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 Hansen (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 Hansen. 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.
Hansen is located in Menominee 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 Menominee County: Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, Door (WI) & Marinette (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Hansen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hansen:
- Menominee County (The home county of Hansen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hansen, with the one closest to Hansen listed first.
- Carbondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Birch Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Birch Creek is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Wallace
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kew
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kew is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kew
- Ingalls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ingalls is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Arthur Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
- Menominee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Koss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Koss is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koss
- Stephenson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Longrie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Longrie is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrie
- Kells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kells is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
- Daggett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Daggett is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Swanson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Swanson is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
- Door County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hansen, with the one closest to Hansen listed first.
- Fish Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fish Creek is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Egg Harbor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Egg Harbor is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Ephraim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ephraim is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Sister Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sister Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Idlewild
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Idlewild is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Ellison Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ellison Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
- North Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Baileys Harbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baileys Harbor is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
- Rowleys Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rowleys Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
- Little Sturgeon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Little Sturgeon is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Jacksonport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonport is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
- Gills Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gills Rock is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Rock
- Sturgeon Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Marinette County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hansen, with the one closest to Hansen listed first.
- Rubys Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
- Marinette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marinette is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lake is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
- Peshtigo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Sweetheart City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
- Wausaukee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Crivitz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Crivitz is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Pound
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pound is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Cedarville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Coleman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Athelstane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Athelstane is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
- Oconto County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hansen, with the one closest to Hansen listed first.
- Oconto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oconto is located in Oconto County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Lena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lena is located in Oconto County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hansen, see our County-by-County Page for Hansen.
Cemeteries Near Hansen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hansen.
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 Hansen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hansen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hansen, with the one closest to Hansen listed first.
- Menominee Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Menominee Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Birch Creek.
- The Menominee Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Birch Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143408 <2>
- St. Mary's Mission Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Winesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mellen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Menominee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1501 <2>
- Forest Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Home Cemetery is located in Marinette (WI).
- The Forest Home Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marinette Forest Home Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2286760 <2>
- Hebrew Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Marinette (WI).
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87675 <2>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (63 more) ...
- Danish Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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 Hansen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hansen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hansen, with the one closest to Hansen listed first.
- Birch Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Birch Creek is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Carbondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Wallace
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marinette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marinette is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Menominee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arthur Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
- Ingalls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ingalls is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Porterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Porterfield is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Stephenson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peshtigo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Daggett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Daggett is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Cedar River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Talbot
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Talbot is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
- Middle Inlet
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Middle Inlet is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Inlet
- Fish Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fish Creek is located in Door County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hansen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hansen.
Newspapers Published in Hansen ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hansen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hansen, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hansen.
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 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 Hansen:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Menominee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Door County
- Marinette County
- Oconto 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 Hansen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hansen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |