Welcome to Amadore ...
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.
Amadore was located in Michigan's Thumb.
Amadore would have been located within present day Sanilac County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Amadore, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Amadore is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Amadore was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Amadore still existed, it would have been in the (810) area code.
Communities near Amadore ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amadore.
- Sarnia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarnia
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarnia <4>
- Port Huron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Huron
- Port Huron is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Huron <4>
- Sandusky
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
- Former name for Sandusky:
- Sanilac Centre
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <4>
- Croswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croswell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
- Croswell is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croswell <4>
- Point Edward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Edward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Edward
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Edward <4>
- Yale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Yale is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <4>
- Lexington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
- Peck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Peck is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- 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.<5> 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 <4>
- Carsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Carsonville is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carsonville <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Amadore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amadore.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amadore. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amadore.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amadore. See our Newspapers Page for Amadore.
Adding Amadore to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Amadore in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Amadore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Amadore post office opened in 1868.
We also found Amadore in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Amadore.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Sanilac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amadore - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |