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 Huron Mountain (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 Mountain. 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 Huron Mountain ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Huron Mountain: Huron Mtn. (or less commonly used: Huron Mntn.)
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 southwest 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 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 west 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 Mountain is located in Marquette 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 Marquette County: Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Iron & Menominee.
Below are the counties that are near Huron Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huron Mountain:
- Marquette County (The home county of Huron Mountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huron Mountain, with the one closest to Huron Mountain listed first.
- Dodge City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dodge City is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Big Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Landing is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Landing
- Alder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alder is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
- Homeier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homeier is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeier
- Buckroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckroe is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe
- Clowry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clowry is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
- Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Barnes - Hecker Mine is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Hecker Mine
- Beacon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beacon is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Champion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Diorite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Diorite is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
- Diorite has also been known as:
- Diotrite
- Michigamme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Baraga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huron Mountain, with the one closest to Huron Mountain listed first.
- Skanee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pequaming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pequaming is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
- Nestoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nestoria is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
- Keweenaw Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
- L'Anse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Baraga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bear Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bear Town is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Houghton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huron Mountain, with the one closest to Huron Mountain listed first.
- Jacobsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Traverse Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Traverse Bay is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse Bay
- Portage Entry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Dreamland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dreamland is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamland
- Keweenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huron Mountain, with the one closest to Huron Mountain listed first.
- Gay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gay is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Snowshoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snowshoe is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowshoe
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huron Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for Huron Mountain.
Cemeteries Near Huron Mountain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huron Mountain.
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 Huron Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huron Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huron Mountain, with the one closest to Huron Mountain listed first.
- Big Bay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay Cemetery
- The Big Bay Cemetery has also been known as:
- Powell Twp. Cemetery
- Champion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Skanee Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Old Skanee Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aura Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pinery Indian Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pequaming Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Johns Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Champion Village Cemetery
- Herman Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Humboldt Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Clarksburg Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ishpeming Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jacobsville Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 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.<2>
While we didn't find Huron Mountain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huron Mountain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Huron Mountain, with the one closest to Huron Mountain listed first.
- Skanee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clowry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clowry is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
- Pequaming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pequaming is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
- Michigamme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beacon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beacon is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Champion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Diorite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Diorite is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
- Diorite has also been known as:
- Diotrite
- Humboldt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Humboldt is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Clarksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Nestoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nestoria is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- West Ishpeming
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ishpeming
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Ishpeming
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Negaunee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- L'Anse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huron Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huron Mountain.
Newspapers Published in Huron Mountain ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huron Mountain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huron Mountain, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huron Mountain.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Huron Mountain:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Marquette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baraga County
- Houghton County
- Keweenaw 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 Huron Mountain, 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' (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- Huron Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |