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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 Marquette (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 Marquette. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Marquette is located in Marquette County and is the County Seat.

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 Marquette County: Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Iron & Menominee.

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

  • Marquette County     (The home county of Marquette)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marquette, with the one closest to Marquette listed first.
    • Trowbridge Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge Park
      • Trowbridge Park is located in Marquette County
    • Brookton Corners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton Corners
      • Brookton Corners is located in Marquette County
    • Sugar Loaf
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Loaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
      • Sugar Loaf is located in Marquette County
    • Forestville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
      • Forestville is located in Marquette County
    • Harvey
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
      • Harvey is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <2>
    • Sands
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
      • Sands is located in Marquette County
    • Buckroe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe
      • Buckroe is located in Marquette County
    • Negaunee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Palmer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Marquette County
    • Skandia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skandia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skandia
      • Skandia is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skandia <2>
    • Ishpeming
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lake Angeline
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Angeline
      • Lake Angeline is located in Marquette County
    • National Mine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
      • National Mine is located in Marquette County
  • Alger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marquette, with the one closest to Marquette listed first.
    • Deerton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Onota
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onota
      • Onota is located in Alger County
    • Dorsey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
      • Dorsey is located in Alger County
    • Rumely
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumely
      • Rumely is located in Alger County
    • Eben Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eben Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eben Junction
      • Eben Junction is located in Alger County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eben Junction <2>
    • Chatham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Au Train
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Diffin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diffin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diffin
      • Diffin is located in Alger County
    • Slapneck ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slapneck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapneck
      • Slapneck is located in Alger County
    • Traunik
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traunik
      • Traunik is located in Alger County
      • Former names for Traunik:
      • Buckeye Landing
      • Buckeye Spur
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traunik <2>
  • Delta County
    • Lathrop
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
      • Lathrop is located in Delta County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Marquette ...

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 Marquette.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Marquette. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Marquette and those printed in the larger area surrounding Marquette.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of Marquette.

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 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 Marquette:

Cemeteries Near Marquette ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marquette.

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

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

  • Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Marquette Park Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Northland Chapel Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Northland Chapel Gardens has also been known as:
    • Northland Chapel Garden Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northland Chapel Gardens
  • Negaunee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sands Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Pauls Lutherans Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ishpeming Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • West Branch Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • UMC Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Haglund Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bakkala Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Gwinn Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Deerton Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Marquette had a population of 9,093 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Marquette had a population of 20,308 people.

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

  • Harvey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
    • Harvey is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <2>
  • Eagle Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
    • Eagle Mills is located in Marquette County
  • Sands
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
    • Sands is located in Marquette County
  • Gordon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Gordon is located in Marquette County
  • Negaunee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Palmer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Palmer is located in Marquette County
  • Ishpeming
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Winthrop Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Junction
    • Winthrop Junction is located in Marquette County
  • National Mine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
    • National Mine is located in Marquette County
  • West Ishpeming
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ishpeming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ishpeming
    • West Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
  • Plains
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
    • Plains is located in Marquette County
  • Swanzy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanzy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzy
    • Swanzy is located in Marquette County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Greenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
    • Little Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake
      • Little Lake is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Lake <2>
    • Deerton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

The official website for Marquette: www.mqtcty.org/

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marquette) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marquette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5443, Longitude: -87.3998    
<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 Marquette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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