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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 Evergreen Shores (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 Evergreen Shores. 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.

Name Variations for Evergreen Shores ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Evergreen Shores: Evergreen Shrs.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Evergreen Shores is located in Schoolcraft 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 Schoolcraft County: Alger, Delta, Luce & Mackinac.

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

  • Schoolcraft County     (The home county of Evergreen Shores)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen Shores, with the one closest to Evergreen Shores listed first.
    • Copenhagen Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen Beach
      • Copenhagen Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Minor Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Beach
      • Minor Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Manistique
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Elkhorn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Cooks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
      • Cooks is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooks <1>
    • Gulliver
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Steuben
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
      • Steuben is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Parkington ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkington
      • Parkington is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Blaney Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blaney Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaney Junction
      • Blaney Junction is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Creighton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
      • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Walsh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
      • Walsh is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Germfask
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <1>
  • Alger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen Shores, with the one closest to Evergreen Shores listed first.
    • Shingleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Doty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty
      • Doty is located in Alger County
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen Shores, with the one closest to Evergreen Shores listed first.
    • Garden Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Corners
      • Garden Corners is located in Delta County
    • Isabella
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
      • Isabella is located in Delta County
    • Garden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nahma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nahma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahma
      • Nahma is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nahma <1>
    • Devils Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Corner
      • Devils Corner is located in Delta County
    • Saint Jacques
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jacques
      • Saint Jacques is located in Delta County
    • Fayette ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Delta County
    • Ogontz
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogontz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogontz
      • Ogontz is located in Delta County
  • Mackinac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen Shores, with the one closest to Evergreen Shores listed first.
    • Port Inland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Inland
      • Port Inland is located in Mackinac County
    • Huntspur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huntspur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspur
      • Huntspur is located in Mackinac County
      • Huntspur has also been known as:
      • Hunt Spur
    • Gould City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Evergreen Shores ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Evergreen Shores.

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

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

  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Cooks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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.
  • Cooks Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Byers Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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.
  • New Garden Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Garden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Farley Grave Site
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farley Grave Site
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farley Grave Site have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woods Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cousineau - Potvin Family Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cousineau - Potvin Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cousineau - Potvin Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Bailey Family Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kates Bay Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kates Bay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kates Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Isabella Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isabella Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isabella 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 Evergreen Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Evergreen Shores.

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

  • Manistique
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Thompson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Cooks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
    • Cooks is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooks <1>
  • Gulliver
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Isabella
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
    • Isabella is located in Delta County
  • Garden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Nahma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nahma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahma
    • Nahma is located in Delta County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nahma <1>
  • Ogontz
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogontz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogontz
    • Ogontz is located in Delta County
  • Fayette ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Fayette is located in Delta County
  • Creighton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
    • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Shingleton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Germfask
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <1>
  • Ensign
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ensign have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
    • Ensign is located in Delta County
  • Corinne
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
    • Corinne is located in Mackinac County

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

Newspapers Published in Evergreen Shores ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Evergreen Shores.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Evergreen Shores, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Evergreen Shores.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Evergreen Shores:

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

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

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 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>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.
<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 Evergreen Shores, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Evergreen Shores) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Evergreen Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9739, Longitude: -86.3110       In this case, the coordinates for Evergreen Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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