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 Herman (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 Herman. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Herman is located in Baraga 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 Baraga County: Houghton, Iron & Marquette.
Below are the counties that are near Herman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Herman:
- Baraga County (The home county of Herman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herman, with the one closest to Herman listed first.
- Alberta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alberta is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- L'Anse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nestoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nestoria is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
- Baraga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilac is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
- Bear Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Town is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Covington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pequaming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pequaming is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
- Keweenaw Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
- Watton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Skanee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pelkie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Houghton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herman, with the one closest to Herman listed first.
- Hazel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
- Elo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elo is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
- Sidnaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- White City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Nisula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nisula is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisula
- Portage Entry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
- Chassell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Roland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Roland is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roland
- Kenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kenton is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Dreamland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dreamland is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamland
- Champion Mine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mine
- Painesdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Painesdale is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painesdale
- Iron County
- Amasa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herman, with the one closest to Herman listed first.
- Michigamme
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beacon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beacon is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Champion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dodge City is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Clowry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clowry is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
- Humboldt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Republic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Republic is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Diorite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Diorite is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
- Diorite has also been known as:
- Diotrite
- Clarksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Witbeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Witbeck is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witbeck
- Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Barnes - Hecker Mine is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Hecker Mine
- South Greenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Greenwood is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenwood
- South Greenwood has also been known as:
- Greenwood Station
- Ontonagon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herman, with the one closest to Herman listed first.
- Rousseau
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Wasas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wasas is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasas
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Herman, see our County-by-County Page for Herman.
Cemeteries Near Herman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Herman.
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 Herman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Herman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Herman, with the one closest to Herman listed first.
- Herman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pinery Indian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Baraga Village Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Covington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Covington Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Assinins Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pequaming Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aura Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Old Skanee Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pelkie Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Keweenaw Bay Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skanee Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Askel Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Herman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Herman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Herman, with the one closest to Herman listed first.
- L'Anse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nestoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nestoria is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
- Baraga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilac is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
- Pequaming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pequaming is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
- Michigamme
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Skanee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sidnaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beacon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beacon is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Champion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clowry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clowry is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
- Republic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Republic is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Humboldt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Chassell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kenton is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Herman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Herman.
Newspapers Published in Herman ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Herman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Herman, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Herman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Herman:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Baraga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Houghton County
- Iron County
- Marquette County
- Ontonagon 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> | 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 Herman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Herman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |