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 Argentine (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 Argentine. 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 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 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.
Argentine is located in Genesee 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 Genesee County: Lapeer, Livingston, Oakland, Saginaw, Shiawassee & Tuscola.
Below are the counties that are near Argentine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Argentine:
- Genesee County (The home county of Argentine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Argentine, with the one closest to Argentine listed first.
- Linden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gaines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bayport Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bayport Park is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Park
- Lake Fenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Fenton is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fenton
- Lakeside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Duffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Duffield is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Swartz Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grand Blanc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argentine, with the one closest to Argentine listed first.
- Ovid
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argentine, with the one closest to Argentine listed first.
- Webberville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Williamston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pollok ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pollok is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
- Pollok has also been known as:
- Pollock
- Meridian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Dansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stockbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haslett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Okemos
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lapeer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argentine, with the one closest to Argentine listed first.
- Hadley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Metamora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hunters Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argentine, with the one closest to Argentine listed first.
- Deer Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Cohoctah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
- Tyrone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Parshallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parshallville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Hallers Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
- Hartland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fowlerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
- Parkers Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corners
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argentine, with the one closest to Argentine listed first.
- Holly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Hickory Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Clyde
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Highland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Highland
- Davisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Groveland Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
- Highland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland
- Seven Harbors
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Harbors is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Harbors
- White Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argentine, with the one closest to Argentine listed first.
- Layton Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
- Oakley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chesaning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shiawassee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argentine, with the one closest to Argentine listed first.
- Byron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Durand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lennon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nicholson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nicholson is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Morrice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Juddville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
- Corunna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argentine, with the one closest to Argentine listed first.
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Hudson Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hudson Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Mills
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Emery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Emery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Argentine, see our County-by-County Page for Argentine.
Cemeteries Near Argentine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Argentine.
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 Argentine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Argentine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Argentine, with the one closest to Argentine listed first.
- Argentine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clough Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Atherton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kimball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Byron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boutel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Augustine's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Fenton Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Argentine had a population of 170 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Argentine, with the one closest to Argentine listed first.
- Deer Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Linden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cohoctah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
- Byron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Fenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Parshallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parshallville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
- Duffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Duffield is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Rankin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rankin is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Hartland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Durand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Holly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Swartz Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bancroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Argentine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Argentine.
Newspapers Published in Argentine ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Argentine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Argentine, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Argentine.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Argentine:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Genesee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Ingham County
- Lapeer County
- Livingston County
- Oakland County
- Saginaw County
- Shiawassee County
- Washtenaw 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 Argentine, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Argentine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |