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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 Liminga (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 Liminga. 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 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.

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

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

  • Houghton County     (The home county of Liminga)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Liminga, with the one closest to Liminga listed first.
    • Oskar
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Oskar is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskar
    • Redridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Redridge is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redridge
    • Hancock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Atlantic Mine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
    • Beacon Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Beacon Hill is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hill
    • Freda
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Freda is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freda
    • Houghton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Baltic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Baltic is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • Dodgeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
    • Hurontown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hurontown is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurontown
    • South Range
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Paavola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Paavola is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paavola
  • Baraga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Liminga, with the one closest to Liminga listed first.
    • Keweenaw Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
    • Pelkie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bear Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
    • Pequaming
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
    • Baraga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • L'Anse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Skanee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Keweenaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Liminga, with the one closest to Liminga listed first.
    • Allouez
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ahmeek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fulton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Fulton is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Mohawk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Traverse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Traverse is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse
    • Snowshoe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Snowshoe is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowshoe
    • Gay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Gay is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
    • Phoenix
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Phoenix is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Central
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Central is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central

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

Cemeteries Near Liminga ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Liminga.

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 Liminga - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Redridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Oskar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Atlantic Mine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Waasa Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Toivola Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chassell Twp. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hecla Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Liminga in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Liminga.

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

  • Oskar
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oskar is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskar
  • Atlantic Mine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
  • Hancock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Houghton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ripley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ripley is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Boston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Boston is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Dollar Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Chassell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Osceola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Osceola is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Swedetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Swedetown is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
  • Tamarack
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tamarack is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
  • Lake Linden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Allouez
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pequaming
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
    • Phoenix
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Phoenix is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix

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

Newspapers Published in Liminga ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Liminga.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Liminga, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Liminga.

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 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 Liminga:

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 Liminga, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Liminga) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.