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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Fayette. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fayette to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fayette, please Contact Us.

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 Fayette (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 Fayette. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Fayette is historic, it would have been located within present day Delta 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 Delta County: Alger, Marquette, Menominee & Schoolcraft.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Fayette ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fayette.

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

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

  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Josephs Catholic Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Catholic Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Catholic Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hinks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sac Bay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sac Bay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sac Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kates Bay Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bailey Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nahma Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nahma Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nahma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Town Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Town Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Point Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cousineau - Potvin Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Isabella Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Johnston Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Garden Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Jacques' Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Jacques' Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Jacques' Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.

Fayette itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 400 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Garden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nahma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nahma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Ogontz
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogontz
    • Ogontz is located in Delta County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ogontz
    • From Fayette to Ogontz
  • Isabella
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ensign
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ensign have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
    • Ensign is located in Delta County
  • Cooks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Kipling
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Gladstone
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Escanaba
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Thompson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Rapid River
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Masonville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
    • Masonville is located in Delta County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • West Gladstone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gladstone
      • West Gladstone is located in Delta County
    • North Escanaba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Escanaba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Escanaba
      • North Escanaba is located in Delta County
    • Wells
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Fayette ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fayette.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fayette, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fayette.

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 Fayette:

The official website for Delta County: www.deltacountymi.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Fayette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Fayette) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fayette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7182, Longitude: -86.6696    









 

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