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 Bainbridge Center (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 Bainbridge Center. 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.
Name Variations for Bainbridge Center ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bainbridge Center: Bainbridge Ctr. (or less commonly used: Bainbridge Cen., Bainbridge Cent. or Bainbridge Cntr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bainbridge Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bainbridge Center.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Bainbridge Center is located in Berrien 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 Berrien County: LaPorte (IN), Saint Joseph (IN), Cass & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Bainbridge Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bainbridge Center:
- Berrien County (The home county of Bainbridge Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bainbridge Center, with the one closest to Bainbridge Center listed first.
- Coloma
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Watervliet
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Naomi
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Naomi is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Twelve Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
- Paw Paw Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Lake
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Shanghai Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
- Sodus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sodus is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
- Benton Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benton Heights is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Heights
- Hartman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hartman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Lake Michigan Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Michigan Beach is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Michigan Beach
- Benton Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allegan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bainbridge Center, with the one closest to Bainbridge Center listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- South Haven Highlands
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hawkhead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hawkhead is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkhead
- Miami Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Miami Park is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Park
- Miami Park has also been known as:
- Miami Park Beach
- Miomi Park Beach
- Cedar Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Leisure
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leisure is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Leisure has also been known as:
- East Casco
- Glenn Haven Shores
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glenn Haven Shores is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Haven Shores
- Glenn Haven Shores has also been known as:
- Hollywood
- Glenn Shores
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glenn Shores is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Shores
- Glenn Shores has also been known as:
- Glenn Stores
- Pullman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Glenn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bainbridge Center, with the one closest to Bainbridge Center listed first.
- Dowagiac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sumnerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Pokagon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- La Grange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Grange is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Cassopolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Penn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Penn is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Wakelee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Brownsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Vandalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Marcellus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Edwardsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jones
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph County
- Chamberlain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bainbridge Center, with the one closest to Bainbridge Center listed first.
- Keeler
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Keeler is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
- Covert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bangor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Breedsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paw Paw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kibbie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- Glendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Elkhart County (IN)
- Simonton Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Saint Joseph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bainbridge Center, with the one closest to Bainbridge Center listed first.
- Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Granger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Roseland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- New Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- South Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zeigler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bainbridge Center, see our County-by-County Page for Bainbridge Center.
Cemeteries Near Bainbridge Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bainbridge Center.
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 Bainbridge Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bainbridge Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bainbridge Center, with the one closest to Bainbridge Center listed first.
- Byers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pennyan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zion EUB Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kniebes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pearl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shanghai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Coloma Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coloma Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Coloma.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #270670 <2>
- Cullinane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Keeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Bainbridge Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bainbridge Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bainbridge Center, with the one closest to Bainbridge Center listed first.
- Spinks Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spinks Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks Corners
- Millburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Millburg is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburg
- Coloma
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Naomi
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Naomi is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Sister Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sister Lakes is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Lakes
- Watervliet
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Twelve Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
- Sodus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sodus is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Hartman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hartman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eau Claire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vineland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vineland is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Berrien Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bainbridge Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bainbridge Center.
Newspapers Published in Bainbridge Center ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bainbridge Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bainbridge Center, 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 Bainbridge Center.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bainbridge Center:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Berrien County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegan County
- Cass County
- Saint Joseph County
- Van Buren County
- Elkhart 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 Bainbridge Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bainbridge Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |