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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 Huntspur (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 Huntspur. 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 Huntspur ...

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.

Huntspur has also been known as: Hunt Spur.

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.

Huntspur is located in Mackinac 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 Mackinac County: Chippewa, Luce & Schoolcraft.

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

  • Mackinac County     (The home county of Huntspur)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntspur, with the one closest to Huntspur listed first.
    • Port Inland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Inland
      • Port Inland is located in Mackinac County
    • Gould City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Curtis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Engadine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engadine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Naubinway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naubinway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Rexton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexton
      • Rexton is located in Mackinac County
  • Charlevoix County
    • Saint James
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Luce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntspur, with the one closest to Huntspur listed first.
    • Carpenter Landing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Landing
      • Carpenter Landing is located in Luce County
    • Danaher
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danaher
      • Danaher is located in Luce County
    • Laketon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laketon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
      • Laketon is located in Luce County
    • McMillan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Roberts Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
      • Roberts Corner is located in Luce County
    • Dollarville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
      • Dollarville is located in Luce County
    • Newberry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
      • Newberry is located in Luce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <1>
  • Schoolcraft County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntspur, with the one closest to Huntspur listed first.
    • Blaney Junction
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaney Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaney Junction
      • Blaney Junction is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Parkington ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkington
      • Parkington is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Gulliver
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Germfask
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germfask have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Manistique
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Seney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Copenhagen Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen Beach
      • Copenhagen Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Minor Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Beach
      • Minor Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Walsh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
      • Walsh is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Elkhorn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Creighton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
      • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Steuben
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
      • Steuben is located in Schoolcraft County

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

Newspapers Published in Huntspur ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huntspur.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huntspur, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huntspur.

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 Huntspur:

Cemeteries Near Huntspur ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huntspur.

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

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

  • Gould City Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould City Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould City Twp. Cemetery
  • Blaney Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blaney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blaney Cemetery
  • Polly Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polly Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polly Family Cemetery
  • Woods Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Cemetery
  • Old Germfask Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Germfask Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Germfask Cemetery
  • Germfask Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germfask Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germfask Cemetery
  • Engadine Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Engadine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Engadine Cemetery
  • Sandtown Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandtown Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
  • West Lakefield Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • East Lakefield Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Old East Lakefield Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old East Lakefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old East Lakefield Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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 Huntspur in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huntspur.

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

  • Corinne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
    • Corinne is located in Mackinac County
  • Gulliver
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gould City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Germfask
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germfask have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Manistique
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Naubinway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naubinway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Seney
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • McMillan
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Gilchrist
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilchrist have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
    • Gilchrist is located in Mackinac County
  • Thompson
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Saint James
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dollarville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
    • Dollarville is located in Luce County
  • Newberry
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
    • Newberry is located in Luce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <1>
  • Creighton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
    • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Huntspur. 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' (or 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- Huntspur) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Huntspur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0417, Longitude: -85.8543       In this case, the coordinates for Huntspur have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Huntspur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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