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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 Gulliver (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 Gulliver. 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 hospitals and 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.

Gulliver is located in Schoolcraft 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 Schoolcraft County: Alger, Delta, Luce & Mackinac.

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

  • Schoolcraft County     (The home county of Gulliver)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gulliver, with the one closest to Gulliver listed first.
    • Parkington ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkington
      • Parkington is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Blaney Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaney Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaney Junction
      • Blaney Junction is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Manistique
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Copenhagen Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen Beach
      • Copenhagen Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Minor Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Beach
      • Minor Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Germfask
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germfask have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germfask
      • Germfask is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germfask <2>
    • Elkhorn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Cooks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
      • Cooks is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooks <2>
    • Seney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Walsh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
      • Walsh is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Steuben
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
      • Steuben is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Creighton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
      • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Charlevoix County
    • Saint James
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gulliver, with the one closest to Gulliver listed first.
    • Garden Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Corners
      • Garden Corners is located in Delta County
    • Isabella
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
      • Isabella is located in Delta County
    • Garden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Luce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gulliver, with the one closest to Gulliver listed first.
    • Carpenter Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Landing
      • Carpenter Landing is located in Luce County
    • Danaher
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danaher
      • Danaher is located in Luce County
    • Laketon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laketon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
      • Laketon is located in Luce County
    • McMillan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mackinac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gulliver, with the one closest to Gulliver listed first.
    • Port Inland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Inland
      • Port Inland is located in Mackinac County
    • Huntspur
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntspur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspur
      • Huntspur is located in Mackinac County
      • Huntspur has also been known as:
      • Hunt Spur
    • Gould City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Curtis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
      • Curtis is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curtis <2>
    • Engadine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engadine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engadine
      • Engadine is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Engadine <2>
    • Naubinway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naubinway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naubinway
      • Naubinway is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naubinway <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Gulliver ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gulliver.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gulliver, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gulliver.

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 Gulliver:

Cemeteries Near Gulliver ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gulliver.

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

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

  • Woods Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Blaney Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blaney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blaney Cemetery
  • Gould City Twp. Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould City Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould City Twp. Cemetery
  • Byers Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byers Cemetery
  • Hiawatha Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiawatha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiawatha Cemetery
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
  • Polly Family Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polly Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polly Family Cemetery
  • Old Germfask Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Germfask Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Germfask Cemetery
  • Germfask Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germfask Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germfask Cemetery
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Cemetery
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Old Cooks Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cooks Cemetery
    • Cooks Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooks Cemetery
    • Farley Grave Site
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farley Grave Site have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farley Grave Site

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, Gulliver had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Manistique
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Corinne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
    • Corinne is located in Mackinac County
  • Thompson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Gould City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Germfask
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germfask have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germfask
    • Germfask is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germfask <2>
  • Cooks
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
    • Cooks is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooks <2>
  • Seney
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Creighton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
    • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Naubinway
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naubinway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naubinway
    • Naubinway is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naubinway <2>
  • McMillan
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Isabella
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
    • Isabella is located in Delta County
  • Saint James
    (29 miles [46.7 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 Gulliver. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gulliver.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gulliver. 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 '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- Gulliver) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gulliver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9931, Longitude: -86.0119    
<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 Gulliver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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