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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 Carbondale (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 Carbondale. 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 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.

Carbondale is located in Menominee 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 Menominee County: Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, Door (WI) & Marinette (WI).

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

  • Menominee County     (The home county of Carbondale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carbondale, with the one closest to Carbondale listed first.
    • Wallace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ingalls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
      • Ingalls is located in Menominee County
    • Arthur Bay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arthur Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
      • Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arthur Bay
      • From Carbondale to Arthur Bay
    • Koss
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kew
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kew
      • Kew is located in Menominee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kew
      • From Carbondale to Kew
    • Stephenson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
      • Stephenson is located in Menominee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <1>
    • Longrie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kells
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kells. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
      • Kells is located in Menominee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kells
      • From Carbondale to Kells
    • Menominee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Daggett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
      • Daggett is located in Menominee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Swanson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swanson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
      • Swanson is located in Menominee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Swanson
      • From Carbondale to Swanson
    • Banat
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Carney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Door County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carbondale, with the one closest to Carbondale listed first.
    • Fish Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Egg Harbor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
      • Egg Harbor is located in Door County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
    • Ephraim
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ephraim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
      • Ephraim is located in Door County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Sister Bay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ellison Bay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • North Bay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
      • North Bay is located in Door County (WI)
    • Baileys Harbor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gills Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Rowleys Bay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Idlewild
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jacksonport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Sturgeon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Marinette County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carbondale, with the one closest to Carbondale listed first.
    • Rubys Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Marinette
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Lake is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
    • Harmony
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Peshtigo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweetheart City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Wausaukee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
      • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Crivitz
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crivitz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
      • Crivitz is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • Cedarville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pound
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
      • Pound is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Athelstane
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Coleman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pembine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oconto County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carbondale, with the one closest to Carbondale listed first.
    • Oconto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
      • Lena is located in Oconto County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people

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

Cemeteries Near Carbondale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carbondale.

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

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

  • Mellen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mellen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mellen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mary's Mission Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Mission Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Birch Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birch Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birch Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Edwards Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Edwards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Winesville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethlehem Covenant Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Danish Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Stephenson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Stephenson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Stephenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stephenson Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (63 more) ...
    • Daggett Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daggett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daggett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lost Lake Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Carbondale had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Wallace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Birch Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
    • Birch Creek is located in Menominee County
  • Ingalls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Ingalls is located in Menominee County
  • Arthur Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arthur Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
    • Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Arthur Bay
    • From Carbondale to Arthur Bay
  • Stephenson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
    • Stephenson is located in Menominee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <1>
  • Menominee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Porterfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
    • Porterfield is located in Marinette County (WI)
  • Marinette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Daggett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Daggett is located in Menominee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Cedar River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar River
    • Cedar River is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar River <1>
  • Peshtigo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Talbot
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
    • Talbot is located in Menominee County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wausaukee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
      • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Bagley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Bagley is located in Menominee County
    • Middle Inlet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Inlet
      • Middle Inlet is located in Marinette County (WI)

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

Newspapers Published in Carbondale ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carbondale.

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

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 Carbondale:

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

The official website for Menominee County: www.menomineecounty.com/

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

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 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>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.
<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 Carbondale, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Carbondale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carbondale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2784, Longitude: -87.6153    









 

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