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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 South Range (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 South Range. 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 South Range ...

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 South Range: S. Range

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

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

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

  • Houghton County     (The home county of South Range)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Range, with the one closest to South Range listed first.
    • Baltic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
      • Baltic is located in Houghton County
    • Atlantic Mine
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
      • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
    • Champion Mine
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mine
      • Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
    • Painesdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Painesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painesdale
      • Painesdale is located in Houghton County
    • Dodgeville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
      • Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
    • Hancock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Houghton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hurontown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurontown
      • Hurontown is located in Houghton County
    • Chassell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chassell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chassell
      • Chassell is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chassell <2>
    • Oskar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskar
      • Oskar is located in Houghton County
    • Dollar Bay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Paavola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paavola
      • Paavola is located in Houghton County
    • Redridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redridge
      • Redridge is located in Houghton County
  • Baraga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Range, with the one closest to South Range listed first.
    • Keweenaw Bay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
      • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
    • Pelkie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelkie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelkie
      • Pelkie is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelkie <2>
    • Bear Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
      • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
    • Pequaming
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
    • Baraga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • L'Anse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for L'Anse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse
      • L'Anse is located in Baraga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for L'Anse <2>
    • Skanee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skanee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skanee
      • Skanee is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skanee <2>
    • Alberta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Alberta is located in Baraga County
  • Keweenaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Range, with the one closest to South Range listed first.
    • Allouez
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allouez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
      • Allouez is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allouez <2>
    • Ahmeek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Fulton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Keweenaw County
    • Mohawk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
      • Gay is located in Keweenaw County
    • Phoenix
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
      • Phoenix is located in Keweenaw County
  • Ontonagon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Range, with the one closest to South Range listed first.
    • Greenland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mass City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mass City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Rousseau
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
      • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
    • Firesteel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firesteel
      • Firesteel is located in Ontonagon County

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

Newspapers Published in South Range ...

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 South Range.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Range, 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 South Range.

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 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 South Range:

Cemeteries Near South Range ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Range.

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

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

  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Atlantic Mine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atlantic Mine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atlantic Mine Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the American Legion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the American Legion Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Oskar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oskar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oskar Cemetery
  • Chassell Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Redridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redridge Cemetery
  • Toivola Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toivola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toivola Cemetery
  • Waasa Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (30 more) ...
    • Kargi Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kargi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kargi Cemetery
    • Jacobsville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacobsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobsville Cemetery
    • Elo Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elo 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.<4>

While we didn't find South Range in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Range.

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

  • Atlantic Mine
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
    • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
  • Houghton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hancock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ripley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Houghton County
  • Chassell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chassell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chassell
    • Chassell is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chassell <2>
  • Dollar Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oskar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskar
    • Oskar is located in Houghton County
  • Boston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Houghton County
  • Lake Linden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Linden
    • Lake Linden is located in Houghton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Linden <2>
  • Osceola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Houghton County
  • Swedetown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
    • Swedetown is located in Houghton County
  • Tamarack
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamarack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Tamarack is located in Houghton County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Allouez
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allouez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
      • Allouez is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allouez <2>
    • Pequaming
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
    • Baraga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Range. 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Range) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Range. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0729, Longitude: -88.6433    
<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 South Range, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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