Our Genealogy Helper
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 Kingsford (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 Kingsford. 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.
Kingsford is located in Dickinson 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 Dickinson County: Iron, Marquette, Menominee, Florence (WI) & Marinette (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Kingsford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kingsford:
- Dickinson County (The home county of Kingsford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingsford, with the one closest to Kingsford listed first.
- Iron Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quinnesec
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Norway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vulcan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Loretto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Felch Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
- Felch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sagola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Foster City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Channing
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Turner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Ralph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingsford, with the one closest to Kingsford listed first.
- Stager
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stager is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
- Mastodon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mastodon is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
- Mansfield ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mansfield is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Alpha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clinch ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clinch is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
- Crystal Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pentoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pentoga is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
- Chicagon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chicagon is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
- Gaastra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Balsam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Balsam is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Bates Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bates Junction is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
- Caspian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marquette County
- Northland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingsford, with the one closest to Kingsford listed first.
- Faithorn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Faithorn is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithorn
- Blom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blom is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
- Hermansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hermansville is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
- Banat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Banat is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banat
- Powers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spalding
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spalding is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
- Nadeau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nadeau is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
- Swanson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swanson is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
- LaBranche
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- LaBranche is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
- Carney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Florence County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingsford, with the one closest to Kingsford listed first.
- Aurora
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Aurora is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Spread Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Commonwealth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Fern ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fern is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Tipler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tipler is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
- Marinette County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingsford, with the one closest to Kingsford listed first.
- Niagara
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
- Dunbar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Pembine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pembine is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
- Cedarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Athelstane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Athelstane is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
- Wausaukee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kingsford, see our County-by-County Page for Kingsford.
Cemeteries Near Kingsford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kingsford.
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 Kingsford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kingsford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kingsford, with the one closest to Kingsford listed first.
- Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Homestead - Aurora Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dickinson County Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Quinnesec Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnesec Cemetery
- The Quinnesec Cemetery has also been known as:
- Breitung Twp. Cemetery
- Kingsford - Quinnesec Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #840 <2>
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Norway Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pembine Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waucedah Twp. Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Church Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Kingsford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kingsford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kingsford, with the one closest to Kingsford listed first.
- Iron Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pulp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pulp is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulp
- Spread Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Quinnesec
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Merriman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Merriman is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriman
- Norway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Granite Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Granite Bluff is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bluff
- Commonwealth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Dunbar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Vulcan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgetop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgetop is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Randville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Randville is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randville
- Pembine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pembine is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
- Waucedah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Waucedah is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucedah
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kingsford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kingsford.
Newspapers Published in Kingsford ...
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 Kingsford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kingsford, 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 Kingsford.
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 Kingsford:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Dickinson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Iron County
- Marquette County
- Menominee County
- Florence County
- Marinette County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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 Kingsford, 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 from Point A (ie- Kingsford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |