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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 Iron 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 Iron 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 Iron 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 Iron Mountain: Iron Mtn. (or less commonly used: Iron 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Iron Mountain is located in Dickinson County and is the County Seat.

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 Dickinson County: Iron, Marquette, Menominee, Florence (WI) & Marinette (WI).

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

  • Dickinson County     (The home county of Iron Mountain)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iron Mountain, with the one closest to Iron Mountain listed first.
    • Kingsford
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
      • Kingsford is located in Dickinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,923 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsford <2>
    • Quinnesec
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Norway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Dickinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <2>
    • Vulcan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
      • Vulcan is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vulcan <2>
    • Loretto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Felch Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
      • Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
    • Felch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sagola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Foster City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster City
      • Foster City is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster City <2>
    • Channing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Turner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Ralph
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iron Mountain, with the one closest to Iron Mountain listed first.
    • Mansfield ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Iron County
    • Mastodon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mastodon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
      • Mastodon is located in Iron County
    • Alpha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinch ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clinch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
      • Clinch is located in Iron County
    • Crystal Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Pentoga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
      • Pentoga is located in Iron County
    • Chicagon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicagon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
      • Chicagon is located in Iron County
    • Gaastra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaastra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaastra
      • Gaastra is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaastra <2>
  • Marquette County
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iron Mountain, with the one closest to Iron Mountain listed first.
    • Blom
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
      • Blom is located in Menominee County
    • Hermansville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
      • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
    • Powers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
      • Powers is located in Menominee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <2>
    • Banat
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banat
      • Banat is located in Menominee County
    • LaBranche
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
      • LaBranche is located in Menominee County
    • Spalding
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spalding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
      • Spalding is located in Menominee County
    • Nadeau
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nadeau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
      • Nadeau is located in Menominee County
    • Carney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Swanson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
      • Swanson is located in Menominee County
    • Dryads ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dryads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
      • Dryads is located in Menominee County
  • Florence County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iron Mountain, with the one closest to Iron Mountain listed first.
    • Aurora
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Florence County (WI)
    • Commonwealth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commonwealth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
      • Commonwealth is located in Florence County (WI)
    • Florence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
    • Fern ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
      • Fern is located in Florence County (WI)
    • Tipler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
      • Tipler is located in Florence County (WI)
  • Marinette County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iron Mountain, with the one closest to Iron Mountain listed first.
    • Niagara
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niagara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
      • Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
    • Pembine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
      • Pembine is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Cedarville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Athelstane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
      • Athelstane is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Wausaukee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
      • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Iron 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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Iron Mountain.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Iron Mountain. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Iron Mountain and those printed in the larger area surrounding Iron Mountain.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Iron Mountain.

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 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 Iron Mountain:

Cemeteries Near Iron Mountain ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Iron 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 Iron Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dickinson County Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickinson County Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickinson County Memorial Gardens Cemetery
  • Quinnesec Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
  • Homestead - Aurora Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Norway Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Pembine Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pembine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pembine Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Waucedah Twp. Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waucedah Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waucedah Twp. Cemetery
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Felch Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felch Cemetery
    • St. Marys Church Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Church Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Iron Mountain had a population of 8,599 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Iron Mountain had a population of 7,268 people.

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

  • Quinnesec
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pulp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulp
    • Pulp is located in Florence County (WI)
  • Spread Eagle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spread Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
    • Spread Eagle is located in Florence County (WI)
  • Merriman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriman
    • Merriman is located in Dickinson County
  • Norway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Norway is located in Dickinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <2>
  • Granite Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bluff
    • Granite Bluff is located in Dickinson County
  • Vulcan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Vulcan is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vulcan <2>
  • Commonwealth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commonwealth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
    • Commonwealth is located in Florence County (WI)
  • Randville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randville
    • Randville is located in Dickinson County
  • Florence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
  • Dunbar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
    • Dunbar is located in Marinette County (WI)
  • Ridgetop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgetop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
    • Ridgetop is located in Florence County (WI)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pembine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
      • Pembine is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Waucedah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waucedah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucedah
      • Waucedah is located in Dickinson County
    • Stager
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stager have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
      • Stager is located in Iron County

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

The official website for Iron Mountain: www.cityofironmountain.com/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Iron Mountain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Iron Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8203, Longitude: -88.0655    
<5>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.
<6>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 Iron Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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