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 Merriman (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 Merriman. 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.
Merriman is located in Dickinson 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 Dickinson County: Iron, Marquette, Menominee, Florence (WI) & Marinette (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Merriman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Merriman:
- Dickinson County (The home county of Merriman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merriman, with the one closest to Merriman listed first.
- Iron Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kingsford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quinnesec
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Norway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sagola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Felch Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
- Felch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foster City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Channing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Loretto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merriman, with the one closest to Merriman listed first.
- Mansfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mansfield is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Stager
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stager is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
- Mastodon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mastodon is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
- Alpha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clinch ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clinch is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
- Crystal Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pentoga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pentoga is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
- Chicagon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chicagon is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
- Balsam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Balsam is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Amasa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bates Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bates Junction is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
- Gaastra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merriman, with the one closest to Merriman listed first.
- Northland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reade is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reade
- Witbeck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Witbeck is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witbeck
- Arnold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merriman, with the one closest to Merriman listed first.
- Faithorn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Faithorn is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithorn
- Blom
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blom is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
- Hermansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hermansville is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
- LaBranche
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- LaBranche is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
- Powers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dryads ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dryads is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
- Spalding
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spalding is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
- Florence County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merriman, with the one closest to Merriman listed first.
- Spread Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Commonwealth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Fern ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fern is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Tipler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tipler is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
- Marinette County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merriman, with the one closest to Merriman listed first.
- Niagara
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
- Dunbar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Pembine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pembine is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Merriman, see our County-by-County Page for Merriman.
Cemeteries Near Merriman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Merriman.
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 Merriman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Merriman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Merriman, with the one closest to Merriman listed first.
- Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dickinson County Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quinnesec Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnesec Cemetery
- The Quinnesec Cemetery has also been known as:
- Breitung Twp. Cemetery
- Kingsford - Quinnesec Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #840 <2>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Homestead - Aurora Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norway Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Felch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sagola Twp. Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Foster City Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Crystal Falls City Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waucedah Twp. Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ralph Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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, Merriman had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Merriman, with the one closest to Merriman listed first.
- Granite Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Granite Bluff is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bluff
- Pulp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pulp is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulp
- Spread Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Randville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Randville is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randville
- Iron Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Quinnesec
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Commonwealth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Norway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgetop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgetop is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Sagola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mansfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mansfield is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vulcan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stager
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stager is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
- Foster City
(15 miles [24.1 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 Merriman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Merriman.
Newspapers Published in Merriman ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Merriman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Merriman, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Merriman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Merriman:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Dickinson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Iron County
- Marquette County
- Menominee County
- Florence County
- Marinette 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 Merriman, 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- Merriman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |