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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 Kelso Junction (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 Kelso Junction. 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 Kelso Junction ...

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 Kelso Junction: Kelso Jct. (or less commonly used: Kelso Jctn.)

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.

Kelso Junction is located in Iron 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 Iron County: Baraga, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Marquette, Ontonagon, Florence (WI), Forest (WI) & Vilas (WI).

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

  • Iron County     (The home county of Kelso Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kelso Junction, with the one closest to Kelso Junction listed first.
    • Crystal Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mansfield ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mansfield is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
    • Clinch ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Clinch is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
    • Balsam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Balsam is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
    • Alpha
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mastodon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mastodon is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
    • Amasa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stager
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Stager is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
    • Chicagon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Chicagon is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
    • Pentoga
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pentoga is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
    • Bates Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bates Junction is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
    • Gaastra
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Caspian
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Baraga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kelso Junction, with the one closest to Kelso Junction listed first.
    • Vermilac
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Vermilac is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
    • Nestoria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
    • Covington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kelso Junction, with the one closest to Kelso Junction listed first.
    • Channing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sagola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Floodwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Floodwood is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
    • Turner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Turner is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Ralph
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Felch Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
    • Felch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Iron Mountain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Kingsford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Quinnesec
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Foster City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Norway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Norway is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <1>
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kelso Junction, with the one closest to Kelso Junction listed first.
    • Witbeck
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Witbeck is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witbeck
    • Republic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Republic is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
    • Michigamme
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Beacon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Beacon is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Champion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Humboldt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Clarksburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Clowry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Clowry is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
  • Florence County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kelso Junction, with the one closest to Kelso Junction listed first.
    • Florence
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Commonwealth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Commonwealth is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
    • Spread Eagle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Spread Eagle is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
    • Fern ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Fern is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
    • Tipler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Tipler is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
    • Aurora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Aurora is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Forest County (WI)
    • Nelma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Nelma is located in Forest County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelma
  • Marinette County (WI)
    • Niagara
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people

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

Cemeteries Near Kelso Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kelso Junction.

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 Kelso Junction - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Crystal Falls City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sagola Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hematite Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Burial Ground
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bates Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Stambaugh Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Iron River Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Stambaugh Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Republic Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Republic Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Republic.
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Martin Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Felch Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ralph Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 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.<3>

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

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

  • Crystal Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mansfield ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mansfield is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Panola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Panola is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
  • Mastodon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mastodon is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
  • Sagola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stager
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Stager is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
  • Amasa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Floodwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Floodwood is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
  • Randville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Randville is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randville
  • Ridgetop
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ridgetop is located in Florence County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
  • Florence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Commonwealth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Commonwealth is located in Florence County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Witbeck
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Witbeck is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witbeck
    • Granite Bluff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Granite Bluff is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bluff
    • Iron River
      (18 miles [29 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 Kelso Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kelso Junction.

Newspapers Published in Kelso Junction ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kelso Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kelso Junction, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kelso Junction.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Kelso Junction:

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 Kelso Junction, 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' (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- Kelso Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.