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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 Point Mills (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 Point Mills. 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 Point Mills ...

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 Point Mills: Pt. Mills

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 and hospitals 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.

Point Mills is located in Houghton 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 Houghton County: Baraga, Iron, Keweenaw, Ontonagon & Ashland (WI).

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

  • Houghton County     (The home county of Point Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Point Mills, with the one closest to Point Mills listed first.
    • Dreamland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamland
      • Dreamland is located in Houghton County
    • Dollar Bay
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mason
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Mason is located in Houghton County
    • Houghton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hurontown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurontown
      • Hurontown is located in Houghton County
    • Hubbell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Paavola
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paavola
      • Paavola is located in Houghton County
    • Chassell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chassell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Dodgeville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
      • Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
    • Hancock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Boston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Houghton County
    • Atlantic Mine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
      • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
  • Baraga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Point Mills, with the one closest to Point Mills listed first.
    • Keweenaw Bay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
      • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
    • Pequaming
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
    • Bear Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
      • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
    • Skanee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skanee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Pelkie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>
    • Baraga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • L'Anse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>
  • Keweenaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Point Mills, with the one closest to Point Mills listed first.
    • Allouez
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allouez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
      • Allouez is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allouez <1>
    • Ahmeek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Traverse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Fulton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Keweenaw County
    • Mohawk
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Gay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
      • Gay is located in Keweenaw County
    • Phoenix
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
      • Phoenix is located in Keweenaw County
    • Central
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Keweenaw County
    • Eagle Harbor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyoming
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyoming. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Keweenaw County

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

Cemeteries Near Point Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Point Mills.

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

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

  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the American Legion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the American Legion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chassell Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jacobsville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atlantic Mine Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atlantic Mine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atlantic Mine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waasa Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • Hecla Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hecla Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hecla Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • The Hecla Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Laurium Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242533 <4>
    • Oskar Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oskar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oskar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Dollar Bay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ripley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Houghton County
  • Houghton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Chassell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chassell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Hancock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Boston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Houghton County
  • Lake Linden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Atlantic Mine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
    • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
  • Osceola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Houghton County
  • Swedetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
    • Swedetown is located in Houghton County
  • Tamarack
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tamarack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Tamarack is located in Houghton County
  • Oskar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskar
    • Oskar is located in Houghton County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Allouez
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allouez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
      • Allouez is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allouez <1>
    • Pequaming
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
    • Skanee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skanee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Point Mills ...

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 Point Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Point Mills, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Point Mills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Point Mills:

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

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

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 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>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.
<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>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 Point Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Point Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Point Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0949, Longitude: -88.4707       In this case, the coordinates for Point Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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