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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 Floodwood (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 Floodwood. 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 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.

Floodwood is located in Dickinson 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 Dickinson County: Iron, Marquette, Menominee, Florence (WI) & Marinette (WI).

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

  • Dickinson County     (The home county of Floodwood)
  • Baraga County
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floodwood, with the one closest to Floodwood listed first.
    • Mansfield ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mansfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Iron County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mansfield
      • From Floodwood to Mansfield
    • Crystal Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinch ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clinch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
      • Clinch is located in Iron County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clinch
      • From Floodwood to Clinch
    • Alpha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mastodon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mastodon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
      • Mastodon is located in Iron County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mastodon
      • From Floodwood to Mastodon
    • Amasa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Stager
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stager. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
      • Stager is located in Iron County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stager
      • From Floodwood to Stager
    • Chicagon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chicagon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
      • Chicagon is located in Iron County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chicagon
      • From Floodwood to Chicagon
    • Pentoga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bates Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Gaastra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaastra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaastra
      • Gaastra is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaastra <1>
  • Marquette County
  • Florence County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floodwood, with the one closest to Floodwood listed first.
    • Florence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Spread Eagle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Commonwealth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Aurora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Marinette County (WI)
    • Niagara
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niagara have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
      • Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people

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

Cemeteries Near Floodwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Floodwood.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Floodwood had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Witbeck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Witbeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witbeck
    • Witbeck is located in Marquette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Witbeck
    • From Floodwood to Witbeck
  • Sagola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mansfield ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mansfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
    • Mansfield is located in Iron County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mansfield
    • From Floodwood to Mansfield
  • Republic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Randville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randville
    • Randville is located in Dickinson County
  • Crystal Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Panola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Panola is located in Iron County
  • Granite Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bluff
    • Granite Bluff is located in Dickinson County
  • Humboldt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Beacon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Clarksburg
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Champion
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Mastodon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mastodon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
      • Mastodon is located in Iron County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mastodon
      • From Floodwood to Mastodon
    • Merriman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriman
      • Merriman is located in Dickinson County
    • Foster City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster City
      • Foster City is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster City <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Floodwood ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Floodwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Floodwood, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Floodwood.

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 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 Floodwood:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Floodwood. 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 Floodwood, 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- Floodwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Floodwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2213, Longitude: -88.0071       In this case, the coordinates for Floodwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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