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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 LaFayette Landing (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 LaFayette Landing. 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 LaFayette Landing ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for LaFayette Landing: Lafayette Lndg. (or less commonly used: Lafayette Lndng.)

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

LaFayette Landing is located in Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon County: Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Cook (MN) & Ashland (WI).

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

  • Ontonagon County     (The home county of LaFayette Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from LaFayette Landing, with the one closest to LaFayette Landing listed first.
    • Nonesuch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nonesuch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
      • Nonesuch is located in Ontonagon County
    • Silver City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Ontonagon County
    • White Pine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lake Gogebic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
      • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
    • Bergland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergland
      • Bergland is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergland <2>
    • Ontonagon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Firesteel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firesteel
      • Firesteel is located in Ontonagon County
  • Gogebic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from LaFayette Landing, with the one closest to LaFayette Landing listed first.
    • Connorville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
      • Connorville is located in Gogebic County
    • Wakefield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
      • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <2>
    • Ramsay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
      • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
    • Bessemer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
      • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <2>
    • North Ironwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ironwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
      • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
    • Hillcrest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County
    • Yale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Gogebic County
    • Ironwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marenisco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • White City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Gogebic County
  • Iron County (WI)
    • Hurley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
      • Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people

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

Newspapers Published in LaFayette Landing ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around LaFayette Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of LaFayette Landing, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for LaFayette Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 LaFayette Landing:

Cemeteries Near LaFayette Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of LaFayette Landing.

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

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

  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
  • Norwich Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwich Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
  • Historic Indian Burial Grounds
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Historic Indian Burial Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Historic Indian Burial Grounds
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ironwood.
      • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ironwood Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1499 <4>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marenisco Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
    • Old Indian Burial Grounds
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Indian Burial Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Indian Burial Grounds

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.<5>

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

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

  • Tula
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula
    • Tula is located in Gogebic County
  • Lake Gogebic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
    • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
  • Thomaston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
    • Thomaston is located in Gogebic County
  • Wakefield
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
    • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <2>
  • Ramsay
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
    • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
  • Bessemer
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
    • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <2>
  • Siemens
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siemens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siemens
    • Siemens is located in Gogebic County
  • Ontonagon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Matchwood
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchwood
    • Matchwood is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jessieville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
    • Jessieville is located in Gogebic County
  • Ironwood
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartley
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Hartley is located in Gogebic County
    • Hartley has also been known as:
    • Hartleys
  • Hurley
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
    • Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for LaFayette Landing. 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>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- LaFayette Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in LaFayette Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7991, Longitude: -89.8407       In this case, the coordinates for LaFayette Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 LaFayette Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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