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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 Hubbard Lake (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 Hubbard Lake. 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.

Name Variations for Hubbard Lake ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Hubbard Lake: Hubbard Lk.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Hubbard Lake is located in Alcona 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 Alcona County: Alpena, Iosco, Montmorency, Ogemaw & Oscoda.

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

  • Alcona County     (The home county of Hubbard Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hubbard Lake, with the one closest to Hubbard Lake listed first.
    • Barton City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lost Lake Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake Woods
      • Lost Lake Woods is located in Alcona County
    • Spruce
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gustin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
      • Gustin is located in Alcona County
    • Alcona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcona
      • Alcona is located in Alcona County
    • Black River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mikado
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Curran
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Harrisville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Springport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springport
      • Springport is located in Alcona County
    • Greenbush
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Glennie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Alpena County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hubbard Lake, with the one closest to Hubbard Lake listed first.
    • Hubbard Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ossineke
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Herron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
      • Herron is located in Alpena County
    • McHarg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHarg
      • McHarg is located in Alpena County
    • Alpena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Flanders
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
      • Flanders is located in Alpena County
    • Lachine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lachine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lachine
      • Lachine is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lachine <1>
    • Long Rapids
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
      • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
  • Iosco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hubbard Lake, with the one closest to Hubbard Lake listed first.
    • Sid Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sid Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
      • Sid Town is located in Iosco County
    • Foote Site Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foote Site Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Site Village
      • Foote Site Village is located in Iosco County
    • Wilber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
      • Wilber is located in Iosco County
    • Oscoda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscoda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscoda
      • Oscoda is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oscoda <1>
    • Au Sable
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
      • Au Sable is located in Iosco County
    • Long Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Montmorency County
    • Hillman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ogemaw County
  • Oscoda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hubbard Lake, with the one closest to Hubbard Lake listed first.
    • McKinley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
      • McKinley is located in Oscoda County
    • Fairview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Oscoda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
    • Kneeland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
      • Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
    • Mio
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Hubbard Lake ...

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 Hubbard Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hubbard Lake, 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 Hubbard Lake.

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 websites either 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 Hubbard Lake:

Cemeteries Near Hubbard Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hubbard Lake.

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

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

  • Maple Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Ridge Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Barton City.
    • The Maple Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Barton City Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Ridge Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1008 <4>
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Caledonia Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Caledonia Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Spruce.
    • The Caledonia Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Spruce Cemetery
    • Spruce Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caledonia Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2290666 <4>
  • Flowers Grave
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flowers Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Flowers Grave is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Spruce.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flowers Grave
  • Hubbard Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Lake Cemetery
  • Twin Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Catherine's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherine's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherine's Cemetery
  • Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Mt. Joy Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Joy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Alcona.
    • The Mt. Joy Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Alcona Cemetery
    • Haynes Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Joy Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Black River.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Black River Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #219 <4>
  • German Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
  • Curran Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (46 more) ...
    • Fullerton Family Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sanborn Twp. Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanborn Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanborn Twp. Cemetery
    • St. Matthew Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthew 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.<5>

While we didn't find Hubbard Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hubbard Lake.

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

  • Hubbard Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gustin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
    • Gustin is located in Alcona County
  • Ossineke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Alcona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcona
    • Alcona is located in Alcona County
  • Black River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Curran
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mikado
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenbush
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bryant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Bryant is located in Alcona County
  • Alpena
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Flanders
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
    • Flanders is located in Alpena County
  • Fairview
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Oscoda County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Wilber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
      • Wilber is located in Iosco County
    • Oscoda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscoda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscoda
      • Oscoda is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oscoda <1>
    • Long Rapids
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
      • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County

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

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

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

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hubbard Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hubbard Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7597, Longitude: -83.5465    
<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 Hubbard Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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