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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 Star (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 Star. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Star is located in Alger 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 Alger County: Delta, Luce, Marquette & Schoolcraft.

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

  • Alger County     (The home county of Star)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Star, with the one closest to Star listed first.
    • Shingleton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shingleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingleton
      • Shingleton is located in Alger County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shingleton <2>
    • Doty
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty
      • Doty is located in Alger County
    • Melstrand
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melstrand
      • Melstrand is located in Alger County
    • Indian Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Wetmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Munising
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Munising Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munising Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munising Junction
      • Munising Junction is located in Alger County
    • Au Train
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Slapneck ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slapneck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapneck
      • Slapneck is located in Alger County
    • Chatham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Eben Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eben Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eben Junction
      • Eben Junction is located in Alger County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eben Junction <2>
    • Traunik
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traunik
      • Traunik is located in Alger County
      • Former names for Traunik:
      • Buckeye Landing
      • Buckeye Spur
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traunik <2>
  • Luce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Star, with the one closest to Star listed first.
    • Danaher
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danaher
      • Danaher is located in Luce County
    • Carpenter Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Landing
      • Carpenter Landing is located in Luce County
    • Laketon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laketon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
      • Laketon is located in Luce County
  • Schoolcraft County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Star, with the one closest to Star listed first.
    • Creighton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
      • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Walsh
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
      • Walsh is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Steuben
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
      • Steuben is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Seney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Germfask
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Copenhagen Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen Beach
      • Copenhagen Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Elkhorn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Manistique
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Minor Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Beach
      • Minor Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Cooks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
      • Cooks is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooks <2>
    • Gulliver
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Star ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Star.

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

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 Star:

Cemeteries Near Star ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Star.

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

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

  • Munising Twp. Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Reilly's Graves
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reilly's Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reilly's Graves
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Grand Island Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grand Island Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Williams - Powell Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Island Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1351956 <4>
  • Indian Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Byers Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byers Cemetery
  • Hiawatha Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiawatha Cemetery
  • Boot Hill Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boot Hill Cemetery
  • Au Train Twp. Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Germfask Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germfask Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Woods Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Blaney Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blaney Cemetery
    • Limestone Twp. Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Old Germfask Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • 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.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Germfask 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.<5>

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

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

  • Shingleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shingleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingleton
    • Shingleton is located in Alger County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shingleton <2>
  • Creighton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
    • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Munising
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Seney
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Au Train
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Germfask
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Rock River
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River
    • Rock River is located in Alger County
  • Manistique
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Cooks
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
    • Cooks is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooks <2>
  • Grand Marais
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Onota
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onota
    • Onota is located in Alger County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Star. 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 from Point A (ie- Star) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Star. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3472, Longitude: -86.3924       In this case, the coordinates for Star have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Star, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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