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 Assyria (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 Assyria. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Assyria is located in Barry 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 Barry County: Allegan, Calhoun, Eaton, Ionia, Kalamazoo & Kent.
Below are the counties that are near Assyria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Assyria:
- Barry County (The home county of Assyria)
- The following are listed by their distance from Assyria, with the one closest to Assyria listed first.
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Dowling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Banfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Hickory Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Delton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hastings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Woodland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Allegan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Assyria, with the one closest to Assyria listed first.
- Neeley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Neeley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
- Hooper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hooper is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Martin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Plainwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shelbyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bradley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Otsego
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wayland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Branch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Assyria, with the one closest to Assyria listed first.
- Union City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Girard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Assyria, with the one closest to Assyria listed first.
- Pennfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Verona Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- Oak Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Battle Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brownlee Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Level Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beadle Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Ceresco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Fort Custer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Marshall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton County
- Eagle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Assyria, with the one closest to Assyria listed first.
- Bellevue
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ainger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Olivet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Vermontville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Charlotte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Little Venice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Venice is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Venice
- Stalls Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stalls Corner is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalls Corner
- Woodbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Needmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Ingham County
- Onondaga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ionia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Assyria, with the one closest to Assyria listed first.
- Lake Odessa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Campbell Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Sebewa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Elmdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Portland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Assyria, with the one closest to Assyria listed first.
- Springport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Devereaux
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Devereaux is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
- Tompkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tompkins is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Parma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kalamazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Assyria, with the one closest to Assyria listed first.
- Augusta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Gull Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Yorkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Highland Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Climax
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Galesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Cooper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
- Comstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Scotts
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Parchment
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Assyria, with the one closest to Assyria listed first.
- Alto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph County
- Factoryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Assyria, see our County-by-County Page for Assyria.
Cemeteries Near Assyria ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Assyria.
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 Assyria - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Assyria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Assyria, with the one closest to Assyria listed first.
- Assyria Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Checkered Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Pennfield.
- The West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hicks Cemetery
- Hicks / West Pennfield Cemetery
- Pennfield Charter Twp. Hicks Cemetery
- West Pennfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #171020 <2>
- Bellevue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Follett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilcox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Iden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bedford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Holiday Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spaulding Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kalamo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Assyria had a population of 67 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Assyria, with the one closest to Assyria listed first.
- Lacey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lacey is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Bellevue
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dowling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Kalamo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kalamo is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamo
- Banfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Battle Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Olivet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ainger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cedar Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Vermontville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Assyria. See our List of 1890's Communities around Assyria.
Newspapers Published in Assyria ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Assyria.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Assyria, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Assyria.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Assyria:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Barry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegan County
- Branch County
- Calhoun County
- Clinton County
- Eaton County
- Ingham County
- Ionia County
- Jackson County
- Kalamazoo County
- Kent County
- Saint Joseph 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 Assyria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Assyria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |