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 Almont (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 Almont. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Almont is located in Lapeer 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 Lapeer County: Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, Saint Clair, Sanilac & Tuscola.
Below are the counties that are near Almont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Almont:
- Lapeer County (The home county of Almont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Almont, with the one closest to Almont listed first.
- Dryden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Imlay City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Attica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Metamora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lum is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
- Hunters Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Kings Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Lapeer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Five Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Hadley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brown City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burnside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burnside is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almont, with the one closest to Almont listed first.
- Goodrich
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Atlas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Atlas is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Davison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Russellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Otisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Blanc
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Macomb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almont, with the one closest to Almont listed first.
- Miami ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Miami is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
- Romeo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Armada Corners ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Armada Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada Corners
- Armada Corners has also been known as:
- Selleck's Corners
- Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grays' Mills is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays' Mills
- Former names for Grays' Mills:
- Clifton Mill
- Clifton Village
- Clifton
- Thorington ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thorington is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorington
- Thorington has also been known as:
- Thorington Settlement
- Armada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Armada is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Former names for Armada:
- Burk's Corners
- Honeyoe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armada <1>
- Doyle ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Doyle is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Crissmanville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crissmanville is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crissmanville
- Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Berry's Corners ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berry's Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry's Corners
- Memphis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Memphis is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Former name for Memphis:
- Well's Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <1>
- Davis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Gas Settlement ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gas Settlement is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Settlement
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almont, with the one closest to Almont listed first.
- Leonard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Campbells Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Campbells Corner is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corner
- Kline ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kline is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Kline has also been known as:
- Kline Settlement
- Lake Orion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Orion is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,191 people
- Former names for Lake Orion:
- Canandaigua City
- New Canandaigua
- Oakland
- Orion
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Orion <1>
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rudds Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rudds Mill is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudds Mill
- Thomas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Thomas is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Decker ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Decker is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Decker has also been known as:
- Decker Settlement
- Goodison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodison is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodison
- Lake Orion Junction ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Orion Junction is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Junction
- Lake Orion Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Orion Heights is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Heights
- Oakwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almont, with the one closest to Almont listed first.
- Allenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Lesterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lesterville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
- Berville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Berville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berville
- Capac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riley Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Riley Center is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Center
- Emmett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lambs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lambs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs
- Lambs has also been known as:
- Lamb
- Brockway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brockway is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
- Belle River
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Belle River is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Goodells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Goodells is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodells
- Yale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <1>
- Avoca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sanilac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almont, with the one closest to Almont listed first.
- Valley Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Melvin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Roseburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Speaker
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Speaker is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
- Peck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peck is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Marlette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Amadore ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amadore is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amadore
- Juhl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Juhl is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
- Tuscola County
- Fostoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Almont, see our County-by-County Page for Almont.
Cemeteries Near Almont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Almont.
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 Almont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Almont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Almont, with the one closest to Almont listed first.
- Hough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goodrich Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich Cemetery
- The Goodrich Cemetery has also been known as:
- Scotch Settlement Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #605 <2>
- Scotch Settlement Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Webster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Berlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cooley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McCafferty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCafferty Cemetery
- The McCafferty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Butterfield Union Society Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1042 <2>
- Bruce Armada Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- North Dryden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Dryden Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bruce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Almont had a population of 717 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Almont had a population of 2,815 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Almont, with the one closest to Almont listed first.
- Dryden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leonard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Imlay City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lakeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Romeo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Berville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Berville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berville
- Capac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Armada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Armada is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Former names for Armada:
- Burk's Corners
- Honeyoe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armada <1>
- Attica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thornville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thornville is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
- Doyle ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Doyle is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Riley Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Riley Center is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Center
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Goodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Goodland is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
- Metamora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Almont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Almont.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Almont ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Almont.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Almont. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Almont and those printed in the larger area surrounding Almont.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> of Almont.
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 Almont:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Lapeer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Macomb County
- Oakland County
- Saint Clair County
- Sanilac County
- Tuscola 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 Almont, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Almont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |