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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 Caffey Corner (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 Caffey Corner. 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 Caffey Corner ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Caffey Corner: Caffey Cor. (or less commonly used: Caffey Crn.)

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Caffey Corner 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 Caffey Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Caffey Corner:

  • Mackinac County     (The home county of Caffey Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caffey Corner, with the one closest to Caffey Corner listed first.
    • Rexton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rexton is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexton
    • Fiborn ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Fiborn is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiborn
      • Fiborn has also been known as:
      • Fiborn Quarry
    • Epoufette
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Epoufette is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epoufette
    • Ozark
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Kenneth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Kenneth is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
    • Naubinway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Engadine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Moran
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Allenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Allenville is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
    • Gould City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Gros Cap
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
    • Curtis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Chippewa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caffey Corner, with the one closest to Caffey Corner listed first.
    • Trout Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hulbert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Hulbert is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
    • Eckerman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Dick is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
    • Strongs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Strongs is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs
    • Fibre
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Fibre is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibre
    • Dryburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Dryburg is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
    • Rudyard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Emerson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Emerson is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Luce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caffey Corner, with the one closest to Caffey Corner listed first.
    • Lencel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lencel is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lencel
    • Roberts Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Roberts Corner is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
    • Newberry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dollarville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dollarville is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
    • McMillan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Helmer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Helmer is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmer
    • Carpenter Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Carpenter Landing is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Landing
    • Laketon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Laketon is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
    • Danaher
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Danaher is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danaher

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

Cemeteries Near Caffey Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caffey Corner.

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 Caffey Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Caffey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Epoufette Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Brevort Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Western Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brethren Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hulbert Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Naubinway Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Colbert Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Engadine Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Brevort Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Home Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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>

While we didn't find Caffey Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Caffey Corner.

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

  • Epoufette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Epoufette is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epoufette
  • Trout Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gilchrist
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gilchrist is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
  • Ozark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Soo Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Soo Junction is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soo Junction
  • Brevort
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brevort is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevort
  • Naubinway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Eckerman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Moran
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Newberry
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dollarville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dollarville is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
  • Gould City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Corinne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Corinne is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
    • McMillan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rudyard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Caffey Corner ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caffey Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caffey Corner, 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 Caffey Corner.

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 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 Caffey Corner:

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 Caffey Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Caffey Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.