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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 Gillet Landing (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 Gillet Landing. 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 Gillet Landing ...

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 Gillet Landing: Gillet Lndg. (or less commonly used: Gillet Lndng.)

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 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.

Gillet Landing 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 Gillet Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gillet Landing:

  • Marquette County     (The home county of Gillet Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillet Landing, with the one closest to Gillet Landing listed first.
    • Burns Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Landing
      • Burns Landing is located in Marquette County
    • Big Bay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Alder
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
      • Alder is located in Marquette County
    • Dodge City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
      • Dodge City is located in Marquette County
    • Homeier
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homeier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeier
      • Homeier is located in Marquette County
    • Buckroe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckroe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe
      • Buckroe is located in Marquette County
    • Clowry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
      • Clowry is located in Marquette County
    • Forestville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forestville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
      • Forestville is located in Marquette County
    • Sugar Loaf
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Loaf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
      • Sugar Loaf is located in Marquette County
    • Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Hecker Mine
      • Barnes - Hecker Mine is located in Marquette County
    • Diorite
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
      • Diorite is located in Marquette County
      • Diorite has also been known as:
      • Diotrite
    • Beacon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
      • Beacon is located in Marquette County
    • Brookton Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton Corners
      • Brookton Corners is located in Marquette County
  • Baraga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillet Landing, with the one closest to Gillet Landing listed first.
    • Skanee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skanee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skanee
      • Skanee is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skanee <1>
    • Pequaming
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
    • Nestoria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
      • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
  • Houghton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillet Landing, with the one closest to Gillet Landing listed first.
    • Traverse Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse Bay
      • Traverse Bay is located in Houghton County
    • Jacobsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
      • Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
  • Keweenaw County
    • Gay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
      • Gay is located in Keweenaw County

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

Cemeteries Near Gillet Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gillet Landing.

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

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

  • Big Bay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Bay Cemetery
    • The Big Bay Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Powell Twp. Cemetery
  • Champion Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Champion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Skanee Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skanee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skanee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Skanee Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Skanee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Skanee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ishpeming Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Aura Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aura Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aura Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Johns Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Champion Village Cemetery
  • Clarksburg Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Negaunee Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Northland Chapel Gardens
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northland Chapel Gardens
    • The Northland Chapel Gardens has also been known as:
    • Northland Chapel Garden Cemetery
  • Humboldt Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Park Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
      • The Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Marquette Park Cemetery

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

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

  • Skanee
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skanee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skanee
    • Skanee is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skanee <1>
  • Clowry
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
    • Clowry is located in Marquette County
  • Diorite
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
    • Diorite is located in Marquette County
    • Diorite has also been known as:
    • Diotrite
  • Beacon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Beacon is located in Marquette County
  • Champion
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Humboldt
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
  • Clarksburg
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
  • Greenwood
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
  • West Ishpeming
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ishpeming
    • West Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
  • Ishpeming
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Negaunee
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Winthrop Junction
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Junction
    • Winthrop Junction is located in Marquette County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Eagle Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
      • Eagle Mills is located in Marquette County
    • Michigamme
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigamme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigamme
      • Michigamme is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigamme <1>
    • National Mine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
      • National Mine 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 Gillet Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gillet Landing.

Newspapers Published in Gillet Landing ...

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 Gillet Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gillet Landing, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gillet Landing.

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 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 Gillet Landing:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gillet Landing. 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>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 Gillet Landing, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gillet Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gillet Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8710, Longitude: -87.7785       In this case, the coordinates for Gillet Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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