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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 Sleepy Hollow (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 Sleepy Hollow. 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 Sleepy Hollow ...

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 Sleepy Hollow: Sleepy Holw. (or less commonly used: Sleepy Hlw. or Sleepy Hllw.)

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Sleepy Hollow is located in Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon County: Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Cook (MN) & Ashland (WI).

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

  • Ontonagon County     (The home county of Sleepy Hollow)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sleepy Hollow, with the one closest to Sleepy Hollow listed first.
    • Paulding
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bruce Crossing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ewen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewen
      • Ewen is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewen <1>
    • Agate
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
      • Agate is located in Ontonagon County
    • Gem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
      • Gem is located in Ontonagon County
    • Paynesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
    • Trout Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bergland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergland
      • Bergland is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergland <1>
    • Lake Gogebic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
      • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
    • Rockland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <1>
    • Rousseau
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
      • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
    • Mass City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mass City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mass City
      • Mass City is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mass City <1>
    • Greenland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Gogebic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sleepy Hollow, with the one closest to Sleepy Hollow listed first.
    • Watersmeet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fuller
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
      • Fuller is located in Gogebic County
    • White City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Gogebic County
    • Katakitckon Indian Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katakitckon Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katakitckon Indian Village
      • Katakitckon Indian Village is located in Gogebic County
    • Marenisco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Houghton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sleepy Hollow, with the one closest to Sleepy Hollow listed first.
    • Kenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
      • Kenton is located in Houghton County
    • Sidnaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sleepy Hollow, with the one closest to Sleepy Hollow listed first.
    • Atkinson ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Iron County
    • Gibbs City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbs City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs City
      • Gibbs City is located in Iron County
  • Vilas County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sleepy Hollow, with the one closest to Sleepy Hollow listed first.
    • Land O'Lakes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
      • Land O'Lakes is located in Vilas County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
    • Conover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
      • Conover is located in Vilas County (WI)
    • Phelps
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
      • Phelps is located in Vilas County (WI)
    • Katinka Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katinka Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
      • Katinka Village is located in Vilas County (WI)

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

Newspapers Published in Sleepy Hollow ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sleepy Hollow.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sleepy Hollow, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sleepy Hollow.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sleepy Hollow:

Cemeteries Near Sleepy Hollow ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sleepy Hollow.

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

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

  • Barclay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barclay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barclay Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Interior Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Interior Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Interior Cemetery
  • Agate Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Agate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agate Cemetery
  • Bruce Crossing Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bruce Crossing Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northwest of Bruce Crossing.
    • The Bruce Crossing Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hillside Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Crossing Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #190 <5>
  • Watersmeet Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watersmeet Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watersmeet Twp. Cemetery
  • Paynesville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paynesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paynesville Cemetery
  • Ewen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ewen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ewen Cemetery
  • Trout Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Land O' Lakes Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Land O' Lakes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Land O' Lakes Cemetery
  • Kenton Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kenton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Norwich Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwich Cemetery
    • Katakikon Indian Village Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Katakikon Indian Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Katakikon Indian Village Cemetery
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery

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

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

  • Robbins
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
    • Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
  • Ewen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewen
    • Ewen is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewen <1>
  • Watersmeet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bruce Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Paynesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
  • Thayer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thayer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
    • Thayer is located in Gogebic County
  • Tamarack
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamarack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Tamarack is located in Gogebic County
    • Tamarack has also been known as:
    • Tamarack Lake
  • Trout Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Matchwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchwood
    • Matchwood is located in Ontonagon County
  • Kenton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
    • Kenton is located in Houghton County
  • Wellington
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Wellington is located in Gogebic County
  • Elmwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Elmwood is located in Iron County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lake Gogebic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
      • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
    • Pori
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pori have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pori
      • Pori is located in Houghton County
    • Rockland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <1>

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

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

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

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 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.
<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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sleepy Hollow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sleepy Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4047, Longitude: -89.2410       In this case, the coordinates for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Sleepy Hollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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