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Welcome to Starville ...

So far, we found very little information about Starville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Starville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Starville, please Contact Us.


Starville would have been located within present day Saint Clair County<2>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Starville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Starville is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Starville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Starville once stood is in the (810) area code.

Communities near Starville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Starville.

  • Mount Clemens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clemens
    • Mount Clemens is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,013 people
    • Former names for Mount Clemens:
    • Big Springs
    • High Banks
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Clemens <4>
  • New Baltimore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
    • New Baltimore is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,281 people
    • Former names for New Baltimore:
    • Ashley
    • Ashleyville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baltimore <4>
  • Marysville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Richmond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
  • Saint Clair
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • New Haven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
    • New Haven is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,061 people
    • Former names for New Haven:
    • New Baltimore Station
    • New Haven Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
  • Marine City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
    • Marine City is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
    • Former names for Marine City:
    • Cottrellville
    • Marine
    • Newport
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City <4>
  • Algonac
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonac
    • Algonac is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonac <4>
  • Armada
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada
    • Armada is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
    • Former names for Armada:
    • Burk's Corners
    • Honeyoe
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armada <4>
  • Memphis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Memphis is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Former name for Memphis:
    • Well's Settlement
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Starville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Starville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Starville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Starville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Starville. See our Newspapers Page for Starville.

Adding Starville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Starville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Starville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Starville.

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclaircounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Starville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Starville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.









 

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