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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 Saint Ignace (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 Saint Ignace. 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 Saint Ignace ...

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 Saint Ignace: St. Ignace

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.

Saint Ignace is located in Mackinac County and is the County Seat.

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 Saint Ignace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Ignace:

  • Mackinac County     (The home county of Saint Ignace)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Ignace, with the one closest to Saint Ignace listed first.
    • British Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
      • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
    • Gros Cap
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
      • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
    • Mackinac Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Allenville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
      • Allenville is located in Mackinac County
    • Moran
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
      • Moran is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <3>
    • Pontchartrain Shores
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontchartrain Shores
      • Pontchartrain Shores is located in Mackinac County
    • Pointe Aux Pins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Simmons ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simmons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
      • Simmons is located in Mackinac County
    • Hessel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenneth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
      • Kenneth is located in Mackinac County
    • Cedarville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ozark
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ozark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
      • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
  • Cheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Ignace, with the one closest to Saint Ignace listed first.
    • Point Nipigon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Riggsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
      • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
    • Mullett Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullett Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
      • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
    • Silver Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
      • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
    • Long Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
      • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
    • Veery Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
      • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
    • Giauque Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
      • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
    • Topinabee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Burt Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Lake
      • Burt Lake is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burt Lake <3>
  • Chippewa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Ignace, with the one closest to Saint Ignace listed first.
    • Dick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
      • Dick is located in Chippewa County
    • Dryburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
      • Dryburg is located in Chippewa County
    • Fibre
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibre
      • Fibre is located in Chippewa County
    • Rudyard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Pickford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Trout Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stalwart
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stalwart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalwart
      • Stalwart is located in Chippewa County
    • Kinross
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Stirlingville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirlingville
      • Stirlingville is located in Chippewa County
  • Emmet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Ignace, with the one closest to Saint Ignace listed first.
    • Mackinaw City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Carp Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bliss
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bliss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
      • Bliss is located in Emmet County
    • Levering
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Van
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
      • Van is located in Emmet County
    • Pellston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cross Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Village
      • Cross Village is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Village <3>
    • Marsh Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
      • Marsh Corner is located in Emmet County
    • Brutus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brutus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
      • Brutus is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brutus <3>
    • Good Hart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Middle Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
      • Middle Village is located in Emmet County
    • Stutsmanville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsmanville
      • Stutsmanville is located in Emmet County

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

Cemeteries Near Saint Ignace ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Ignace.

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 Saint Ignace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Ignace's Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignace's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ignace's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gros Gap Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gros Gap Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gros Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mackinac Island Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mackinac Island Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Mackinaw City Bible Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mackinaw City Bible Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mackinaw City Bible Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ft. Mackinac Post Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Mackinac Post Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Mackinac Post Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Burial Ground
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Burial Ground
    • 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.
  • Brevort Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brevort Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brevort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carp River Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carp River Cemetery
    • 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.
  • St. Ignace Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignace Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Continue List   (68 more) ...
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sailors & Indians Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sailors & Indians Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sailors & Indians Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Indian Village Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Village Cemetery
      • 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.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint Ignace had a population of 2,704 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Saint Ignace had a population of 2,325 people.

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

  • Mackinaw City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mackinac Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Freedom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Moran
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
    • Moran is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <3>
  • Carp Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bliss
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bliss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
    • Bliss is located in Emmet County
  • Pointe Aux Pins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Levering
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hessel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brevort
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Cheboygan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <3>
  • Cedarville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cross Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Village
      • Cross Village is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Village <3>
    • Pellston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Riggsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
      • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Saint Ignace ...

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 Saint Ignace.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Saint Ignace. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Saint Ignace and those printed in the larger area surrounding Saint Ignace.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5> of Saint Ignace.

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 Saint Ignace:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Ignace. 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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Saint Ignace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Saint Ignace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Ignace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8683, Longitude: -84.7256       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Ignace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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