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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 Sands Station (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 Sands Station. 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 Sands Station ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Sands Station: Sands Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
  • While the name of this community is Sands Station, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Sands Station may originally have been Sand's Station.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sands Station might be written as Sand Station.

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 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.

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

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

  • Marquette County     (The home county of Sands Station)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sands Station, with the one closest to Sands Station listed first.
    • Sands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
      • Sands is located in Marquette County
    • Gentian
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gentian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentian
      • Gentian is located in Marquette County
    • Austin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Marquette County
    • Gwinn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Little Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake
      • Little Lake is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Lake <3>
    • Skandia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skandia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skandia
      • Skandia is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skandia <3>
    • Harvey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
      • Harvey is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <3>
    • Palmer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Marquette County
    • New Dalton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Dalton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dalton
      • New Dalton is located in Marquette County
    • Brookton Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton Corners
      • Brookton Corners is located in Marquette County
    • Marquette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Carlshend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlshend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlshend
      • Carlshend is located in Marquette County
    • Negaunee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Alger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sands Station, with the one closest to Sands Station listed first.
    • Dorsey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
      • Dorsey is located in Alger County
    • Deerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Rumely
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumely
      • Rumely is located in Alger County
    • Eben Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eben Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eben Junction
      • Eben Junction is located in Alger County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eben Junction <3>
    • Onota
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Onota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onota
      • Onota is located in Alger County
    • Diffin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Diffin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diffin
      • Diffin is located in Alger County
    • Chatham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Traunik
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traunik
      • Traunik is located in Alger County
      • Former names for Traunik:
      • Buckeye Landing
      • Buckeye Spur
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traunik <3>
    • Trenary
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenary
      • Trenary is located in Alger County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenary <3>
    • Slapneck ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slapneck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapneck
      • Slapneck is located in Alger County
    • Au Train
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sands Station, with the one closest to Sands Station listed first.
    • Lathrop
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lathrop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
      • Lathrop is located in Delta County
    • Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Trombly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trombly
      • Trombly is located in Delta County
      • Trombly has also been known as:
      • Trombley
    • Saint Nicholas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
      • Saint Nicholas is located in Delta County
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sands Station, with the one closest to Sands Station listed first.
    • Ralph
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Turner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Dickinson County
    • Floodwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floodwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
      • Floodwood is located in Dickinson County

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

Cemeteries Near Sands Station ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sands Station.

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 Sands Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Sands Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bakkala Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gwinn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • West Branch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • UMC Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • St. Pauls Lutherans Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Haglund Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Northland Chapel Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northland Chapel Gardens
    • The Northland Chapel Gardens has also been known as:
    • Northland Chapel Garden Cemetery
  • Negaunee Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Park Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
    • The Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Marquette Park Cemetery
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ishpeming Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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.<6>

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

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

  • Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
    • Plains is located in Marquette County
  • Sands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
    • Sands is located in Marquette County
  • Swanzy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanzy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzy
    • Swanzy is located in Marquette County
  • Little Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake
    • Little Lake is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Lake <3>
  • Harvey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
    • Harvey is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <3>
  • Palmer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Palmer is located in Marquette County
  • Eagle Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
    • Eagle Mills is located in Marquette County
  • Marquette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Gordon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Gordon is located in Marquette County
  • Negaunee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ishpeming
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Winthrop Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winthrop Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Junction
    • Winthrop Junction is located in Marquette County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • National Mine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
      • National Mine is located in Marquette County
    • West Ishpeming
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Ishpeming. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ishpeming
      • West Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
    • McFarland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
      • McFarland is located in Marquette County
      • McFarland has also been known as:
      • McFarlands

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

Newspapers Published in Sands Station ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sands Station.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sands Station, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sands Station.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Sands Station:

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

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Sands Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Sands Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sands Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3794, Longitude: -87.4299       In this case, the coordinates for Sands Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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