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 McComb Corner (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 McComb Corner. 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 McComb Corner ...

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 McComb Corner: McComb Cor. (or less commonly used: McComb Crn.)

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 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.

McComb Corner is located in Baraga 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 Baraga County: Houghton, Iron & Marquette.

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

• Baraga County     (The home county of McComb Corner)
  • The following are listed by their distance from McComb Corner, with the one closest to McComb Corner listed first.
  • Skanee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Pequaming
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
    • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
  • L'Anse
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for L'Anse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse
    • L'Anse is located in Baraga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for L'Anse <2>
  • Keweenaw Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
    • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
  • Baraga
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraga
    • Baraga is located in Baraga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baraga <2>
  • Bear Town
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Nestoria
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
    • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
  • Alberta
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Alberta is located in Baraga County
  • Pelkie
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pelkie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelkie
    • Pelkie is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelkie <2>
  • Covington
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Covington is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <2>
• Houghton County
  • The following are listed by their distance from McComb Corner, with the one closest to McComb Corner listed first.
  • Jacobsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
    • Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
  • White City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 Houghton County
  • Portage Entry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
    • Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
  • Dreamland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamland
    • Dreamland is located in Houghton County
  • Chassell
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Traverse Bay
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse Bay
    • Traverse Bay is located in Houghton County
  • Elo
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
    • Elo is located in Houghton County
  • Dollar Bay
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Bay
    • Dollar Bay is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dollar Bay <2>
  • Mason
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Houghton County
  • Hubbell
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
    • Hubbell is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbell <2>
  • Lake Linden
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Dodgeville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
    • Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
• Keweenaw County
  • The following are listed by their distance from McComb Corner, with the one closest to McComb Corner listed first.
  • Gay
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
    • Gay is located in Keweenaw County
  • Traverse
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Traverse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse
    • Traverse is located in Keweenaw County
• Marquette County
  • The following are listed by their distance from McComb Corner, with the one closest to McComb Corner listed first.
  • Dodge City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
    • Dodge City is located in Marquette County
  • Big Bay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
    • Big Bay is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Bay <2>
  • Burns Landing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Landing
    • Burns Landing is located in Marquette County
  • Alder
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
    • Alder is located in Marquette County
  • Homeier
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homeier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeier
    • Homeier is located in Marquette County
  • Michigamme
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigamme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigamme
    • Michigamme is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigamme <2>
  • Beacon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Beacon is located in Marquette County
  • Champion
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
    • Champion is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champion <2>
  • Clowry
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clowry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
    • Clowry is located in Marquette County
  • Diorite
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
    • Diorite is located in Marquette County
    • Diorite has also been known as:
    • Diotrite
  • Humboldt
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
  • Clarksburg
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County

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

Cemeteries Near McComb Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McComb Corner.

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

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

• Skanee Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skanee Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skanee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Old Skanee Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Skanee Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Skanee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Champion Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champion Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Champion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Aura Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aura Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aura Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pequaming Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pequaming Cemetery
• Pinery Indian Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinery Indian Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinery Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Assinins Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assinins Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assinins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the L'Anse Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Big Bay Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Bay Cemetery
  • The Big Bay Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Powell Twp. Cemetery
• Jacobsville Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobsville Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacobsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Baraga Village Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baraga Village Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baraga Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Herman Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herman Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (25 more) ...
  • Keweenaw Bay Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keweenaw Bay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keweenaw Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kargi Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kargi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kargi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chassell Twp. Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chassell Twp. 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.<4>

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

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

• Skanee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Pequaming
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
  • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
• L'Anse
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for L'Anse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse
  • L'Anse is located in Baraga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for L'Anse <2>
• Baraga
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraga
  • Baraga is located in Baraga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baraga <2>
• Nestoria
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
  • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
• Michigamme
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigamme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigamme
  • Michigamme is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigamme <2>
• Chassell
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Beacon
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Marquette County
• Champion
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
  • Champion is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champion <2>
• Clowry
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clowry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
  • Clowry is located in Marquette County
• Dollar Bay
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Bay
  • Dollar Bay is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dollar Bay <2>
• Lake Linden
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Continue List   (9 more) ...
  • Humboldt
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
  • Diorite
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
    • Diorite is located in Marquette County
    • Diorite has also been known as:
    • Diotrite
  • Ripley
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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

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

Newspapers Published in McComb Corner ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around McComb Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McComb Corner, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McComb Corner.

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 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 McComb Corner:

• Websites specific to Michigan
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.michigan.gov/mhc/047267-282-61083---00.html

• Pages specific to Baraga County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Houghton County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Keweenaw County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Marquette County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Michigan
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Michigan
  • Cemeteries of Baraga County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Michigan
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Michigan

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McComb Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/