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 Attica (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 Attica. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Attica 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 Attica. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Attica:
- Lapeer County (The home county of Attica)
- The following are listed by their distance from Attica, with the one closest to Attica listed first.
- Imlay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lum is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
- Dryden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kings Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Hunters Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Five Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Metamora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lapeer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Almont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burnside is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- North Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hadley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Attica, with the one closest to Attica listed first.
- Davison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Goodrich
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Atlas is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Otisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Burton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Genesee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grand Blanc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beecher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beecher is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
- Flint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Morris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bayport Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bayport Park is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Park
- Clio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Macomb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Attica, with the one closest to Attica listed first.
- Miami ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Miami is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
- Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Romeo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Armada Corners ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 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
- Crissmanville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Crissmanville is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crissmanville
- Armada
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Berry's Corners ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berry's Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry's Corners
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Memphis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Ray Center ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ray Center is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Center
- Ray Center has also been known as:
- Ray
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Attica, with the one closest to Attica listed first.
- Leonard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Lakeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Oakwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Campbells Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Campbells Corner is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corner
- Lake Orion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Kline ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kline is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Kline has also been known as:
- Kline Settlement
- Lake Orion Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lake Orion Heights is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Heights
- Rudds Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rudds Mill is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudds Mill
- Ortonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Lake Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Lake Heights is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Lake Heights
- Decker ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Decker is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Decker has also been known as:
- Decker Settlement
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Attica, with the one closest to Attica listed first.
- Capac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Allenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allenton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Lesterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lesterville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
- Berville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berville
- Riley Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Riley Center is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Center
- Yale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Brockway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brockway is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
- Emmett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Avoca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lambs
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Goodells
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Goodells is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodells
- Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belle River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belle River is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
- Sanilac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Attica, with the one closest to Attica listed first.
- Valley Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Melvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Marlette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Speaker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Speaker is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
- Peck
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Peck is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Roseburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Juhl
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Juhl is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
- Watertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watertown is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Cash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cash is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Elmer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmer is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Decker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Decker is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Hemans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hemans is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
- Tuscola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Attica, with the one closest to Attica listed first.
- Fostoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Mayville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Juniata
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Juniata is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Wilmot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Attica, see our County-by-County Page for Attica.
Cemeteries Near Attica ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Attica.
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 Attica - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Attica covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Attica, with the one closest to Attica listed first.
- Attica Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roscoe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Attica Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethany Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Dryden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Imlay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bahel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Twp. Cemetery
- The Arcadia Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arcadia Cemetery
- DeGroat Cemetery
- Lum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143188 <2>
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Higley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thornville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- Dryden Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant 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 Attica had a population of 352 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Attica, with the one closest to Attica listed first.
- Imlay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lum is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
- Thornville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thornville is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
- Dryden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goodland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodland is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
- Hunters Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Kings Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Metamora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Five Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Lapeer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Farmers Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Creek
- Almont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Leonard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Capac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Attica. See our List of 1890's Communities around Attica.
Newspapers Published in Attica ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Attica.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Attica, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Attica.
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 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 Attica:
- 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 Attica, 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- Attica) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |