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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 Buckshot Landing (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 Buckshot Landing. 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 Buckshot Landing ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Buckshot Landing: Buckshot Lndg. (or less commonly used: Buckshot Lndng.)

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Buckshot Landing is located in Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon County: Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Cook (MN) & Ashland (WI).

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

  • Ontonagon County     (The home county of Buckshot Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckshot Landing, with the one closest to Buckshot Landing listed first.
    • Nonesuch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nonesuch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
      • Nonesuch is located in Ontonagon County
    • Silver City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Ontonagon County
    • White Pine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Green
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
      • Green is located in Ontonagon County
    • Bergland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergland
      • Bergland is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergland <3>
    • Lake Gogebic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
      • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
    • Ontonagon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Firesteel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firesteel
      • Firesteel is located in Ontonagon County
    • Rockland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <3>
  • Gogebic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckshot Landing, with the one closest to Buckshot Landing listed first.
    • Connorville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Connorville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
      • Connorville is located in Gogebic County
    • Thomaston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomaston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
      • Thomaston is located in Gogebic County
    • Wakefield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
      • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <3>
    • Ramsay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
      • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
    • Bessemer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
      • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <3>
    • North Ironwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Ironwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
      • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
    • Yale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Gogebic County
    • Hillcrest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County
    • Marenisco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • White City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Gogebic County
    • Ironwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Buckshot Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buckshot Landing.

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

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

  • Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norwich Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwich Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Indian Burial Grounds
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Indian Burial Grounds
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Indian Burial Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodawn Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Historic Indian Burial Grounds
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Historic Indian Burial Grounds
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Historic Indian Burial Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Buckshot Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buckshot Landing.

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

  • Lake Gogebic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
    • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
  • Thomaston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomaston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
    • Thomaston is located in Gogebic County
  • Ontonagon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Wakefield
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
    • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <3>
  • Ramsay
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
    • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
  • Bessemer
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
    • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <3>
  • Matchwood
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchwood
    • Matchwood is located in Ontonagon County
  • Siemens
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siemens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siemens
    • Siemens is located in Gogebic County
  • Jessieville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
    • Jessieville is located in Gogebic County
  • Hartley
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Hartley is located in Gogebic County
    • Hartley has also been known as:
    • Hartleys
  • Rockland
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Buckshot Landing ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckshot Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buckshot Landing, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buckshot Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Buckshot Landing:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Buckshot Landing, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buckshot Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buckshot Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8163, Longitude: -89.7952       In this case, the coordinates for Buckshot Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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