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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 Katakitckon Indian Village (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 Katakitckon Indian Village. 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 Katakitckon Indian Village ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Katakitckon Indian Village: Katakitckon Indian Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' 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 northwest 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 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.

Katakitckon Indian Village is located in Gogebic 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 Gogebic County: Iron, Ontonagon, Ashland (WI), Iron (WI) & Vilas (WI).

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

  • Gogebic County     (The home county of Katakitckon Indian Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Katakitckon Indian Village, with the one closest to Katakitckon Indian Village listed first.
    • Watersmeet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fuller
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Fuller is located in Gogebic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
    • Gogebic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Gogebic is located in Gogebic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogebic
    • White City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • White City is located in Gogebic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Houghton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Katakitckon Indian Village, with the one closest to Katakitckon Indian Village listed first.
    • Kenton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Kenton is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
    • Sidnaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Katakitckon Indian Village, with the one closest to Katakitckon Indian Village listed first.
    • Atkinson ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Atkinson is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
    • Gibbs City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Gibbs City is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs City
    • Iron River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Mineral Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
    • Stambaugh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Stambaugh is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
    • Bates Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bates Junction is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
    • Caspian
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Gaastra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Chicagon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Chicagon is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
    • Pentoga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Pentoga is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
  • Ontonagon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Katakitckon Indian Village, with the one closest to Katakitckon Indian Village listed first.
    • Paulding
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Robbins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
    • Craigsmere
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Craigsmere is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsmere
    • Agate
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Agate is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
    • Trout Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Paynesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Bruce Crossing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Gem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Gem is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
    • Ewen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Florence County (WI)
    • Tipler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tipler is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
  • Forest County (WI)
    • Nelma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Nelma is located in Forest County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelma
  • Oneida County (WI)
    • Sugar Camp
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
  • Vilas County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Katakitckon Indian Village, with the one closest to Katakitckon Indian Village listed first.
    • Phelps
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Phelps is located in Vilas County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
    • Land O'Lakes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Land O'Lakes is located in Vilas County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
    • Conover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Conover is located in Vilas County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
    • Eagle River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Eagle River is located in Vilas County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
    • Sayner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Sayner is located in Vilas County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
    • Saint Germain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Germain is located in Vilas County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
      • Former names for Saint Germain:
      • Farmington
      • Lakewood

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

Cemeteries Near Katakitckon Indian Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Katakitckon Indian Village.

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 Katakitckon Indian Village - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Katakitckon Indian Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<3>

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

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

  • Watersmeet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmwood is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Tamarack
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Tamarack is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Tamarack has also been known as:
    • Tamarack Lake
  • Beechwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Beechwood is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
  • Eagle River
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagle River is located in Vilas County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
  • Robbins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
  • Atkinson ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Atkinson is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
  • Iron River
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Thayer
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Thayer is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
  • Stambaugh
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Stambaugh is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
  • Trout Creek
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Kenton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Kenton is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Paynesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Bruce Crossing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Ewen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Katakitckon Indian Village ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Katakitckon Indian Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Katakitckon Indian Village, 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 Katakitckon Indian Village.

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 Katakitckon Indian Village:

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>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.
<3>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 Katakitckon Indian Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Katakitckon Indian Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.