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 Dixon (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 Dixon. 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.
Dixon is located in Alger 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 Alger County: Delta, Luce, Marquette & Schoolcraft.
Below are the counties that are near Dixon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dixon:
- Alger County (The home county of Dixon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixon, with the one closest to Dixon listed first.
- Slapneck ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Slapneck is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapneck
- Chatham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eben Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Au Train
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Munising Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Munising Junction is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munising Junction
- Traunik
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rumely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rumely is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumely
- Munising
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trenary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wetmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Onota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Onota is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onota
- Diffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diffin is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diffin
- Dorsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dorsey is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixon, with the one closest to Dixon listed first.
- Osier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osier is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
- Lathrop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lathrop is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
- Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Trombly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trombly is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trombly
- Trombly has also been known as:
- Trombley
- Maplewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Beaver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Perkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Rapid River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brampton is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
- Saint Nicholas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Garth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Garth is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth
- Saint Jacques
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Jacques is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jacques
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixon, with the one closest to Dixon listed first.
- New Dalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Dalton is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dalton
- Carlshend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carlshend is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlshend
- Skandia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McFarland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- McFarland is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- McFarland has also been known as:
- McFarlands
- Helena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Helena is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Little Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harvey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sands is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Gwinn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marquette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Austin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Gentian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gentian is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentian
- Schoolcraft County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixon, with the one closest to Dixon listed first.
- Steuben
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Steuben is located in Schoolcraft County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Creighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dixon, see our County-by-County Page for Dixon.
Cemeteries Near Dixon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dixon.
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 Dixon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dixon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dixon, with the one closest to Dixon listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Au Train Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trudell Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mathias Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Munising Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reilly's Graves
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Island Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deerton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerton Cemetery
- The Deerton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Onota Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #364 <2>
- Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Haglund Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- UMC Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hillview Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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 Dixon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dixon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dixon, with the one closest to Dixon listed first.
- Au Train
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rock River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rock River is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River
- Munising
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Onota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Onota is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onota
- Deerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shingleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gordon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- McFarland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- McFarland is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- McFarland has also been known as:
- McFarlands
- Lathrop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lathrop is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
- Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Little Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Swanzy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Swanzy is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzy
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Campbell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Beaver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Perkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dixon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dixon.
Newspapers Published in Dixon ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dixon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dixon, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dixon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Dixon:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Alger County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Marquette County
- Schoolcraft County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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 Dixon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dixon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |