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

Kenneth is located in Mackinac 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 Mackinac County: Chippewa, Luce & Schoolcraft.

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

  • Mackinac County     (The home county of Kenneth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenneth, with the one closest to Kenneth listed first.
    • Ozark
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
      • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
    • Moran
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
      • Moran is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <2>
    • Allenville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
      • Allenville is located in Mackinac County
    • Epoufette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epoufette
      • Epoufette is located in Mackinac County
    • Fiborn ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fiborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiborn
      • Fiborn is located in Mackinac County
      • Fiborn has also been known as:
      • Fiborn Quarry
    • Simmons ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
      • Simmons is located in Mackinac County
    • Rexton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexton
      • Rexton is located in Mackinac County
    • Pontchartrain Shores
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontchartrain Shores
      • Pontchartrain Shores is located in Mackinac County
    • Gros Cap
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
      • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
    • Saint Ignace
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignace
      • Saint Ignace is located in Mackinac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignace <2>
    • British Landing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
      • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
    • Mackinac Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackinac Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
      • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Chippewa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenneth, with the one closest to Kenneth listed first.
    • Dick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
      • Dick is located in Chippewa County
    • Trout Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fibre
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibre
      • Fibre is located in Chippewa County
    • Dryburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
      • Dryburg is located in Chippewa County
    • Strongs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strongs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs
      • Strongs is located in Chippewa County
    • Rudyard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Eckerman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eckerman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckerman
      • Eckerman is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eckerman <2>
    • Hulbert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
      • Hulbert is located in Chippewa County
    • Kinross
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Pickford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Brimley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimley
      • Brimley is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brimley <2>
    • Bay Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Mills
      • Bay Mills is located in Chippewa County
  • Emmet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenneth, with the one closest to Kenneth listed first.
    • Mackinaw City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Carp Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Luce County
    • Roberts Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
      • Roberts Corner is located in Luce County

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

Newspapers Published in Kenneth ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kenneth.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kenneth, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kenneth.

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 Kenneth:

Cemeteries Near Kenneth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kenneth.

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

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

  • Brethren Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery
  • Brevort Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brevort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brevort Cemetery
  • Western Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Trout Lake.
    • The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Trout Lake Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #908 <5>
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
  • Brevort Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brevort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brevort Cemetery
  • Epoufette Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Epoufette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Epoufette Cemetery
  • Carp River Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carp River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carp River Cemetery
  • St. Ignace Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ignace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignace Cemetery
  • Caffey Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caffey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caffey Cemetery
  • Indian Village Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Village Cemetery
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
  • Continue List   (40 more) ...
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Gros Gap Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gros Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gros Gap Cemetery
    • Indian Burial Ground
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Burial Ground

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>

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

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

  • Ozark
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
  • Brevort
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevort
    • Brevort is located in Mackinac County
  • Trout Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Moran
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
    • Moran is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <2>
  • Epoufette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epoufette
    • Epoufette is located in Mackinac County
  • Saint Ignace
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignace
    • Saint Ignace is located in Mackinac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignace <2>
  • Rudyard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Eckerman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eckerman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckerman
    • Eckerman is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eckerman <2>
  • Gilchrist
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilchrist have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
    • Gilchrist is located in Mackinac County
  • Mackinac Island
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackinac Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
    • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Soo Junction
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soo Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soo Junction
    • Soo Junction is located in Luce County
  • Mackinaw City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Kinross
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Naubinway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naubinway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naubinway
      • Naubinway is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naubinway <2>
    • Hessel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

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

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

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kenneth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kenneth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0987, Longitude: -84.9318    
<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 Kenneth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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