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 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sleepy Hollow: Sleepy Holw. (or less commonly used: Sleepy Hlw. or Sleepy Hllw.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sleepy Hollow. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sleepy Hollow.
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 hospitals 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 may 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.
- Craigsmere
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Craigsmere is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsmere
- Robbins
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- 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)
- Agate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Agate is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
- Gem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gem is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Paynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Trout Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bergland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Gogebic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
- Rockland
(23 miles [37 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)
- Fuller is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Gogebic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gogebic is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogebic
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Katakitckon Indian Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marenisco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hartley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hartley is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Hartley has also been known as:
- Hartleys
- 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)
- Kenton is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- 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)
- Atkinson is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Gibbs City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs City is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs City
- 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)
- Land O'Lakes is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Conover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Conover is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Phelps
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Phelps is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Katinka Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Katinka Village is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sleepy Hollow, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
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 Sleepy Hollow - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Interior Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Agate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bruce Crossing Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bruce Crossing Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Bruce Crossing.
- The Bruce Crossing Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #190 <2>
- Watersmeet Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paynesville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ewen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Trout Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Land O' Lakes Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kenton Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Norwich Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Katakikon Indian Village Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 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.<4>
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)
- Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Ewen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Thayer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thayer is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Tamarack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tamarack is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
- 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)
- Matchwood is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchwood
- Kenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kenton is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Wellington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wellington is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Elmwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lake Gogebic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
- Pori
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pori is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pori
- Rockland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
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.
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]<3>. 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 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 Sleepy Hollow:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Ontonagon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gogebic County
- Houghton County
- Iron County
- Vilas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sleepy Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |