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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 Pontchartrain Shores (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 Pontchartrain Shores. 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 Pontchartrain Shores ...

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 Pontchartrain Shores: Pontchartrain Shrs.

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 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.

Pontchartrain Shores is located in Mackinac 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 Mackinac County: Chippewa, Luce & Schoolcraft.

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

  • Mackinac County     (The home county of Pontchartrain Shores)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pontchartrain Shores, with the one closest to Pontchartrain Shores listed first.
    • Simmons ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
      • Simmons is located in Mackinac County
    • Hessel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • British Landing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
      • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
    • Cedarville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <2>
    • Allenville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
      • Allenville is located in Mackinac County
    • Moran
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
      • Moran is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <2>
    • Mackinac Island
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackinac Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
      • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Saint Ignace
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignace
      • Saint Ignace is located in Mackinac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignace <2>
    • Port Dolomite
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dolomite
      • Port Dolomite is located in Mackinac County
    • Gros Cap
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
      • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
    • Kenneth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
      • Kenneth is located in Mackinac County
    • Ozark
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
      • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
  • Cheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pontchartrain Shores, with the one closest to Pontchartrain Shores listed first.
    • Point Nipigon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
      • Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
      • Point Nipigon has also been known as:
      • Point Nip-i-gon
    • Cheboygan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheboygan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheboygan
      • Cheboygan is located in Cheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheboygan <2>
  • Chippewa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pontchartrain Shores, with the one closest to Pontchartrain Shores listed first.
    • Dryburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
      • Dryburg is located in Chippewa County
    • Rudyard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fibre
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibre
      • Fibre is located in Chippewa County
    • Pickford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stirlingville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirlingville
      • Stirlingville is located in Chippewa County
    • Dick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
      • Dick is located in Chippewa County
    • Stalwart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stalwart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalwart
      • Stalwart is located in Chippewa County
    • Kinross
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Barbeau
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Trout Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Goetzville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goetzville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goetzville
      • Goetzville is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goetzville <2>
    • Dafter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dafter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafter
      • Dafter is located in Chippewa County
  • Emmet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pontchartrain Shores, with the one closest to Pontchartrain Shores listed first.
    • Mackinaw City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Carp Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Levering
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Pontchartrain Shores ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pontchartrain Shores.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pontchartrain Shores, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pontchartrain Shores.

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 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 Pontchartrain Shores:

Cemeteries Near Pontchartrain Shores ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pontchartrain Shores.

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

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

  • Indian Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Village Cemetery
  • Indian Burial Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Burial Ground
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
  • Carp River Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carp River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carp River Cemetery
  • St. Ignace Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ignace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignace Cemetery
  • Italian Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Italian Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Italian Hill Cemetery
  • Father Marquette's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Father Marquette's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Father Marquette's Cemetery
  • Fenlons Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fenlons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fenlons Cemetery
  • Rockview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockview Cemetery
  • St. Rudyard Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Rudyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rudyard Cemetery
  • South Rudyard Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Rudyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Rudyard Cemetery
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (59 more) ...
    • Cottle Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottle Cemetery
    • Mackinac Island Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mackinac Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mackinac Island Cemetery
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery

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 Pontchartrain Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pontchartrain Shores.

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

  • Hessel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Moran
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
    • Moran is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <2>
  • Cedarville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <2>
  • Saint Ignace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignace
    • Saint Ignace is located in Mackinac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignace <2>
  • Mackinac Island
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackinac Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
    • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Rudyard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pickford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Stirlingville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirlingville
    • Stirlingville is located in Chippewa County
  • Stalwart
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stalwart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalwart
    • Stalwart is located in Chippewa County
  • Kinross
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mackinaw City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ozark
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Freedom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
      • Freedom is located in Cheboygan County
    • Pointe Aux Pins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Brevort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevort
      • Brevort is located in Mackinac County

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pontchartrain Shores) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pontchartrain Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0295, Longitude: -84.5917    
<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 Pontchartrain Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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