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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 Laurium (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 Laurium. 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 Laurium ...

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.

The village of Laurium was originally named Calumet

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 and hospitals 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.

Laurium is located in Houghton 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 Houghton County: Baraga, Iron, Keweenaw, Ontonagon & Ashland (WI).

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

  • Houghton County     (The home county of Laurium)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laurium, with the one closest to Laurium listed first.
    • Centennial Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Heights
      • Centennial Heights is located in Houghton County
    • Centennial
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
      • Centennial is located in Houghton County
    • Calumet
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
      • Calumet is located in Houghton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <2>
    • Kearsarge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearsarge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
      • Kearsarge is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kearsarge <2>
    • Wolverine
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
      • Wolverine is located in Houghton County
    • Lakeview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Houghton County
      • Lakeview has also been known as:
      • Lake View
    • Lake Linden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Linden
      • Lake Linden is located in Houghton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Linden <2>
    • Copper City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
      • Copper City is located in Houghton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Hubbell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Boston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Houghton County
    • Mason
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Mason is located in Houghton County
    • Paavola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paavola
      • Paavola is located in Houghton County
    • Dollar Bay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Baraga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laurium, with the one closest to Laurium listed first.
    • Keweenaw Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
      • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
    • Pequaming
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
    • Skanee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skanee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skanee
      • Skanee is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skanee <2>
    • Bear Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
      • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
    • Pelkie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelkie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelkie
      • Pelkie is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelkie <2>
  • Keweenaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laurium, with the one closest to Laurium listed first.
    • Allouez
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allouez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
      • Allouez is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allouez <2>
    • Ahmeek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fulton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Keweenaw County
    • Mohawk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
      • Gay is located in Keweenaw County
    • Phoenix
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
      • Phoenix is located in Keweenaw County
    • Central
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Keweenaw County
    • Eagle Harbor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyoming
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Keweenaw County
    • Bete Grise
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bete Grise
      • Bete Grise is located in Keweenaw County
    • Copper Harbor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Laurium ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurium.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laurium, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laurium.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Laurium:

Cemeteries Near Laurium ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laurium.

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

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

  • Hecla Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hecla Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • The Hecla Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laurium Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hecla Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242533 <5>
  • Centennial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ahmeek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ahmeek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Ahmeek.
    • The Ahmeek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ahmeek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12 <5>
  • Waasa Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the American Legion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the American Legion Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Oskar Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oskar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oskar Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Cliff Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cliff Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Laurium in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Laurium.

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

  • Osceola
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Houghton County
  • Tamarack
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamarack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Tamarack is located in Houghton County
  • Swedetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
    • Swedetown is located in Houghton County
  • Lake Linden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Linden
    • Lake Linden is located in Houghton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Linden <2>
  • Allouez
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allouez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
    • Allouez is located in Keweenaw County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allouez <2>
  • Boston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Houghton County
  • Dollar Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Houghton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ripley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Houghton County
  • Oskar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskar
    • Oskar is located in Houghton County
  • Hancock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Atlantic Mine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
    • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Phoenix
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
      • Phoenix is located in Keweenaw County
    • Chassell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chassell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chassell
      • Chassell is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chassell <2>
    • Eagle River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
      • Eagle River is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle River <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laurium. 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 '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- Laurium) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laurium. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2351, Longitude: -88.4382       In this case, the coordinates for Laurium have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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 Laurium, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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