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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 McMillan (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 McMillan. 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 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.

McMillan is located in Luce 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 Luce County: Alger, Chippewa, Mackinac & Schoolcraft.

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

  • Luce County     (The home county of McMillan)
  • Alger County
    • Grand Marais
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Marais have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Marais
      • Grand Marais is located in Alger County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Marais <3>
  • Chippewa County
  • Mackinac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McMillan, with the one closest to McMillan listed first.
    • Curtis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Engadine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engadine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engadine
      • Engadine is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Engadine <3>
    • Gould City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Naubinway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntspur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huntspur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspur
      • Huntspur is located in Mackinac County
      • Huntspur has also been known as:
      • Hunt Spur
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Huntspur
      • From McMillan to Huntspur
    • Rexton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fiborn ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fiborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiborn
      • Fiborn is located in Mackinac County
      • Fiborn has also been known as:
      • Fiborn Quarry
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fiborn
      • From McMillan to Fiborn
    • Port Inland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Schoolcraft County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McMillan, with the one closest to McMillan listed first.
    • Germfask
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germfask have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germfask
      • Germfask is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germfask <3>
    • Seney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Walsh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walsh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
      • Walsh is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Walsh
      • From McMillan to Walsh
    • Blaney Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkington ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkington
      • Parkington is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Parkington
      • From McMillan to Parkington
    • Gulliver
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Creighton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
      • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Creighton
      • From McMillan to Creighton

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

Cemeteries Near McMillan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McMillan.

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

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

  • Columbus Twp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • East Lakefield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Old East Lakefield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old East Lakefield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old East Lakefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Lakefield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sandtown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Germfask Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Germfask Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Germfask Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boot Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boot Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boot Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Germfask Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germfask Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germfask Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Engadine Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Engadine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Engadine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Blaney Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blaney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blaney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Naubinway Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naubinway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naubinway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Polly Family Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polly Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polly Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that McMillan had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Dollarville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Newberry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
    • Newberry is located in Luce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <3>
  • Germfask
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germfask have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germfask
    • Germfask is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germfask <3>
  • Seney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Gould City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Corinne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
    • Corinne is located in Mackinac County
  • Gilchrist
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilchrist have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
    • Gilchrist is located in Mackinac County
  • Naubinway
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Soo Junction
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soo Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soo Junction
    • Soo Junction is located in Luce County
  • Deer Park
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Grand Marais
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Marais have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Marais
    • Grand Marais is located in Alger County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Marais <3>
  • Gulliver
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Creighton
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
    • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Creighton
    • From McMillan to Creighton

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

Newspapers Published in McMillan ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around McMillan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McMillan, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McMillan.

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 McMillan:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- McMillan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McMillan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3390, Longitude: -85.6877    
<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 McMillan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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