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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Amadore. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Amadore to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Amadore, please Contact Us.

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 Amadore (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 Amadore. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Amadore is historic, it would have been located within present day Sanilac 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 Sanilac County: Huron, Lapeer, Saint Clair & Tuscola.

Below are the counties that are near Amadore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amadore:

  • Sanilac County     (The home county of Amadore)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amadore, with the one closest to Amadore listed first.
    • Lexington Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Croswell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lexington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Roseburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roseburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
      • Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roseburg
      • From Amadore to Roseburg
    • Speaker
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Applegate
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Peck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Melvin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Cash
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Cash is located in Sanilac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cash
      • From Amadore to Cash
    • Watertown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Carsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Port Sanilac
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sanilac have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sanilac
      • Port Sanilac is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sanilac <3>
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amadore, with the one closest to Amadore listed first.
    • Brown City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Burnside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burnside
      • From Amadore to Burnside
    • Imlay City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Almont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
      • Almont is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,815 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <3>
    • Kings Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Clifford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • North Branch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Macomb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amadore, with the one closest to Amadore listed first.
    • Memphis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Former name for Memphis:
      • Well's Settlement
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <3>
    • Doyle ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
      • Doyle is located in Macomb County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Doyle
      • From Amadore to Doyle
    • Beebe's Corners ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Coopertown ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coopertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
      • Coopertown is located in Macomb County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coopertown
      • From Amadore to Coopertown
    • Richmond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bates Corner ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Muttonville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Muttonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttonville
      • Muttonville is located in Macomb County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Muttonville
      • From Amadore to Muttonville
    • Armada
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Berry's Corners ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amadore, with the one closest to Amadore listed first.
    • Jeddo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Saint Clair County
    • Blaine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • North Lakeport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Atkins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Saint Clair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Atkins
      • From Amadore to Atkins
    • North Street
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ruby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Avoca
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gardendale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gardendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
      • Gardendale is located in Saint Clair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gardendale
      • From Amadore to Gardendale
    • Yale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brockway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brockway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
      • Brockway is located in Saint Clair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brockway
      • From Amadore to Brockway
    • Wadhams
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wadhams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadhams
      • Wadhams is located in Saint Clair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wadhams
      • From Amadore to Wadhams

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

Cemeteries Near Amadore ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amadore.

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 Amadore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amadore, with the one closest to Amadore listed first.

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.

Amadore itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 127 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Amadore, with the one closest to Amadore listed first.

  • Jeddo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Jeddo is located in Saint Clair County
  • Croswell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Blaine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lexington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fargo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • Fargo is located in Saint Clair County
  • Lakeport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roseburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
    • Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Roseburg
    • From Amadore to Roseburg
  • Atkins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Atkins is located in Saint Clair County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Atkins
    • From Amadore to Atkins
  • North Street
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Avoca
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Speaker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amadore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amadore.

Newspapers Published in Amadore ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amadore.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amadore, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amadore.

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 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 Amadore:

The official website for Sanilac County: www.sanilaccounty.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Amadore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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>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- Amadore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amadore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1951, Longitude: -82.5859    









 

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