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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Senter (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 Senter. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Senter is located in Houghton 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 Houghton County: Baraga, Iron, Keweenaw, Ontonagon & Ashland (WI).

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

  • Houghton County     (The home county of Senter)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Senter, with the one closest to Senter listed first.
    • Dreamland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Dreamland is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamland
    • Mason
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mason is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Dollar Bay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hubbell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Paavola
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Paavola is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paavola
    • Lake Linden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Boston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Boston is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Chassell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dodgeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
    • Houghton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hurontown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Hurontown is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurontown
    • Hancock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jacobsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
  • Baraga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Senter, with the one closest to Senter listed first.
    • Keweenaw Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
    • Pequaming
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
    • Skanee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bear Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
    • Baraga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Pelkie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • L'Anse
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Keweenaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Senter, with the one closest to Senter listed first.
    • Allouez
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Snowshoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Snowshoe is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowshoe
    • Ahmeek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fulton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Fulton is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Traverse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Traverse is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse
    • Mohawk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gay is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
    • Phoenix
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Phoenix is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Central
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Central is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Eagle Harbor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyoming
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wyoming is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
    • Bete Grise
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bete Grise is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bete Grise
    • Mandan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mandan is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandan

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

Cemeteries Near Senter ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Senter.

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

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

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

  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chassell Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jacobsville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hecla Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Waasa Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Atlantic Mine Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Centennial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Oskar Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Senter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Senter.

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

  • Dollar Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ripley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ripley is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Chassell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Linden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Boston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Boston is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Houghton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hancock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Osceola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Osceola is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Swedetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Swedetown is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
  • Tamarack
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tamarack is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
  • Atlantic Mine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
  • Oskar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oskar is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskar
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Allouez
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pequaming
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
    • Skanee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Senter ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Senter.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Senter, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Senter.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Senter:

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 Senter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Senter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.