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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 Brevort (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 Brevort. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Brevort is located in Mackinac 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 Mackinac County: Chippewa, Luce & Schoolcraft.

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

  • Mackinac County     (The home county of Brevort)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brevort, with the one closest to Brevort listed first.
    • Epoufette
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Epoufette is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epoufette
    • Kenneth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Kenneth is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
    • Ozark
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Allenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Allenville is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
    • Moran
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rexton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Rexton is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexton
    • Fiborn ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fiborn is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiborn
      • Fiborn has also been known as:
      • Fiborn Quarry
    • Gros Cap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
    • Saint Ignace
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Naubinway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Pontchartrain Shores
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Pontchartrain Shores is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontchartrain Shores
    • Simmons ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Simmons is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
    • British Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
  • Charlevoix County
    • Saint James
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chippewa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brevort, with the one closest to Brevort listed first.
    • Trout Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dick is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
    • Fibre
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fibre is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibre
    • Dryburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dryburg is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
    • Eckerman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hulbert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hulbert is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
    • Strongs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Strongs is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs
    • Rudyard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kinross
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Emmet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brevort, with the one closest to Brevort listed first.
    • Mackinaw City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bliss
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Bliss is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
    • Cross Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Carp Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Levering
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marsh Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Marsh Corner is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
  • Luce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brevort, with the one closest to Brevort listed first.
    • Lencel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lencel is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lencel
    • Roberts Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Roberts Corner is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner

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

Cemeteries Near Brevort ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brevort.

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 Brevort - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brevort covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Brevort Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Western Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Epoufette Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Brevort Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Brethren Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Trout Lake.
    • The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Trout Lake Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #908 <2>
  • Caffey Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gros Gap Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Carp River Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • St. Ignace Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (40 more) ...
    • St. Ignace's Catholic Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Burial Ground
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Brevort had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Epoufette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Epoufette is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epoufette
  • Ozark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Moran
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Trout Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Ignace
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilchrist
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilchrist is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
  • Naubinway
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Mackinaw City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mackinac Island
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Eckerman
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Bliss
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bliss is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
  • Soo Junction
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Soo Junction is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soo Junction
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Brevort ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brevort.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brevort, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brevort.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Brevort:

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 Brevort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Brevort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.