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 Carp Lake 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 Carp Lake 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 Carp Lake 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 Carp Lake Landing: Carp Lake Lndg. (or less commonly used: Carp Lake 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Carp Lake 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 Carp Lake Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carp Lake Landing:

• Ontonagon County     (The home county of Carp Lake Landing)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Carp Lake Landing, with the one closest to Carp Lake Landing listed first.
  • Silver City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Ontonagon County
  • Nonesuch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nonesuch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
    • Nonesuch is located in Ontonagon County
  • White Pine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
    • White Pine is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Pine <2>
  • Bergland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Lake Gogebic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
    • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
  • Ontonagon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontonagon
    • Ontonagon is located in Ontonagon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontonagon <2>
  • Firesteel
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firesteel
    • Firesteel is located in Ontonagon County
  • Rockland
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Ewen
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewen
    • Ewen is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewen <2>
  • Greenland
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Greenland is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenland <2>
  • Mass City
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mass City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mass City
    • Mass City is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mass City <2>
• Gogebic County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Carp Lake Landing, with the one closest to Carp Lake Landing listed first.
  • Connorville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
    • Connorville is located in Gogebic County
  • Wakefield
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Ramsay
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
    • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
  • Bessemer
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • White City
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Gogebic County
  • North Ironwood
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ironwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
    • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
  • Yale
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Yale is located in Gogebic County

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

Newspapers Published in Carp Lake 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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carp Lake Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carp Lake Landing, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carp Lake Landing.

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 either 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 Carp Lake Landing:

• Websites specific to Michigan
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.michigan.gov/mhc/047267-282-61083---00.html

• Pages specific to Ontonagon County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Gogebic County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Michigan
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Michigan
  • Cemeteries of Ontonagon County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Michigan
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Michigan
  • Cemeteries of Ontonagon County

Cemeteries Near Carp Lake Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carp Lake 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 Carp Lake Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
• Forest Lawn Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
• Lakeview Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
• Riverside Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
• Norwich Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwich Cemetery
• Holy Family Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
• Evergreen Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
• Old Indian Burial Grounds
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Indian Burial Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Indian Burial Grounds
• Woodawn Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodawn Cemetery
• Irish Hollow Cemetery
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irish Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irish Hollow Cemetery
• Methodist Rose Cemetery
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Rose Cemetery
• Lakeside Cemetery
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bessemer Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #713 <4>
  • Ewen Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ewen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ewen Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery

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

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

• Lake Gogebic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
  • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
• Ontonagon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontonagon
  • Ontonagon is located in Ontonagon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontonagon <2>
• Tula
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula
  • Tula is located in Gogebic County
• Thomaston
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
  • Thomaston is located in Gogebic County
• Matchwood
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchwood
  • Matchwood is located in Ontonagon County
• Wakefield
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
• Rockland
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
• Ramsay
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
  • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
• Ewen
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewen
  • Ewen is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewen <2>
• Bessemer
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
• Greenland
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Greenland is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenland <2>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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