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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 Seewhy (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 Seewhy. 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 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.

Seewhy is located in Chippewa 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 Chippewa County: Luce & Mackinac.

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

  • Chippewa County     (The home county of Seewhy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seewhy, with the one closest to Seewhy listed first.
    • Eckerman
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hulbert
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Hulbert is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
    • Strongs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Strongs is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs
    • Trout Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Emerson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Emerson is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Dick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dick is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
    • Paradise
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Fibre
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fibre is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibre
    • Shelldrake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Shelldrake is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelldrake
    • Dryburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dryburg is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
    • Bay Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Bay Mills is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Mills
    • Brimley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Luce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seewhy, with the one closest to Seewhy listed first.
    • Lencel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lencel is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lencel
    • Newberry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Roberts Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Roberts Corner is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
    • Dollarville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Dollarville is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
    • McMillan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Helmer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Helmer is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmer
  • Mackinac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seewhy, with the one closest to Seewhy listed first.
    • Fiborn ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Fiborn is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiborn
      • Fiborn has also been known as:
      • Fiborn Quarry
    • Ozark
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Rexton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rexton is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexton
    • Kenneth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Kenneth is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
    • Epoufette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Epoufette is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epoufette
    • Naubinway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Engadine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Allenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Allenville is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
    • Moran
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Simmons ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Simmons is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons

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

Cemeteries Near Seewhy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seewhy.

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

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

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

  • Hulbert Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Colbert Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Naomikong Point Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Trout Lake.
    • The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Trout Lake Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #908 <2>
  • Caffey Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brethren Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dollar Settlement Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Baptist Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Our Lady of Victory Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Epoufette Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Forest Home Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Brevort Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Eckerman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Soo Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Soo Junction is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soo Junction
  • Trout Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Emerson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Emerson is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Ozark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Newberry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Gilchrist
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilchrist is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
  • Epoufette
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Epoufette is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epoufette
  • Dollarville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Dollarville is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
  • Brevort
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Brevort is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevort
  • Naubinway
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Rudyard
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Bay Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Bay Mills is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Mills
    • Moran
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kinross
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Seewhy ...

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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seewhy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seewhy, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seewhy.

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 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 Seewhy:

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 Seewhy, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seewhy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.