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 Imperial Heights (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 Imperial Heights. 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 Imperial Heights ...

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 Imperial Heights: Imperial Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Imperial Heights is located in Baraga 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 Baraga County: Houghton, Iron & Marquette.

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

• Baraga County     (The home county of Imperial Heights)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Imperial Heights, with the one closest to Imperial Heights listed first.
  • Nestoria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
    • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
  • Alberta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Alberta is located in Baraga County
  • Covington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Covington is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <2>
  • L'Anse
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for L'Anse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • 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>
  • Watton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watton
    • Watton is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watton <2>
  • Skanee
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Baraga
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraga
    • Baraga is located in Baraga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baraga <2>
  • Pequaming
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
    • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
  • Bear Town
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Keweenaw Bay
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
    • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
  • Pelkie
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pelkie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelkie
    • Pelkie is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelkie <2>
• Dickinson County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Imperial Heights, with the one closest to Imperial Heights listed first.
  • Floodwood
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floodwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
    • Floodwood is located in Dickinson County
  • Channing
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channing
    • Channing is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channing <2>
  • Turner
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Turner is located in Dickinson County
  • Sagola
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagola
    • Sagola is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sagola <2>
• Houghton County
  • Sidnaw
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidnaw
    • Sidnaw is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidnaw <2>
• Iron County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Imperial Heights, with the one closest to Imperial Heights listed first.
  • Amasa
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amasa
    • Amasa is located in Iron County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amasa <2>
  • Mansfield ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mansfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
    • Mansfield is located in Iron County
• Marquette County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Imperial Heights, with the one closest to Imperial Heights listed first.
  • Michigamme
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Beacon is located in Marquette County
  • Champion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
    • Champion is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champion <2>
  • Clowry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clowry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
    • Clowry is located in Marquette County
  • Humboldt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
  • Republic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
    • Republic is located in Marquette County
  • Clarksburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
  • Diorite
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
    • Diorite is located in Marquette County
    • Diorite has also been known as:
    • Diotrite
  • South Greenwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenwood
    • South Greenwood is located in Marquette County
    • South Greenwood has also been known as:
    • Greenwood Station
  • Witbeck
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Witbeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witbeck
    • Witbeck is located in Marquette County
  • Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Greenwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
  • North Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
    • North Lake is located in Marquette County

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

Cemeteries Near Imperial Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Imperial Heights.

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

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

• Lakeview Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
• Sacred Heart Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
• St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
  • The St. Johns Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Champion Village Cemetery
• Humboldt Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humboldt Cemetery
• Republic Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Republic Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Republic Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Republic.
• Clarksburg Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarksburg Cemetery
• Herman Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herman Cemetery
  • 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.
• Champion Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champion Cemetery
  • 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.
• Covington Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covington Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Covington Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covington Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pinery Indian Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinery Indian Cemetery
  • 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.
• L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the L'Anse Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Old Skanee Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Skanee Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Ishpeming Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ishpeming Cemetery
  • Aura Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aura Cemetery
    • 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.

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.<4>

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

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

• Michigamme
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • 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>
• Nestoria
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
  • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
• Beacon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Marquette County
• Champion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
  • Champion is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champion <2>
• Clowry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clowry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
  • Clowry is located in Marquette County
• Republic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Republic is located in Marquette County
• Humboldt
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
• Clarksburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
• Diorite
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
  • Diorite is located in Marquette County
  • Diorite has also been known as:
  • Diotrite
• Vermilac
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermilac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
  • Vermilac is located in Baraga County
• Witbeck
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Witbeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witbeck
  • Witbeck is located in Marquette County
• Greenwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • West Ishpeming
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Ishpeming. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ishpeming
    • West Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
  • National Mine
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
    • National Mine is located in Marquette County
  • Winthrop Junction
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winthrop Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Junction
    • Winthrop Junction is located in Marquette County

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

Newspapers Published in Imperial Heights ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Imperial Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Imperial Heights, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Imperial Heights.

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 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 Imperial Heights:

• Websites specific to Michigan
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.michigan.gov/mhc/047267-282-61083---00.html

• Pages specific to Baraga County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Dickinson County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Houghton County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Iron County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Marquette County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Michigan
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Michigan
  • Cemeteries of Baraga County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Michigan
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Michigan

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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