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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 Calderwood (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 Calderwood. 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 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.

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

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

  • Ontonagon County     (The home county of Calderwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calderwood, with the one closest to Calderwood listed first.
    • Agate
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Agate is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
    • Paulding
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Trout Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Robbins
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
    • Paynesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Craigsmere
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Craigsmere is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsmere
    • Gem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Gem is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
    • Bruce Crossing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ewen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rousseau
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
    • Wasas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Wasas is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasas
    • Wainola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Wainola is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainola
    • Rockland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Baraga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calderwood, with the one closest to Calderwood listed first.
    • Watton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Covington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Vermilac
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Vermilac is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
  • Gogebic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calderwood, with the one closest to Calderwood listed first.
    • Fuller
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Fuller is located in Gogebic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
    • Watersmeet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Katakitckon Indian Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Gogebic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Gogebic is located in Gogebic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogebic
    • White City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • White City is located in Gogebic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Marenisco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Houghton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calderwood, with the one closest to Calderwood listed first.
    • Kenton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Kenton is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
    • Sidnaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Nisula
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Nisula is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisula
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calderwood, with the one closest to Calderwood listed first.
    • Atkinson ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Atkinson is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
    • Gibbs City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gibbs City is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs City
    • Mineral Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
    • Iron River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest County (WI)
    • Nelma
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Calderwood, with the one closest to Calderwood listed first.
    • Land O'Lakes
      (18 miles [29 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Phelps is located in Vilas County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
    • Conover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Conover is located in Vilas County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover

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

Cemeteries Near Calderwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Calderwood.

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

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

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

  • Barclay Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Interior Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Agate Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Trout Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Paynesville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bruce Crossing Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Watersmeet Twp. Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kenton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ewen Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kitchie Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kitchie Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...

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

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

  • Robbins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
  • Trout Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Paynesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
  • Tamarack
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Tamarack is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Tamarack has also been known as:
    • Tamarack Lake
  • Bruce Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Watersmeet
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kenton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenton is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Ewen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmwood is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Matchwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Matchwood is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchwood
  • Thayer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Thayer is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
  • Sidnaw
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pori
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Pori is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pori
    • Beechwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Beechwood is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • Atkinson ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Atkinson is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson

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

Newspapers Published in Calderwood ...

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 Calderwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Calderwood, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Calderwood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Calderwood:

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 '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- Calderwood) 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 Calderwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.