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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 Mullett 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 Mullett 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 Mullett 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mullett Lake: Mullett Lk.

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 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.

Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan 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 Cheboygan County: Charlevoix, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego & Presque Isle.

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

  • Cheboygan County     (The home county of Mullett Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mullett Lake, with the one closest to Mullett Lake listed first.
    • Silver Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Long Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Veery Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
    • Riggsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
    • Cheboygan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Giauque Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
    • Topinabee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Point Nipigon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
      • Point Nipigon has also been known as:
      • Point Nip-i-gon
    • Indian River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Burt Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Afton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Fingerboard Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
  • Charlevoix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mullett Lake, with the one closest to Mullett Lake listed first.
    • Walloon Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay Shore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
    • Zenith Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
  • Emmet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mullett Lake, with the one closest to Mullett Lake listed first.
    • Pellston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Van
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Van is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
    • Brutus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Levering
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Carp Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Alanson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ponshewaing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
    • Oden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mackinaw City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bliss
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bliss is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
    • Conway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Marsh Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Marsh Corner is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
  • Mackinac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mullett Lake, with the one closest to Mullett Lake listed first.
    • Pointe Aux Pins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mackinac Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • British Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
    • Saint Ignace
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Gros Cap
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
    • Hessel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Montmorency County
    • Canada Creek Ranch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Canada Creek Ranch is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Creek Ranch
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mullett Lake, with the one closest to Mullett Lake listed first.
    • Green Timbers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
    • Vanderbilt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Presque Isle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mullett Lake, with the one closest to Mullett Lake listed first.
    • Black Lake Bluffs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Black Lake Bluffs is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Bluffs
    • Onaway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <1>
    • Huron Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Huron Beach is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Beach
    • Ocqueoc
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Ocqueoc is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocqueoc
    • Millersburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Mullett Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mullett 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 Mullett Lake - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mullett Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • African-American Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Owens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Polish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Calvary Polish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Riggsville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (80 more) ...
    • Burt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Devereaux Grave
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnson Grave
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mullett Lake had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Riggsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
  • Topinabee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cheboygan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Manning
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Manning is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
  • Indian River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pointe Aux Pins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Burt Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pellston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Brutus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Freedom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Freedom is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Levering
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Carp Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Alanson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ayr
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ayr is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
    • Wildwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

Newspapers Published in Mullett 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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mullett Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mullett Lake, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mullett Lake.

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 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 Mullett Lake:

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>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 Mullett Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Mullett Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.