Our Genealogy Helper
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 Golden (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 Golden. 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.
Golden is located in Dickinson County.
To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may 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 Golden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Golden:
- Dickinson County (The home county of Golden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden, with the one closest to Golden listed first.
- Channing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sagola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Floodwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Floodwood is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
- Ralph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Felch Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
- Felch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foster City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kingsford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Quinnesec
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Norway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vulcan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden, with the one closest to Golden listed first.
- Mansfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Crystal Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clinch ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clinch is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
- Mastodon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mastodon is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
- Balsam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Balsam is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Stager
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stager is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
- Alpha
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Amasa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chicagon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chicagon is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
- Pentoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pentoga is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
- Bates Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bates Junction is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
- Gaastra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Caspian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden, with the one closest to Golden listed first.
- Witbeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Witbeck is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witbeck
- Republic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Republic is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Northland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Reade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Reade is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reade
- Beacon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beacon is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Champion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Humboldt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Humboldt is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- South Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Greenwood is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenwood
- South Greenwood has also been known as:
- Greenwood Station
- Arnold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clowry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clowry is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
- Diorite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Diorite is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
- Diorite has also been known as:
- Diotrite
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Florence County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden, with the one closest to Golden listed first.
- Spread Eagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Florence
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Commonwealth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Aurora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Fern ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fern is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Marinette County (WI)
- Niagara
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Golden, see our County-by-County Page for Golden.
Cemeteries Near Golden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Golden.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Golden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Golden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Golden, with the one closest to Golden listed first.
- Sagola Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ralph Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crystal Falls City Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Felch Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Foster City Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Republic Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Republic Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Republic.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hematite Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dickinson County Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Quinnesec Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnesec Cemetery
- The Quinnesec Cemetery has also been known as:
- Breitung Twp. Cemetery
- Kingsford - Quinnesec Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #840 <2>
- Indian Burial Ground
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Golden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Golden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Golden, with the one closest to Golden listed first.
- Sagola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Floodwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Floodwood is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
- Mansfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Randville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Randville is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randville
- Witbeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Witbeck is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witbeck
- Granite Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Granite Bluff is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bluff
- Crystal Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Merriman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Merriman is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriman
- Panola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Panola is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Mastodon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mastodon is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
- Stager
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stager is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
- Ridgetop
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgetop is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Florence
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Spread Eagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Foster City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Golden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Golden.
Newspapers Published in Golden ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Golden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Golden, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Golden.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Golden:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Dickinson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Iron County
- Marquette County
- Florence County
- Marinette County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Golden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Golden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |