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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 Seney (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 Seney. 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 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.

Seney is located in Schoolcraft 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 Schoolcraft County: Alger, Delta, Luce & Mackinac.

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

  • Schoolcraft County     (The home county of Seney)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seney, with the one closest to Seney listed first.
    • Germfask
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germfask have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germfask
      • Germfask is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germfask <2>
    • Walsh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walsh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
      • Walsh is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Walsh
      • From Seney to Walsh
    • Creighton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
      • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Creighton
      • From Seney to Creighton
    • Blaney Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Parkington ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkington
      • Parkington is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Parkington
      • From Seney to Parkington
    • Gulliver
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Steuben
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Steuben. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
      • Steuben is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Steuben
      • From Seney to Steuben
    • Copenhagen Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Manistique
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Alger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seney, with the one closest to Seney listed first.
    • Grand Marais
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Marais have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Marais
      • Grand Marais is located in Alger County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Marais <2>
    • Melstrand
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Shingleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Doty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty
      • Doty is located in Alger County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Doty
      • From Seney to Doty
    • Indian Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
      • Indian Town is located in Alger County
  • Luce County
  • Mackinac County

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

Cemeteries Near Seney ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seney.

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

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

  • Boot Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boot Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boot Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Germfask Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germfask Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germfask Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Germfask Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Germfask Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Germfask Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Lakefield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Columbus Twp. Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Blaney Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blaney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blaney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Lakefield Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Old East Lakefield Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old East Lakefield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old East Lakefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sandtown Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Byers Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hiawatha Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiawatha Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiawatha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Woods Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Lutheran 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Seney had a population of 1,000 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Seney ...

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 Seney.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Seney. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Seney and those printed in the larger area surrounding Seney.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Seney.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Seney:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seney. 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>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Seney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3456, Longitude: -85.9465    
<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 Seney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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