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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 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 have occurred.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Huron Mountain is located in Marquette 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
      • Dodge City is located in Marquette County
    • Big Bay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Burns Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Landing
      • Burns Landing is located in Marquette County
    • Alder
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
      • Alder is located in Marquette County
    • Buckroe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe
      • Buckroe is located in Marquette County
    • Clowry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clowry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
      • Clowry is located in Marquette County
    • Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes - Hecker Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Hecker Mine
      • Barnes - Hecker Mine is located in Marquette County
    • Beacon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
      • Beacon is located in Marquette County
    • Champion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Diorite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
      • Diorite is located in Marquette County
      • Diorite has also been known as:
      • Diotrite
    • Michigamme
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigamme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigamme
      • Michigamme is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigamme <2>
    • Clarksburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
      • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skanee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skanee
      • Skanee is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skanee <2>
    • Pequaming
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
    • Nestoria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
      • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
    • Keweenaw Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
      • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
    • L'Anse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for L'Anse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse
      • L'Anse is located in Baraga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for L'Anse <2>
    • Baraga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Bear Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
      • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
      • Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
    • Traverse Bay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse Bay
      • Traverse Bay is located in Houghton County
    • Portage Entry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
      • Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
    • White City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Houghton County
    • Dreamland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamland
      • Dreamland is located in Houghton County
  • Keweenaw County
    • Gay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
      • Gay is located in Keweenaw County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huron Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<4>. 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 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 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.

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 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)
    • The Big Bay Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Powell Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Bay Cemetery
  • Champion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Champion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champion Cemetery
  • Skanee Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skanee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skanee Cemetery
  • Old Skanee Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Skanee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Skanee Cemetery
  • Aura Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aura Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aura Cemetery
  • Pinery Indian Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinery Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinery Indian Cemetery
  • 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)
  • Herman Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herman Cemetery
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacobsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobsville 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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skanee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skanee
    • Skanee is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skanee <2>
  • Clowry
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clowry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
    • Clowry is located in Marquette County
  • Pequaming
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
    • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
  • Michigamme
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigamme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigamme
    • Michigamme is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigamme <2>
  • Beacon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Beacon is located in Marquette County
  • Champion
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Diorite
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
    • Diorite is located in Marquette County
    • Diorite has also been known as:
    • Diotrite
  • Humboldt
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
  • Clarksburg
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
  • Nestoria
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
    • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
  • Greenwood
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
  • West Ishpeming
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ishpeming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ishpeming
    • West Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for L'Anse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse
      • L'Anse is located in Baraga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for L'Anse <2>

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.

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

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Huron Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8871, Longitude: -87.8654       In this case, the coordinates for Huron Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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