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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 Vulcan (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 Vulcan. 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 and hospitals 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.

Vulcan is located in Dickinson 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 Dickinson County: Iron, Marquette, Menominee, Florence (WI) & Marinette (WI).

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

  • Dickinson County     (The home county of Vulcan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vulcan, with the one closest to Vulcan listed first.
    • Loretto
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Norway
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Norway is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <1>
    • Quinnesec
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Iron Mountain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Kingsford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Foster City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Felch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Felch Mountain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
    • Ralph
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Sagola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Turner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Turner is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Channing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vulcan, with the one closest to Vulcan listed first.
    • Bark River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Schaffer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Schaffer is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
    • Narenta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Narenta is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vulcan, with the one closest to Vulcan listed first.
    • Mansfield ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mansfield is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
    • Stager
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Stager is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
    • Mastodon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mastodon is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
    • Alpha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vulcan, with the one closest to Vulcan listed first.
    • Northland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Reade
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Reade is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reade
    • Arnold
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Watson ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Watson is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vulcan, with the one closest to Vulcan listed first.
    • Faithorn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Faithorn is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithorn
    • Blom
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Blom is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
    • Hermansville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
    • Powers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Spalding
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Spalding is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
    • Banat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Banat is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banat
    • Carney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Nadeau
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Nadeau is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
    • LaBranche
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • LaBranche is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
    • Dryads ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Dryads is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
    • Wilson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Wilson is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Swanson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Swanson is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
    • Indiantown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Indiantown is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown has also been known as:
      • Indian Town
  • Florence County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vulcan, with the one closest to Vulcan listed first.
    • Aurora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Aurora is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Spread Eagle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Spread Eagle is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
    • Commonwealth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Commonwealth is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
    • Florence
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Fern ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Fern is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
  • Marinette County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vulcan, with the one closest to Vulcan listed first.
    • Niagara
      (6 miles [9.7 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
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pembine is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
    • Dunbar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunbar is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
    • Cedarville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cedarville is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Athelstane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Athelstane is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
    • Wausaukee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people

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

Cemeteries Near Vulcan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vulcan.

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

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

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

  • Norway Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Waucedah Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Quinnesec Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnesec Cemetery
    • The Quinnesec Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Breitung Twp. Cemetery
    • Kingsford - Quinnesec Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #840 <2>
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dickinson County Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pembine Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Meyer Twp. Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Foster City Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (36 more) ...
    • Felch Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Homestead - Aurora Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Spalding Twp. Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Vulcan had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Norway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Norway is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <1>
  • Waucedah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Waucedah is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucedah
  • Quinnesec
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Iron Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pembine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pembine is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
  • Hermansville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
  • Foster City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Merriman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Merriman is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriman
  • Pulp
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pulp is located in Florence County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulp
  • Hardwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hardwood is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwood
  • Granite Bluff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Granite Bluff is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bluff
  • Hylas ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hylas is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Spread Eagle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Spread Eagle is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
    • Dunbar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunbar is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
    • Powers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Vulcan ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vulcan.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Vulcan:

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 Vulcan, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vulcan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.