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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 Ishpeming (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 Ishpeming. 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 southwest 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 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.

Ishpeming 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 Ishpeming. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ishpeming:

  • Marquette County     (The home county of Ishpeming)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ishpeming, with the one closest to Ishpeming listed first.
    • Lake Angeline
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Angeline
      • Lake Angeline is located in Marquette County
    • Salisbury
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Marquette County
    • National Mine
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • North Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
      • North Lake is located in Marquette County
    • West Ishpeming
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Negaunee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
    • Palmer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Marquette County
    • South Greenwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenwood
      • South Greenwood is located in Marquette County
      • South Greenwood has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Station
    • Diorite
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
      • Diorite is located in Marquette County
      • Diorite has also been known as:
      • Diotrite
    • Clarksburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
      • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
    • Brookton Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton Corners
      • Brookton Corners is located in Marquette County
  • Alger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ishpeming, with the one closest to Ishpeming listed first.
    • Deerton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Dorsey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
      • Dorsey is located in Alger County
  • Baraga County
    • Nestoria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
      • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ishpeming, with the one closest to Ishpeming listed first.
    • Ralph
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Turner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ishpeming ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ishpeming.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ishpeming. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ishpeming and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ishpeming.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> of Ishpeming.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Ishpeming:

Cemeteries Near Ishpeming ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ishpeming.

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

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

  • Ishpeming Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Negaunee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Northland Chapel Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Northland Chapel Gardens has also been known as:
    • Northland Chapel Garden Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northland Chapel Gardens
  • Clarksburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Humboldt Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bakkala Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sands Twp. Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Park Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Marquette Park Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Republic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Republic Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Republic.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Republic Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Gwinn Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Pauls Lutherans Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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 Ishpeming had a population of 11,197 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ishpeming had a population of 6,380 people.

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

  • Winthrop Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Junction
    • Winthrop Junction is located in Marquette County
  • West Ishpeming
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • National Mine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Negaunee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
  • Palmer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Palmer is located in Marquette County
  • Eagle Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
    • Eagle Mills is located in Marquette County
  • Diorite
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
    • Diorite is located in Marquette County
    • Diorite has also been known as:
    • Diotrite
  • Clarksburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
  • Humboldt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
  • Clowry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Sands
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
    • Sands is located in Marquette County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Marquette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Harvey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
      • Harvey is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <2>
    • Champion
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Ishpeming. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ishpeming.

The official website for Ishpeming: www.ishpemingcity.org/

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ishpeming) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ishpeming. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4912, Longitude: -87.6676    
<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 Ishpeming, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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