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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 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Addison is located in Lenawee County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
      • Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
    • Manitou Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitou Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
      • Manitou Beach is located in Lenawee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manitou Beach <2>
    • Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manitou Beach - Devils Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
      • Manitou Beach - Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
    • Devils Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
      • Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
    • Cement City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rollin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
      • Rollin is located in Lenawee County
    • Onsted
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onsted have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onsted
      • Onsted is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onsted <2>
    • Cambridge Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Junction
      • Cambridge Junction is located in Lenawee County
    • Hudson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clayton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Lenawee County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
      • Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Fisher is located in Branch County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
      • Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
    • Jerome
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Hillsdale County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerome <2>
    • Locust Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
      • Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County
    • Moscow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
    • North Adams
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
      • North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Pittsford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
      • Pittsford is located in Hillsdale County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsford <2>
    • Osseo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Prattville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
      • Prattville is located in Hillsdale County
    • Lickly Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
      • Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County
    • Shadyside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
      • Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Jackson County
    • Clarklake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarklake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarklake
      • Clarklake is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarklake <2>
    • Brooklyn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <2>
    • South Jackson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jackson
      • South Jackson is located in Jackson County
    • Napoleon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <2>
    • Hanover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <2>
    • Vandercook Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook Lake
      • Vandercook Lake is located in Jackson County
    • Norvell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norvell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
      • Norvell is located in Jackson County
    • Horton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Michigan Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Center
      • Michigan Center is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan Center <2>
    • Jackson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
      • Former name for Jackson:
      • Jacksonopolis
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
    • Fishville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
      • Fishville is located in Jackson County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
      • Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
    • Manchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Washtenaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>
    • Rowes Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
      • Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
    • Bridgewater
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Bridgewater is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <2>
    • Chelsea
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • Chelsea is located in Washtenaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <2>
  • Steuben County (IN)
    • Clear Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
      • Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
      • Ritters is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Fayette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,232 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <2>
    • Powers ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
      • Powers is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Powers has also been known as:
      • Powers Station
    • Denson ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
      • Denson is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Inlet ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
      • Inlet is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Thelma ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thelma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
      • Thelma is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Lyons
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
    • Oakshade
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
      • Oakshade is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Advance
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
      • Advance is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Whiteville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
      • Whiteville is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Burlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Eckley ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eckley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
      • Eckley is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Eckley has also been known as:
      • Eckley Station
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
      • Pioneer is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <2>
    • Kunkle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
      • Kunkle is located in Williams County (OH)
    • West Unity
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jim Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jim Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
      • Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Holiday City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
      • Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Northwest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
      • Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Ainger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
      • Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Cooney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
      • Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Montpelier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Montpelier is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <2>

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

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Brownell - Binns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownell - Binns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownell - Binns Cemetery
  • Dibble Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dibble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dibble Cemetery
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
  • Sherman Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Farm Cemetery
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
  • Greens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greens Cemetery
  • Sanford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanford Cemetery
  • Aldrich Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aldrich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aldrich Cemetery
  • Peace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
  • Continue List   (389 more) ...
    • Somerset Congregational Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rollin Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rollin Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rollin Center Cemetery
    • Gambleville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gambleville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gambleville Cemetery

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.<6>

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
    • Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
  • Wheatland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Wheatland is located in Hillsdale County
  • Manitou Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitou Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
    • Manitou Beach is located in Lenawee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manitou Beach <2>
  • Devils Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
    • Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
  • Somerset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Geneva
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Lenawee County
  • Rollin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
    • Rollin is located in Lenawee County
  • Somerset Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
    • Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
  • Jerome
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Jerome is located in Hillsdale County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerome <2>
  • Liberty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Jackson County
  • Onsted
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onsted have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onsted
    • Onsted is located in Lenawee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onsted <2>
  • Hudson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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    • Springville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
      • Springville is located in Lenawee County
    • Brooklyn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <2>
    • Moscow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Hillsdale County

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Addison. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lenawee County: www.lenawee.mi.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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- Addison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Addison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9862, Longitude: -84.3491       In this case, the coordinates for Addison have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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