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 Addison (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 Addison. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Addison is located in Lenawee 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 Lenawee County: Hillsdale, Jackson, Monroe, Washtenaw, Fulton (OH) & Lucas (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Addison. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Addison:
- Lenawee County (The home county of Addison)
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Addison Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
- Manitou Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Devils Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
- Cement City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rollin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Onsted
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cambridge Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Junction
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Tipton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Canandaigua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- North Morenci
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Branch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Quincy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fisher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fisher is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Homer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Somerset Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Jerome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Moscow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- North Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Pittsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Osseo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prattville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Lickly Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Shadyside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Steamburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Hillsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Clarklake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jackson
- Napoleon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vandercook Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vandercook Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook Lake
- Norvell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norvell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
- Horton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Michigan Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
- Former name for Jackson:
- Jacksonopolis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Leoni
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leoni is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
- Fishville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fishville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Monroe County
- Cone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Sharon Hollow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
- Bridgewater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben County (IN)
- Clear Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Fulton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Fayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Powers ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Denson ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Denson is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Lyons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakshade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Advance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Advance is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Burlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Alvordton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pioneer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- West Unity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jim Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Holiday City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Northwest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Ainger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Cooney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Montpelier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Addison, see our County-by-County Page for Addison.
Cemeteries Near Addison ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Addison.
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 Addison - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Addison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brownell - Binns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dibble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sherman Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aldrich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fowler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (390 more) ...
- Somerset Congregational Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Congregational Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Somerset Congregational Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Somerset.
- The Somerset Congregational Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Somerset Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981005 <2>
- Rollin Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gambleville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Addison had a population of 425 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Addison had a population of 579 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Addison Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
- Wheatland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wheatland is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Manitou Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Devils Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
- Geneva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Rollin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Somerset Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Jerome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Onsted
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Springville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Springville is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- North Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Addison. See our List of 1890's Communities around Addison.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Addison ...
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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Addison.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Addison. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Addison and those printed in the larger area surrounding Addison.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Addison.
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 helpful 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 Addison:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Lenawee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Branch County
- Calhoun County
- Hillsdale County
- Jackson County
- Monroe County
- Washtenaw County
- Steuben County
- Fulton County
- Williams 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> | 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> | 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 Addison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Addison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |