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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 Three Lakes (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 Three Lakes. 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 Three Lakes ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Three Lakes: Three Lks.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Three Lakes. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Three Lakes.

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 and 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.

Three Lakes is located in Baraga 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 Baraga County: Houghton, Iron & Marquette.

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

  • Baraga County     (The home county of Three Lakes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Three Lakes, with the one closest to Three Lakes listed first.
    • Nestoria
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
    • Vermilac
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Vermilac is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
    • Alberta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Alberta is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Covington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • L'Anse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Watton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Baraga
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Skanee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Bear Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
    • Pequaming
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
    • Keweenaw Bay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
    • Pelkie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Three Lakes, with the one closest to Three Lakes listed first.
    • Floodwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Floodwood is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
    • Channing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Houghton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Three Lakes, with the one closest to Three Lakes listed first.
    • Sidnaw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hazel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hazel is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
    • Elo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Elo is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Three Lakes, with the one closest to Three Lakes listed first.
    • Balsam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Balsam is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
    • Amasa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Three Lakes, with the one closest to Three Lakes listed first.
    • Michigamme
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Beacon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Beacon is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Champion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Clowry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Clowry is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
    • Republic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Republic is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
    • Humboldt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Clarksburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Diorite
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Diorite is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
      • Diorite has also been known as:
      • Diotrite
    • Witbeck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Witbeck is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witbeck
    • South Greenwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • South Greenwood is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenwood
      • South Greenwood has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Station
    • Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Barnes - Hecker Mine is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Hecker Mine
    • Greenwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Dodge City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dodge City is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City

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

Cemeteries Near Three Lakes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Three Lakes.

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 Three Lakes - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Herman Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Johns Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Champion Village Cemetery
  • Humboldt Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Republic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Republic Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Republic.
  • Covington Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Covington Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Clarksburg Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Pinery Indian Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Skanee Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Champion Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Baraga Village Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Aura Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Nestoria
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
  • Michigamme
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Beacon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Beacon is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Champion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Vermilac
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Vermilac is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
  • Republic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Republic is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Clowry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Clowry is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
  • Humboldt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Clarksburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Diorite
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Diorite is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
    • Diorite has also been known as:
    • Diotrite
  • Witbeck
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Witbeck is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witbeck
  • L'Anse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Baraga
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Skanee
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Three Lakes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Three Lakes.

Newspapers Published in Three Lakes ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Three Lakes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Three Lakes, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Three Lakes.

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 either 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 Three Lakes:

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 Three Lakes, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Three Lakes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.