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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 Princeton (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 Princeton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Princeton is located in Marquette 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 Marquette County: Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Iron & Menominee.

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

  • Marquette County     (The home county of Princeton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Princeton, with the one closest to Princeton listed first.
    • Austin
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Austin is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Gwinn
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Little Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gentian
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Gentian is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentian
    • Sands
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sands is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
    • Helena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Helena is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Palmer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Palmer is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Carlshend
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Carlshend is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlshend
    • Skandia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • McFarland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • McFarland is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
      • McFarland has also been known as:
      • McFarlands
    • New Dalton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • New Dalton is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dalton
    • Harvey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Alger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Princeton, with the one closest to Princeton listed first.
    • Dorsey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Dorsey is located in Alger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
    • Diffin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Diffin is located in Alger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diffin
    • Rumely
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Rumely is located in Alger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumely
    • Eben Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Traunik
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Traunik is located in Alger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traunik
      • Former names for Traunik:
      • Buckeye Landing
      • Buckeye Spur
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traunik <1>
    • Trenary
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Deerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Chatham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Onota
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Onota is located in Alger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onota
    • Slapneck ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Slapneck is located in Alger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapneck
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Princeton, with the one closest to Princeton listed first.
    • Lathrop
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lathrop is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
    • Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Trombly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Trombly is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trombly
      • Trombly has also been known as:
      • Trombley
    • Saint Nicholas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Nicholas is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
    • Osier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Osier is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
    • Beaver
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Beaver is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Perkins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Perkins is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Cornell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Princeton, with the one closest to Princeton listed first.
    • Ralph
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Turner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Turner is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Foster City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Floodwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Floodwood is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
    • Felch Mountain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
    • Felch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Princeton, with the one closest to Princeton listed first.
    • LaBranche
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • LaBranche is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
    • Dryads ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Dryads is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads

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

Cemeteries Near Princeton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Princeton.

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 Princeton - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Gwinn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bakkala Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sands Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • West Branch Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • UMC Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Haglund Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Pauls Lutherans Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillview Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lathrop Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Negaunee Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Old Catholic Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Forest Home Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ishpeming Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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>

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

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

  • Swanzy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Swanzy is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzy
  • Plains
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Plains is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
  • Little Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sands
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sands is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
  • Palmer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Palmer is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • McFarland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • McFarland is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
    • McFarland has also been known as:
    • McFarlands
  • Eagle Mills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Mills is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
  • Lathrop
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lathrop is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
  • Harvey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • National Mine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • National Mine is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
  • Negaunee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ishpeming
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Winthrop Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Winthrop Junction is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Junction
    • Gordon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gordon is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • West Ishpeming
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • West Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ishpeming

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

Newspapers Published in Princeton ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Princeton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Princeton, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Princeton.

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 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 Princeton:

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 Princeton, 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 from Point A (ie- Princeton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.