian Village Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Agate Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trout Creek Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bruce Crossing Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Ewen Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Hildegard Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kenton Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kitchie Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 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 Bonifas in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bonifas.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bonifas, with the one closest to Bonifas listed first.
- Watersmeet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robbins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Tamarack
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Elmwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Trout Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Thayer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Thayer is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Bruce Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ewen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kenton is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Matchwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Matchwood is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchwood
- Beechwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Atkinson ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Atkinson is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Wellington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wellington is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Sidnaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bonifas. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bonifas.
Newspapers Published in Bonifas ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonifas.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bonifas, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bonifas.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Bonifas:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Gogebic County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baraga County
- Houghton County
- Iron County
- Ontonagon County
- Forest 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bonifas) 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 Bonifas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |