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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 Cordell (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 Cordell. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Cordell is located in Chippewa 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 Chippewa County: Luce & Mackinac.

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

  • Chippewa County     (The home county of Cordell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cordell, with the one closest to Cordell listed first.
    • Dick
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Dick is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
    • Fibre
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Fibre is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibre
    • Dryburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Dryburg is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
    • Trout Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rudyard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Strongs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Strongs is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs
    • Eckerman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kinross
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hulbert
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Hulbert is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
    • Brimley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay Mills is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Mills
    • Pickford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Dafter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Dafter is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafter
  • Emmet County
    • Mackinaw City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Luce County
    • Lencel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lencel is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lencel
  • Mackinac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cordell, with the one closest to Cordell listed first.
    • Ozark
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Kenneth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Kenneth is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
    • Moran
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Simmons ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Simmons is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
    • Allenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Allenville is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
    • Fiborn ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Fiborn is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiborn
      • Fiborn has also been known as:
      • Fiborn Quarry
    • Pontchartrain Shores
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pontchartrain Shores is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontchartrain Shores
    • Epoufette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Epoufette is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epoufette
    • Rexton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Rexton is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexton
    • Gros Cap
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
    • Saint Ignace
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • British Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
    • Hessel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Cordell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cordell.

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

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

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

  • Brethren Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • St. Rudyard Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • South Rudyard Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Colbert Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rudyard Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brevort Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Carp River Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Ignace Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brevort Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (45 more) ...
    • Western Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Village Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Ozark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Trout Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rudyard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Moran
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Brevort
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brevort is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevort
  • Eckerman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kinross
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Epoufette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Epoufette is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epoufette
  • Bay Mills
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay Mills is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Mills
  • Saint Ignace
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Soo Junction
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Soo Junction is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soo Junction
  • Hessel
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Pickford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Donaldson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Donaldson is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • Mackinac Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people

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

Newspapers Published in Cordell ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cordell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cordell, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cordell.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Cordell:

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 Cordell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Cordell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.