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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 Superior (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 Superior. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Superior 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 Superior. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Superior:

  • Houghton County     (The home county of Superior)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Superior, with the one closest to Superior listed first.
    • Dodgeville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
    • Baltic
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Baltic is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • Hurontown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hurontown is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurontown
    • Atlantic Mine
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
    • South Range
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hancock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Houghton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Chassell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Champion Mine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mine
    • Painesdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Painesdale is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painesdale
    • Dollar Bay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Paavola
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Paavola is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paavola
  • Baraga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Superior, with the one closest to Superior listed first.
    • Keweenaw Bay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
    • Bear Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
    • Pelkie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pequaming
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
    • Baraga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Skanee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • L'Anse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Alberta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Alberta is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Keweenaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Superior, with the one closest to Superior listed first.
    • Allouez
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ahmeek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Fulton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fulton is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Mohawk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Snowshoe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Snowshoe is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowshoe
    • Traverse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Traverse is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse
    • Gay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gay is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
    • Phoenix
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Phoenix is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Central
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Central is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Ontonagon County
    • Rousseau
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau

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

Cemeteries Near Superior ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Superior.

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

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

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

  • Atlantic Mine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chassell Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oskar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Redridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacobsville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Waasa Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (30 more) ...
    • Toivola Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kargi Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Askel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Atlantic Mine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
  • Houghton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hancock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chassell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ripley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ripley is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Dollar Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oskar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Oskar is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskar
  • Boston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Boston is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Lake Linden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Osceola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Osceola is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Swedetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Swedetown is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
  • Tamarack
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tamarack is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Allouez
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pequaming
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
    • 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 Superior. See our List of 1890's Communities around Superior.

Newspapers Published in Superior ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Superior.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Superior, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Superior.

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 Superior:

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>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 Superior, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Superior) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.