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 Adams Park (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 Adams Park. 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.
Name Variations for Adams Park ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Adams Park, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Adams Park may originally have been Adam's Park.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Adams Park might be written as Adam Park.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Adams Park. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Adams Park.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Adams Park is located in Kalamazoo 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 Kalamazoo County: Allegan, Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Saint Joseph & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Adams Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Adams Park:
- Kalamazoo County (The home county of Adams Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
- Pavillion Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
- Vicksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Portage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Milwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwood
- Schoolcraft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Comstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Galesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Climax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Eastwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Kalamazoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allegan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
- Plainwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neeley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Neeley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
- Otsego
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hooper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hooper is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Martin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Watson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
- Hickory Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Doster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Doster is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Banfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Delton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Prairieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Cedar Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cloverdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Dowling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Branch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
- Sherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Union City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Matteson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Matteson is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Hodunk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Bronson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Girard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Batavia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Hatmaker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Coldwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trailtree Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Gilead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
- West Leroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Leroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
- Joppa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Joppa is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Fort Custer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Sonoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Springfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Level Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Oak Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Battle Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beadle Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Bedford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
- Marcellus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Corey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Wakelee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Jones
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Penn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Penn is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Vandalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Eaton County
- Bellevue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
- Mendon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parkville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Factoryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Leonidas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Wasepi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasepi
- Colon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <2>
- Chamberlain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Centreville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Nottawa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Three Rivers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Findley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
- Mattawan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Almena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Almena is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Lawton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Lake is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
- Paw Paw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kendall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kendall is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Gobles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Glendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Lawrence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- LaGrange County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
- Scott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Scott is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Howe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Greenfield Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Adams Park, see our County-by-County Page for Adams Park.
Cemeteries Near Adams Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adams Park.
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 Adams Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Adams Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
- Jenkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McKain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boughten Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wolcott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schoolcraft Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gourdneck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hassic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (293 more) ...
- Portage South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dutton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Fulton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Adams Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Adams Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
- Pavilion
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pavilion is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion
- Vicksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Portage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schoolcraft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Comstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Climax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Galesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Parkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parkville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Mendon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leonidas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Factoryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- West Leroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Flowerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flowerfield is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Adams Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adams Park.
Newspapers Published in Adams Park ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adams Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adams Park, 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 Adams Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Adams Park:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Kalamazoo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegan County
- Barry County
- Branch County
- Calhoun County
- Cass County
- Eaton County
- Saint Joseph County
- Van Buren County
- LaGrange County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Adams Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Adams Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |