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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 Huron City (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 Huron City. 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 doctors and 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.

Huron City is located in Huron 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 Huron County: Sanilac & Tuscola.

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

  • Huron County     (The home county of Huron City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron City, with the one closest to Huron City listed first.
    • Grindstone City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone City
      • Grindstone City is located in Huron County
      • Grindstone City has also been known as:
      • Grind Stone City
    • Redman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
      • Redman is located in Huron County
    • Pointe aux Barques
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe aux Barques
      • Pointe aux Barques is located in Huron County
    • Port Hope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Austin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kinde
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Crescent ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Crescent
      • Port Crescent is located in Huron County
    • Rapson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapson
      • Rapson is located in Huron County
    • Filion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filion
      • Filion is located in Huron County
    • Pinnebog
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnebog have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnebog
      • Pinnebog is located in Huron County
    • Harbor Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Beach
      • Harbor Beach is located in Huron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
      • Former name for Harbor Beach:
      • Sand Beach
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Beach <1>
    • Bad Axe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe
      • Bad Axe is located in Huron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bad Axe <1>
    • Helena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Huron County
  • Sanilac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron City, with the one closest to Huron City listed first.
    • Minden City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Tyre
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
      • Tyre is located in Sanilac County
    • Forestville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
      • Forestville is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Palms
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
      • Palms is located in Sanilac County

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

Newspapers Published in Huron City ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huron City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huron City, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huron City.

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 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 Huron City:

Cemeteries Near Huron City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huron City.

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

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

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

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

  • Grindstone City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone City
    • Grindstone City is located in Huron County
    • Grindstone City has also been known as:
    • Grind Stone City
  • Redman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
    • Redman is located in Huron County
  • Port Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Austin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kinde
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Crescent ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Crescent
    • Port Crescent is located in Huron County
  • Filion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filion
    • Filion is located in Huron County
  • Rapson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapson
    • Rapson is located in Huron County
  • Pinnebog
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnebog have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnebog
    • Pinnebog is located in Huron County
  • Bad Axe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe
    • Bad Axe is located in Huron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bad Axe <1>
  • Helena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Huron County
  • Parisville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parisville
    • Parisville is located in Huron County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Caseville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseville
      • Caseville is located in Huron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caseville <1>
    • Elkton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Popple
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popple have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popple
      • Popple is located in Huron County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Huron City. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Huron City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Huron City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0292, Longitude: -82.8327       In this case, the coordinates for Huron City 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 Huron City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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