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 North Paynesville (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 North Paynesville. 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 North Paynesville ...
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 North Paynesville: N. Paynesville
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
North Paynesville is located in Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon County: Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Cook (MN) & Ashland (WI).
Below are the counties that are near North Paynesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Paynesville:
- Ontonagon County (The home county of North Paynesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Paynesville, with the one closest to North Paynesville listed first.
- Paynesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Gem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gem is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Bruce Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Agate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Agate is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
- Trout Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ewen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paulding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Craigsmere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craigsmere is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsmere
- Rockland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wainola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wainola is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainola
- Rousseau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Wasas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wasas is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasas
- Baraga County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Paynesville, with the one closest to North Paynesville listed first.
- Watton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Covington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pelkie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alberta is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Gogebic County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Paynesville, with the one closest to North Paynesville listed first.
- Fuller
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Watersmeet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Gogebic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gogebic is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogebic
- Katakitckon Indian Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marenisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Houghton County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Paynesville, with the one closest to North Paynesville listed first.
- Kenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Sidnaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nisula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nisula is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisula
- Hazel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
- Lake Roland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Roland is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roland
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Paynesville, with the one closest to North Paynesville listed first.
- Atkinson ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Gibbs City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs City is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs City
- Vilas County (WI)
- Land O'Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Land O'Lakes is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Paynesville, see our County-by-County Page for North Paynesville.
Cemeteries Near North Paynesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Paynesville.
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 North Paynesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Paynesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Paynesville, with the one closest to North Paynesville listed first.
- Paynesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bruce Crossing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bruce Crossing Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Bruce Crossing.
- The Bruce Crossing Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #190 <3>
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ewen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Agate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trout Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist Rose Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Irish Hollow Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barclay Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kenton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Old Indian Burial Grounds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (26 more) ...
- Rousseau Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Interior Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kitchie Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find North Paynesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Paynesville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Paynesville, with the one closest to North Paynesville listed first.
- Paynesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Bruce Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trout Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ewen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pori
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pori is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pori
- Kenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Rockland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Robbins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Matchwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Matchwood is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchwood
- Greenland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tamarack
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tamarack is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
- Tamarack has also been known as:
- Tamarack Lake
- Sidnaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Watersmeet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Thayer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Thayer is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Ontonagon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Paynesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Paynesville.
Newspapers Published in North Paynesville ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Paynesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Paynesville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Paynesville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 North Paynesville:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Ontonagon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baraga County
- Gogebic County
- Houghton County
- Iron County
- Vilas 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- North Paynesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 North Paynesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |