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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 Witbeck (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 Witbeck. 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 hospitals and 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.

Witbeck is located in Marquette County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marquette County: Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Iron & Menominee.

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

  • Marquette County     (The home county of Witbeck)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witbeck, with the one closest to Witbeck listed first.
    • Republic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
      • Republic is located in Marquette County
    • Beacon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
      • Beacon is located in Marquette County
    • Champion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Humboldt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
      • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
    • Clarksburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
      • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
    • Clowry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clowry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
      • Clowry is located in Marquette County
    • Michigamme
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigamme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigamme
      • Michigamme is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigamme <1>
    • Diorite
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
      • Diorite is located in Marquette County
      • Diorite has also been known as:
      • Diotrite
    • South Greenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenwood
      • South Greenwood is located in Marquette County
      • South Greenwood has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Station
    • Greenwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
    • Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes - Hecker Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Hecker Mine
      • Barnes - Hecker Mine is located in Marquette County
    • National Mine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
      • National Mine is located in Marquette County
  • Baraga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witbeck, with the one closest to Witbeck listed first.
    • Nestoria
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
      • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
    • Covington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <1>
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witbeck, with the one closest to Witbeck listed first.
    • Channing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Turner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Dickinson County
    • Sagola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ralph
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Felch Mountain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
      • Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
    • Felch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Foster City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster City
      • Foster City is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster City <1>
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witbeck, with the one closest to Witbeck listed first.
    • Mansfield ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Iron County
    • Crystal Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Amasa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Clinch ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clinch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
      • Clinch is located in Iron County
    • Alpha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mastodon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mastodon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
      • Mastodon is located in Iron County
    • Chicagon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicagon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
      • Chicagon is located in Iron County
  • Florence County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witbeck, with the one closest to Witbeck listed first.
    • Florence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
    • Commonwealth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commonwealth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
      • Commonwealth is located in Florence County (WI)

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

Newspapers Published in Witbeck ...

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 Witbeck.

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

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 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 Witbeck:

Cemeteries Near Witbeck ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Witbeck.

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

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

  • Republic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Republic Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Republic.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Republic Cemetery
  • Humboldt Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sagola Twp. Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Clarksburg Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ralph Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ralph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ralph Cemetery
  • Crystal Falls City Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal Falls City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal Falls City Cemetery
  • Ishpeming Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hematite Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hematite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hematite Cemetery
  • Bakkala Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Felch Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felch Cemetery
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Negaunee Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Witbeck had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Floodwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floodwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
    • Floodwood is located in Dickinson County
  • Republic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
    • Republic is located in Marquette County
  • Humboldt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
  • Champion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Beacon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Beacon is located in Marquette County
  • Clarksburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
  • Michigamme
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigamme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigamme
    • Michigamme is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigamme <1>
  • Diorite
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
    • Diorite is located in Marquette County
    • Diorite has also been known as:
    • Diotrite
  • Clowry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clowry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
    • Clowry is located in Marquette County
  • Sagola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
  • Mansfield ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
    • Mansfield is located in Iron County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • National Mine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
      • National Mine is located in Marquette County
    • Winthrop Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Junction
      • Winthrop Junction is located in Marquette County
    • West Ishpeming
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ishpeming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ishpeming
      • West Ishpeming is located in Marquette County

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

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

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

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>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.
<3>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Witbeck) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Witbeck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3152, Longitude: -88.0043       In this case, the coordinates for Witbeck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Witbeck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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