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Introduction ...

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

We've added Fiborn to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fiborn, 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 Fiborn (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 Fiborn. 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 Fiborn ...

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.

Fiborn has also been known as: Fiborn Quarry.

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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Fiborn is historic, it would have been located within present day Mackinac 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 Mackinac County: Chippewa, Luce & Schoolcraft.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Fiborn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fiborn.

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

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

  • Caffey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caffey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caffey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Epoufette Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Epoufette Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Epoufette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hulbert Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hulbert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hulbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brethren Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brevort Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brevort Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brevort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Western Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Colbert Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colbert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Naubinway Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naubinway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naubinway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Engadine Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Engadine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Engadine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Forest Home Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Naomikong Point Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naomikong Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naomikong Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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.

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

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

  • Trout Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Soo Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soo Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soo Junction
    • Soo Junction is located in Luce County
  • Gilchrist
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilchrist have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
    • Gilchrist is located in Mackinac County
  • Epoufette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ozark
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ozark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ozark
    • From Fiborn to Ozark
  • Eckerman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eckerman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckerman
    • Eckerman is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eckerman <3>
  • Brevort
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevort
    • Brevort is located in Mackinac County
  • Naubinway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Newberry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
    • Newberry is located in Luce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <3>
  • Dollarville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Moran
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gould City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Emerson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emerson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Chippewa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emerson
      • From Fiborn to Emerson
    • McMillan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Corinne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 Fiborn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fiborn.

Newspapers Published in Fiborn ...

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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fiborn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fiborn, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fiborn.

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 Fiborn:

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 Fiborn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<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 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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fiborn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fiborn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2067, Longitude: -85.1780    









 

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