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 Algansee (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 Algansee. 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 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.
Algansee is located in Branch 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 Branch County: LaGrange (IN), Steuben (IN), Calhoun, Hillsdale & Saint Joseph.
Below are the counties that are near Algansee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Algansee:
- Branch County (The home county of Algansee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Algansee, with the one closest to Algansee listed first.
- Fisher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Ray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Canada Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Quincy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trailtree Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Batavia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Hatmaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Girard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Gilead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gilead is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hodunk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Bronson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Matteson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Matteson is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algansee, with the one closest to Algansee listed first.
- Tekonsha
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Homer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Athens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Leroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
- Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Joppa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Marengo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Hillsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algansee, with the one closest to Algansee listed first.
- Montgomery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Reading
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Steamburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Hillsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osseo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shadyside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Ransom
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Mosherville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algansee, with the one closest to Algansee listed first.
- Hanover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Horton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Spring Arbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lenawee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algansee, with the one closest to Algansee listed first.
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Addison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Munson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Rollin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Addison Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
- Manitou Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algansee, with the one closest to Algansee listed first.
- Burr Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Colon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- 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 <1>
- Fawn River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Findley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- Factoryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Fairfax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Leonidas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nottawa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wasepi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasepi
- DeKalb County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Algansee, with the one closest to Algansee listed first.
- Ashley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Butler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Moore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Corunna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- LaGrange County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Algansee, with the one closest to Algansee listed first.
- Greenfield Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Mongo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Stroh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Brighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Gravel Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Plato
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- South Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Howe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- LaGrange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valentine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Steuben County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Algansee, with the one closest to Algansee listed first.
- Ray
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Clear Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Fremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Angola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alvarado
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Pleasant Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Russels Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Hamilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Hudson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County (OH)
- Fayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Algansee, with the one closest to Algansee listed first.
- Northwest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Cooney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Ainger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Edon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <1>
- Jim Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Pioneer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blakeslee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Montpelier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Kunkle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Alvordton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Algansee, see our County-by-County Page for Algansee.
Cemeteries Near Algansee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Algansee.
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 Algansee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Algansee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Algansee, with the one closest to Algansee listed first.
- Amish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- California Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Reading Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hultz Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Munday Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Covenant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gleason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- Lawrence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knauss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Algansee had a population of 65 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Algansee, with the one closest to Algansee listed first.
- California
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- California is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Ray
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Montgomery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Clear Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Reading
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Quincy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- East Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Gilead is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gilead
- Bankers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bankers is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
- Allen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cambria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cambria is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Nevada Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Mills
- Northwest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Algansee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Algansee.
Newspapers Published in Algansee ...
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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Algansee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Algansee, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Algansee.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Algansee:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Branch County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Hillsdale County
- Jackson County
- Lenawee County
- Saint Joseph County
- DeKalb County
- LaGrange 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> | 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 Algansee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Algansee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |