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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 Greenland (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 Greenland. 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.

Greenland is located in Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon County: Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Cook (MN) & Ashland (WI).

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

  • Ontonagon County     (The home county of Greenland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
    • Mass City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mass City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mass City
      • Mass City is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mass City <2>
    • Rockland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <2>
    • Rousseau
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
      • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
    • Firesteel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firesteel
      • Firesteel is located in Ontonagon County
    • Ontonagon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bruce Crossing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Gem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
      • Gem is located in Ontonagon County
    • Paynesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
    • Ewen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewen
      • Ewen is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewen <2>
    • Agate
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
      • Agate is located in Ontonagon County
    • Trout Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Silver City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Ontonagon County
  • Baraga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
    • Pelkie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelkie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelkie
      • Pelkie is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelkie <2>
    • Bear Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
      • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
    • Baraga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Watton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watton
      • Watton is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watton <2>
    • Keweenaw Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
      • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
    • Alberta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Alberta is located in Baraga County
    • L'Anse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for L'Anse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse
      • L'Anse is located in Baraga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for L'Anse <2>
  • Houghton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
    • Lake Roland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roland
      • Lake Roland is located in Houghton County
    • Nisula
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisula
      • Nisula is located in Houghton County
    • Hazel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
      • Hazel is located in Houghton County
    • Toivola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
      • Elo is located in Houghton County
    • Kenton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
      • Kenton is located in Houghton County
    • Champion Mine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mine
      • Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
    • Sidnaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Freda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freda
      • Freda is located in Houghton County
    • Painesdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Painesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painesdale
      • Painesdale is located in Houghton County
    • Beacon Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hill
      • Beacon Hill is located in Houghton County
    • Baltic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
      • Baltic is located in Houghton County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Greenland ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenland.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Greenland. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Greenland and those printed in the larger area surrounding Greenland.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Greenland.

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 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 Greenland:

Cemeteries Near Greenland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenland.

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

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

  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Irish Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irish Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irish Hollow Cemetery
  • Methodist Rose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Rose Cemetery
  • Woodawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodawn Cemetery
  • Old Indian Burial Grounds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Indian Burial Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Indian Burial Grounds
  • Rousseau Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rousseau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rousseau Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
  • Continue List   (30 more) ...
    • Nisula Lutheran Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nisula Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nisula Lutheran Cemetery
    • Norwich Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwich Cemetery
    • Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Greenland had a population of 320 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Rockland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <2>
  • Pori
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pori have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pori
    • Pori is located in Houghton County
  • Ontonagon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bruce Crossing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Paynesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
  • Ewen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewen
    • Ewen is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewen <2>
  • Matchwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchwood
    • Matchwood is located in Ontonagon County
  • Trout Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Kenton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
    • Kenton is located in Houghton County
  • Sidnaw
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Gogebic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
    • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
  • Robbins
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
    • Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
  • Baraga
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7814, Longitude: -89.0985    
<4>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 Greenland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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