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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 Chassell (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 Chassell. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Chassell is located in Houghton 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 Houghton County: Baraga, Iron, Keweenaw, Ontonagon & Ashland (WI).

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

  • Houghton County     (The home county of Chassell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chassell, with the one closest to Chassell listed first.
    • Baltic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
      • Baltic is located in Houghton County
    • Dodgeville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
      • Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
    • Portage Entry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
      • Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
    • White City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Houghton County
    • Dollar Bay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Houghton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hurontown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurontown
      • Hurontown is located in Houghton County
    • Atlantic Mine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
      • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
    • South Range
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacobsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
      • Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
    • Champion Mine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mine
      • Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
    • Dreamland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamland
      • Dreamland is located in Houghton County
    • Hancock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Baraga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chassell, with the one closest to Chassell listed first.
    • Keweenaw Bay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
      • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
    • Pequaming
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
    • Bear Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
      • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
    • Pelkie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelkie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelkie
      • Pelkie is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelkie <2>
    • Baraga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Skanee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skanee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skanee
      • Skanee is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skanee <2>
    • L'Anse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for L'Anse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse
      • L'Anse is located in Baraga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for L'Anse <2>
    • Alberta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Alberta is located in Baraga County
  • Keweenaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chassell, with the one closest to Chassell listed first.
    • Allouez
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allouez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
      • Allouez is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allouez <2>
    • Ahmeek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Traverse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Traverse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse
      • Traverse is located in Keweenaw County
    • Fulton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Keweenaw County
    • Mohawk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Gay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
      • Gay is located in Keweenaw County
    • Phoenix
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
      • Phoenix is located in Keweenaw County
    • Central
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Keweenaw County
  • Ontonagon County
    • Rousseau
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
      • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County

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

Newspapers Published in Chassell ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chassell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chassell, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chassell.

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 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 Chassell:

Cemeteries Near Chassell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chassell.

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

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

  • Chassell Twp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jacobsville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacobsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobsville Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the American Legion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the American Legion Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Atlantic Mine Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atlantic Mine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atlantic Mine Cemetery
  • Kargi Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kargi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kargi Cemetery
  • Askel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Askel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Askel Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Keweenaw Bay Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keweenaw Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keweenaw Bay Cemetery
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • Elo Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elo Cemetery
    • Oskar Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oskar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oskar Cemetery
    • Waasa Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Chassell had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Ripley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Houghton County
  • Houghton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dollar Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Atlantic Mine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
    • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
  • Hancock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Boston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Houghton County
  • Oskar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskar
    • Oskar is located in Houghton County
  • Lake Linden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Linden
    • Lake Linden is located in Houghton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Linden <2>
  • Pequaming
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
    • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
  • Osceola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Houghton County
  • Swedetown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
    • Swedetown is located in Houghton County
  • Tamarack
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamarack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Tamarack is located in Houghton County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Baraga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Skanee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skanee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skanee
      • Skanee is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skanee <2>
    • Allouez
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allouez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
      • Allouez is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allouez <2>

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chassell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chassell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0283, Longitude: -88.5251       In this case, the coordinates for Chassell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Chassell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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