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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 White (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 White. 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 and hospitals 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.

White is located in Houghton 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 Houghton County: Baraga, Iron, Keweenaw, Ontonagon & Ashland (WI).

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

  • Houghton County     (The home county of White)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White, with the one closest to White listed first.
    • Nisula
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Nisula is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisula
    • Hazel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Hazel is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
    • Lake Roland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Lake Roland is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roland
    • Elo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Elo is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
    • Toivola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sidnaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Champion Mine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mine
    • Kenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Kenton is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
    • Painesdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Painesdale is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painesdale
    • South Range
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Baltic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Baltic is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • Chassell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Baraga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White, with the one closest to White listed first.
    • Pelkie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bear Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
    • Baraga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Keweenaw Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
    • L'Anse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Alberta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Alberta is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Watton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Pequaming
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
    • Covington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Vermilac
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Vermilac is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
    • Skanee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Nestoria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
  • Ontonagon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White, with the one closest to White listed first.
    • Rousseau
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
    • Wasas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Wasas is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasas
    • Wainola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Wainola is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainola
    • Greenland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mass City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Rockland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Firesteel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Firesteel is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firesteel
    • Gem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gem is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
    • Paynesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Trout Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Agate
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Agate is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
    • Bruce Crossing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near White ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White.

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

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

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

  • St. Henrys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Henrys Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Henrys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Nisula.
    • The St. Henrys Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Nisula Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273104 <2>
  • Alston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rousseau Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pelkie Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Elo Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Askel Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Toivola Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Baraga Village Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (43 more) ...
    • Assinins Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Keweenaw Bay Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kargi Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 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>

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

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

  • Pori
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pori is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pori
  • Greenland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Baraga
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Rockland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • L'Anse
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Sidnaw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kenton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kenton is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Pequaming
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
  • Paynesville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
  • Trout Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chassell
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bruce Crossing
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Vermilac
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Vermilac is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
    • Atlantic Mine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
    • Ontonagon
      (24 miles [38.6 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 White. See our List of 1890's Communities around White.

Newspapers Published in White ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around White.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White.

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 White:

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 White, 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- White) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.