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 Little Lake (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 Little Lake. 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 Little Lake ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Little Lake: Little Lk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Little Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little Lake.
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 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.
Little Lake is located in Marquette 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 Marquette County: Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Iron & Menominee.
Below are the counties that are near Little Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Lake:
- Marquette County (The home county of Little Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Lake, with the one closest to Little Lake listed first.
- Gwinn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carlshend
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carlshend is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlshend
- Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Skandia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McFarland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McFarland is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- McFarland has also been known as:
- McFarlands
- Sands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sands is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- New Dalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Dalton is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dalton
- Gentian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gentian is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentian
- Harvey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Palmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Marquette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arnold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Lake, with the one closest to Little Lake listed first.
- Dorsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dorsey is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Diffin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Diffin is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diffin
- Rumely
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rumely is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumely
- Traunik
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eben Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Trenary
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Deerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Onota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Onota is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onota
- Slapneck ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Slapneck is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapneck
- Au Train
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Lake, with the one closest to Little Lake listed first.
- Lathrop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lathrop is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
- Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trombly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trombly is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trombly
- Trombly has also been known as:
- Trombley
- Osier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Osier is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
- Saint Nicholas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Perkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Cornell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brampton is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
- Maplewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Chandler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chandler is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Rapid River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dickinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Lake, with the one closest to Little Lake listed first.
- Ralph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Turner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Turner is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Foster City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Felch Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
- Felch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Lake, with the one closest to Little Lake listed first.
- LaBranche
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- LaBranche is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
- Dryads ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dryads is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Little Lake.
Cemeteries Near Little Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Lake.
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 Little Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Lake, with the one closest to Little Lake listed first.
- Gwinn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haglund Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sands Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hillview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bakkala Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Lutherans Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lathrop Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Northland Chapel Gardens
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northland Chapel Gardens
- The Northland Chapel Gardens has also been known as:
- Northland Chapel Garden Cemetery
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Little Lake had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Lake, with the one closest to Little Lake listed first.
- Swanzy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Swanzy is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzy
- Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plains is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- McFarland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McFarland is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- McFarland has also been known as:
- McFarlands
- Sands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sands is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Lathrop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lathrop is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
- Harvey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gordon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Palmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Mills is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Marquette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Deerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Negaunee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- National Mine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- National Mine is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
- Onota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Onota is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onota
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Lake.
Newspapers Published in Little Lake ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Lake, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Lake.
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 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 Little Lake:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Marquette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alger County
- Delta County
- Dickinson County
- Menominee 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 Little Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |