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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 Evelyn (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 Evelyn. 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 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 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.

Evelyn is located in Alger 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 Alger County: Delta, Luce, Marquette & Schoolcraft.

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

  • Alger County     (The home county of Evelyn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evelyn, with the one closest to Evelyn listed first.
    • Doty
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty
      • Doty is located in Alger County
    • Indian Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
      • Indian Town is located in Alger County
    • Shingleton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wetmore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Munising
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Munising Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Munising Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munising Junction
      • Munising Junction is located in Alger County
    • Melstrand
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melstrand
      • Melstrand is located in Alger County
    • Au Train
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Slapneck ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slapneck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapneck
      • Slapneck is located in Alger County
    • Chatham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Eben Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eben Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eben Junction
      • Eben Junction is located in Alger County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eben Junction <3>
    • Traunik
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traunik
      • Traunik is located in Alger County
      • Former names for Traunik:
      • Buckeye Landing
      • Buckeye Spur
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traunik <3>
  • Schoolcraft County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evelyn, with the one closest to Evelyn listed first.
    • Creighton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
      • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Steuben
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Steuben. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
      • Steuben is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Walsh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walsh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
      • Walsh is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Seney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Copenhagen Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen Beach
      • Copenhagen Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Elkhorn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Germfask
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germfask have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germfask
      • Germfask is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germfask <3>
    • Minor Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Beach
      • Minor Beach is located in Schoolcraft County

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

Cemeteries Near Evelyn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Evelyn.

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

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

  • Munising Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Reilly's Graves
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reilly's Graves
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reilly's Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Island Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Island Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grand Island Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Williams - Powell Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1351956 <4>
  • Indian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Au Train Twp. Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Limestone Twp. Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Trudell Family Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trudell Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trudell Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trudell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Trudell's Graves
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307858 <4>
  • Byers Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hiawatha Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiawatha Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiawatha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mathias Twp. Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Deerton Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Boot Hill Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boot Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boot Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Shingleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Munising
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Creighton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
    • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Au Train
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Rock River
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River
    • Rock River is located in Alger County
  • Onota
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Onota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onota
    • Onota is located in Alger County
  • Deerton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Seney
    (28 miles [45.1 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 Evelyn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Evelyn.

Newspapers Published in Evelyn ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Evelyn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Evelyn, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Evelyn.

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 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 Evelyn:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Evelyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Evelyn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Evelyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3669, Longitude: -86.5343       In this case, the coordinates for Evelyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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