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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 Vaughsville (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 Vaughsville. 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 southwest 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 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.

Vaughsville is located in Keweenaw County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

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

  • Keweenaw County     (The home county of Vaughsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaughsville, with the one closest to Vaughsville listed first.
    • Phoenix
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
      • Phoenix is located in Keweenaw County
    • Central
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Keweenaw County
    • Fulton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Keweenaw County
    • Mohawk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ahmeek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagle Harbor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Traverse
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Traverse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse
      • Traverse is located in Keweenaw County
    • Allouez
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allouez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Wyoming
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyoming. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Keweenaw County
    • Gay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
      • Gay is located in Keweenaw County
    • Mandan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mandan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandan
      • Mandan is located in Keweenaw County
    • Bete Grise
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bete Grise
      • Bete Grise is located in Keweenaw County
    • Copper Harbor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Houghton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaughsville, with the one closest to Vaughsville listed first.
    • Copper City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
      • Copper City is located in Houghton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Kearsarge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearsarge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
      • Kearsarge is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kearsarge <1>
    • Wolverine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
      • Wolverine is located in Houghton County
    • Centennial Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Heights
      • Centennial Heights is located in Houghton County
    • Centennial
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
      • Centennial is located in Houghton County
    • Calumet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
      • Calumet is located in Houghton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <1>
    • Lakeview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Houghton County
      • Lakeview has also been known as:
      • Lake View
    • Laurium
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurium have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurium
      • Laurium is located in Houghton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurium <1>
    • Tamarack
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tamarack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
      • Tamarack is located in Houghton County
    • Lake Linden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Traverse Bay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse Bay
      • Traverse Bay is located in Houghton County
    • Hubbell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Boston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Houghton County

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

Cemeteries Near Vaughsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vaughsville.

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

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

  • Cliff Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cliff Cemetery
    • The Cliff Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hillside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722 <4>
  • Cliff Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Ahmeek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ahmeek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ahmeek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<5> to the southeast of Ahmeek.
    • The Ahmeek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12 <4>
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Centennial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hecla Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hecla Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hecla Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • The Hecla Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laurium Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242533 <4>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waasa Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Copper Harbor Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Oskar Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oskar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oskar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • American Legion Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the American Legion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the American Legion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Phoenix
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Phoenix is located in Keweenaw County
  • Eagle River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
    • Eagle River is located in Keweenaw County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle River <1>
  • Allouez
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allouez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
  • Eagle Harbor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tamarack
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tamarack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Tamarack is located in Houghton County
  • Swedetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
    • Swedetown is located in Houghton County
  • Osceola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Houghton County
  • Lake Linden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
  • Boston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Houghton County
  • Dollar Bay
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Oskar
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskar
    • Oskar is located in Houghton County
  • Ripley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Houghton County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Hancock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Houghton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Atlantic Mine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
      • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County

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

Newspapers Published in Vaughsville ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vaughsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vaughsville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vaughsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Vaughsville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vaughsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<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>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- Vaughsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vaughsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3813, Longitude: -88.2959       In this case, the coordinates for Vaughsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Vaughsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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