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 Wellington (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 Wellington. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Wellington is located in Gogebic 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 Gogebic County: Iron, Ontonagon, Ashland (WI), Iron (WI) & Vilas (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Wellington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wellington:
- Gogebic County (The home county of Wellington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
- Marenisco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gogebic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gogebic is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogebic
- White City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hartley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartley is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Hartley has also been known as:
- Hartleys
- Wakefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
- Thomaston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thomaston is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Connorville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Connorville is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
- Bessemer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yale is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Watersmeet
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ironwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fuller
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fuller is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Ontonagon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
- Lake Gogebic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
- Bergland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Craigsmere
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Craigsmere is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsmere
- Robbins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Ewen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paulding
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bruce Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gem is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Paynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Agate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Agate is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
- Nonesuch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nonesuch is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
- White Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Iron County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
- Manitowish
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manitowish is located in Iron County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
- Hurley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
- Gile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gile is located in Iron County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
- Montreal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Montreal is located in Iron County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Oneida County (WI)
- Woodruff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodruff is located in Oneida County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Vilas County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
- Katinka Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Katinka Village is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
- Manitowish Waters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
- Land O'Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Land O'Lakes is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Sayner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sayner is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
- Conover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conover is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lac du Flambeau
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
- Saint Germain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Germain is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
- Former names for Saint Germain:
- Farmington
- Lakewood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wellington, see our County-by-County Page for Wellington.
Cemeteries Near Wellington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wellington.
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 Wellington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wellington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
- Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Presque Isle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pines Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Land O' Lakes Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watersmeet Twp. Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ewen Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Lake Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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, Wellington had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
- Hartley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartley is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Hartley has also been known as:
- Hartleys
- Thayer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thayer is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Wakefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Gogebic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
- Thomaston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thomaston is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Ramsay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
- Matchwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Matchwood is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchwood
- Robbins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Bessemer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Iron County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Ewen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watersmeet
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Siemens
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Siemens is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siemens
- Jessieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jessieville is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
- Ironwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wellington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wellington.
Newspapers Published in Wellington ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wellington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wellington, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wellington.
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 Wellington:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Gogebic County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ontonagon County
- Iron County
- Oneida County
- Vilas 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 Wellington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wellington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |