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 Adamsville (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 Adamsville. 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 Adamsville ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Adamsville was originally named Adamsport
A past name for Adamsville: Sage's Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Adamsville. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Adamsville.
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 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.
Adamsville is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Elkhart (IN), Saint Joseph (IN), Berrien, Saint Joseph & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Adamsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Adamsville:
- Cass County (The home county of Adamsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamsville, with the one closest to Adamsville listed first.
- Edwardsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Cassopolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vandalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- La Grange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- La Grange is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Penn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Penn is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Jones
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pokagon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Corey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Wakelee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Dowagiac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sumnerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Berrien County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamsville, with the one closest to Adamsville listed first.
- Niles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Berrien Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bakertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bakertown is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Berrien Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eau Claire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Naomi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Naomi is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Dayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Hartman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hartman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Shanghai Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
- Hinchman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hinchman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchman
- Hills Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
- Galien
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Galien is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Kalamazoo County
- Schoolcraft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamsville, with the one closest to Adamsville listed first.
- Mottville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Fabius
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Constantine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- White Pigeon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Three Rivers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Bluff Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Chamberlain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Klingers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Centreville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Parkville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Nottawa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sturgis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamsville, with the one closest to Adamsville listed first.
- Decatur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Keeler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Keeler is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
- Lawton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hartford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Paw Paw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elkhart County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamsville, with the one closest to Adamsville listed first.
- Simonton Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Elkhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garden Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Dunlap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southwest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Wakarusa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Foraker
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Foraker is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Bainter Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
- New Paris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kosciusko County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamsville, with the one closest to Adamsville listed first.
- Milford Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- Syracuse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wawasee Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
- LaGrange County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamsville, with the one closest to Adamsville listed first.
- Scott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Scott is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Shipshewana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Seyberts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- Topeka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marshall County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamsville, with the one closest to Adamsville listed first.
- Bremen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- La Paz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- La Paz is located in Marshall County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Linkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linkville is located in Marshall County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Harris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Marshall County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Noble County (IN)
- Ligonier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamsville, with the one closest to Adamsville listed first.
- Granger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Osceola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <1>
- Mishawaka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Indian Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Roseland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- South Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gulivoire Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
- Nutwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Wyatt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crumstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Zeigler
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Adamsville, see our County-by-County Page for Adamsville.
Cemeteries Near Adamsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adamsville.
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 Adamsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Adamsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Adamsville, with the one closest to Adamsville listed first.
- Adamsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gods Half Acre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Five Points Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shaffer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kessington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Calvin Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reams - Norton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Plum Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rodgers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Adamsville had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Adamsville, with the one closest to Adamsville listed first.
- Edwardsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Granger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Elkhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Dailey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dailey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Cassopolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Osceola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <1>
- Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- La Grange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- La Grange is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Penn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Penn is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Mishawaka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mottville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Adamsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adamsville.
Newspapers Published in Adamsville ...
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 154 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adamsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adamsville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Adamsville.
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 Adamsville:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berrien County
- Kalamazoo County
- Saint Joseph County
- Van Buren County
- Elkhart County
- Kosciusko County
- LaGrange County
- Marshall County
- Noble County
- Saint Joseph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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> | 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 Adamsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Adamsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |