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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 Engadine (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 Engadine. 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 and doctors 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.

Engadine is located in Mackinac 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 Mackinac County: Chippewa, Luce & Schoolcraft.

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

  • Mackinac County     (The home county of Engadine)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Engadine, with the one closest to Engadine listed first.
    • Naubinway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gould City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Curtis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntspur
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Huntspur is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspur
      • Huntspur has also been known as:
      • Hunt Spur
    • Rexton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Rexton is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexton
    • Port Inland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Inland is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Inland
    • Epoufette
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Epoufette is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epoufette
    • Fiborn ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Fiborn is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiborn
      • Fiborn has also been known as:
      • Fiborn Quarry
    • Ozark
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Kenneth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Kenneth is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
  • Charlevoix County
    • Saint James
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Chippewa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Engadine, with the one closest to Engadine listed first.
    • Hulbert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hulbert is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
    • Trout Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Eckerman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Luce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Engadine, with the one closest to Engadine listed first.
    • Helmer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Helmer is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmer
    • Roberts Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Roberts Corner is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
    • Carpenter Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Carpenter Landing is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Landing
    • Dollarville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Dollarville is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
    • McMillan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Newberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lencel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lencel is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lencel
    • Laketon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Laketon is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
    • Danaher
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Danaher is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danaher
  • Schoolcraft County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Engadine, with the one closest to Engadine listed first.
    • Blaney Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Blaney Junction is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaney Junction
    • Germfask
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkington ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Parkington is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkington
    • Gulliver
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Seney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Engadine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Engadine.

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

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

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

  • Engadine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Naubinway Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Polly Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandtown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gould City Twp. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Lakefield Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Old East Lakefield Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Columbus Twp. Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • West Lakefield Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Forest Home Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Old Germfask Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Blaney Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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>

While we didn't find Engadine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Engadine.

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

  • Gould City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Naubinway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Corinne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Corinne is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
  • Gilchrist
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Gilchrist is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
  • McMillan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Newberry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Dollarville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dollarville is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
  • Epoufette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Epoufette is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epoufette
  • Germfask
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Soo Junction
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Soo Junction is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soo Junction
  • Gulliver
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Seney
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Saint James
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Brevort
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Brevort is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevort
    • Trout Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Engadine ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Engadine.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Engadine, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Engadine.

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 Engadine:

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