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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 Wolverine (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 Wolverine. 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.

Wolverine is located in Cheboygan 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 Cheboygan County: Charlevoix, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego & Presque Isle.

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

  • Cheboygan County     (The home county of Wolverine)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolverine, with the one closest to Wolverine listed first.
    • Afton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wildwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Indian River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fingerboard Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
    • Burt Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Giauque Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
    • Topinabee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Tower
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Tower is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
    • Veery Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
    • Long Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Silver Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Mullett Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
    • Black Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Black Lake is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake
  • Antrim County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolverine, with the one closest to Wolverine listed first.
    • Alba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Finkton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Finkton is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
  • Charlevoix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolverine, with the one closest to Wolverine listed first.
    • Walloon Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Boyne Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyne City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
      • Former names for Boyne City:
      • Bay Springs
      • Boyne
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <1>
    • Zenith Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
    • Horton Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
    • Goo ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Goo is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
    • Bay Shore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
    • East Jordan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Ironton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Emmet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolverine, with the one closest to Wolverine listed first.
    • Alanson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ponshewaing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
    • Conway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bay View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brutus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kegomic ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
    • Petoskey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ramona Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
    • Roaring Brook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
    • Wequetonsing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetonsing
    • Harbor Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bay Harbor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Montmorency County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolverine, with the one closest to Wolverine listed first.
    • Canada Creek Ranch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Canada Creek Ranch is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Creek Ranch
    • Vienna Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
    • Big Rock ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
    • Bigelow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bigelow is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
    • Atlanta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewiston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vienna Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Vienna Junction is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolverine, with the one closest to Wolverine listed first.
    • Green Timbers
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
    • Vanderbilt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Berryville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Berryville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Sparr
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Sparr is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
    • Hallock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hallock is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
    • Gaylord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Elmira
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearll City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Pearll City is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
    • Johannesburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Hetherton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hetherton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
    • Arbutus Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Arbutus Beach is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus Beach
    • Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
    • Waters
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Presque Isle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolverine, with the one closest to Wolverine listed first.
    • Onaway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <1>
    • Black Lake Bluffs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Black Lake Bluffs is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Bluffs
    • Millersburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Ocqueoc
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ocqueoc is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocqueoc
    • Huron Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Huron Beach is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Beach

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

Cemeteries Near Wolverine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wolverine.

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

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

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

  • Silver Lake Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rondo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Indian River Catholic Shrine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Chandler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Vanderbilt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Monica's Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Walker Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ohioville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Curtiss Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Joy Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (104 more) ...

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wolverine had a population of 462 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wolverine had a population of 234 people.

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

  • Rondo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rondo is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
  • Trowbridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Trowbridge is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
  • Wildwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Vanderbilt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Indian River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Epsilon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Epsilon is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsilon
  • Burt Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Topinabee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Alanson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Clarion is located in Charlevoix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Boyne Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Conway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gaylord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Brutus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Wolverine ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolverine.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wolverine, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wolverine.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Wolverine:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wolverine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Wolverine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.