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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 Frenchtown (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 Frenchtown. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Frenchtown is located in Marquette 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 Marquette County: Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Iron & Menominee.

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

  • Marquette County     (The home county of Frenchtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frenchtown, with the one closest to Frenchtown listed first.
    • Lake Angeline
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Angeline
      • Lake Angeline is located in Marquette County
    • Salisbury
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Marquette County
    • Winthrop Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winthrop Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Junction
      • Winthrop Junction is located in Marquette County
    • Ishpeming
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • West Ishpeming
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Ishpeming. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ishpeming
      • West Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
    • National Mine
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
      • National Mine is located in Marquette County
    • North Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
      • North Lake is located in Marquette County
    • Greenwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
    • Negaunee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes - Hecker Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Hecker Mine
      • Barnes - Hecker Mine is located in Marquette County
    • Palmer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Marquette County
    • South Greenwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenwood
      • South Greenwood is located in Marquette County
      • South Greenwood has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Station
  • Alger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frenchtown, with the one closest to Frenchtown listed first.
    • Dorsey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
      • Dorsey is located in Alger County
    • Deerton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Baraga County
    • Nestoria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
      • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frenchtown, with the one closest to Frenchtown listed first.
    • Floodwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floodwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
      • Floodwood is located in Dickinson County
    • Ralph
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Turner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Dickinson County
    • Channing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Frenchtown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frenchtown.

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

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

  • Ishpeming Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Negaunee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarksburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Northland Chapel Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northland Chapel Gardens
    • The Northland Chapel Gardens has also been known as:
    • Northland Chapel Garden Cemetery
  • Bakkala Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Humboldt Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sands Twp. Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Park Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
    • The Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Marquette Park Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Johns Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Champion Village Cemetery
  • Republic Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Republic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Republic Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Republic.
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Gwinn Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Pauls Lutherans Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Winthrop Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winthrop Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Junction
    • Winthrop Junction is located in Marquette County
  • National Mine
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
    • National Mine is located in Marquette County
  • Ishpeming
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • West Ishpeming
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Ishpeming. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ishpeming
    • West Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
  • Greenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
  • Palmer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Palmer is located in Marquette County
  • Negaunee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
    • Eagle Mills is located in Marquette County
  • Diorite
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
    • Diorite is located in Marquette County
    • Diorite has also been known as:
    • Diotrite
  • Clarksburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
  • Humboldt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
  • Clowry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clowry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
    • Clowry is located in Marquette County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sands
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
      • Sands is located in Marquette County
    • Champion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Republic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
      • Republic is located in Marquette County

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

Newspapers Published in Frenchtown ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frenchtown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Frenchtown, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Frenchtown.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Frenchtown:

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

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

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>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>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 Frenchtown, 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 from Point A (ie- Frenchtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frenchtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4733, Longitude: -87.6790       In this case, the coordinates for Frenchtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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