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 Vega (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 Vega. 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 and doctors 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.
Vega is located in Menominee 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 Menominee County: Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, Door (WI) & Marinette (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Vega. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vega:
- Menominee County (The home county of Vega)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Hermansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hermansville is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
- Powers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spalding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spalding is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
- Dryads ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dryads is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
- LaBranche
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- LaBranche is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
- Wilson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Faithorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Faithorn is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithorn
- Blom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blom is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
- Perronville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Perronville is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perronville
- Nadeau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nadeau is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
- Indiantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indiantown is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Indiantown has also been known as:
- Indian Town
- Carney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Schaffer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Schaffer is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
- Bark River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Narenta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Narenta is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
- Hyde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hyde is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Cornell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Chandler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chandler is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Saint Nicholas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Ford River
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ford River is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
- Groos
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Groos is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groos
- Lambert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lambert is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Escanaba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dickinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Loretto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vulcan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Foster City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Felch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Felch Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
- Quinnesec
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Iron Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ralph
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kingsford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Turner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Sagola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Watson ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Watson is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Arnold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Northland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Reade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Reade is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reade
- Florence County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Aurora is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Spread Eagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Marinette County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Niagara
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
- Pembine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pembine is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
- Dunbar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Cedarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vega, see our County-by-County Page for Vega.
Cemeteries Near Vega ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vega.
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 Vega - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vega covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Meyer Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Twp. Cemetery
- The Meyer Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hermansville Cemetery
- Meyer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1073 <2>
- Waucedah Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spalding Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carney Village Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (46 more) ...
- Foster City Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swedish Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Norway Twp. Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Vega in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vega.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Hermansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hermansville is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
- Waucedah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waucedah is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucedah
- Powers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Faunus ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Faunus is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faunus
- Wilson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dryads ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dryads is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
- Whitney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whitney is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Houle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houle is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houle
- Houle has also been known as:
- Houles
- Hylas ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hylas is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Nadeau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nadeau is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
- Hardwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hardwood is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwood
- Indiantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indiantown is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Indiantown has also been known as:
- Indian Town
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vulcan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eustis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eustis is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vega. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vega.
Newspapers Published in Vega ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vega.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vega, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vega.
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 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 Vega:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Menominee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Dickinson County
- Marquette County
- Florence County
- Marinette County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Vega, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vega) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |