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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 Barnes Lake - Millers Lake (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 Barnes Lake - Millers Lake. 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 Barnes Lake - Millers Lake ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this community is Barnes Lake - Millers Lake, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Barnes Lake - Millers Lake may originally have been Barne's Lake - Millers Lake.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Barnes Lake - Millers Lake might be written as Barne Lake - Millers Lake.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Barnes Lake - Millers Lake is located in Lapeer County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties 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 Barnes Lake - Millers Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barnes Lake - Millers Lake:

  • Lapeer County     (The home county of Barnes Lake - Millers Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes Lake - Millers Lake, with the one closest to Barnes Lake - Millers Lake listed first.
    • Columbiaville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • North Branch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
      • Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
    • Otter Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
      • Otter Lake is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Lake <2>
    • Lapeer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
      • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <2>
    • Lum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
      • Lum is located in Lapeer County
    • Silverwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
      • Silverwood is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverwood <2>
    • Burnside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
    • Clifford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Attica
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
    • Hunters Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
      • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
    • Brown City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hadley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadley <2>
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes Lake - Millers Lake, with the one closest to Barnes Lake - Millers Lake listed first.
    • Otisville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
      • Otisville is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <2>
    • Davison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davison
      • Davison is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,860 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davison <2>
    • Russellville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Genesee County
    • Genesee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
      • Genesee is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <2>
    • Mount Morris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Atlas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
      • Atlas is located in Genesee County
    • Goodrich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Beecher
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beecher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
      • Beecher is located in Genesee County
    • Burton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clio
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
      • Clio is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <2>
    • Farrandville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
      • Farrandville is located in Genesee County
    • Flint
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <2>
    • Grand Blanc
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Macomb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes Lake - Millers Lake, with the one closest to Barnes Lake - Millers Lake listed first.
    • Miami ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miami. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
      • Miami is located in Macomb County
    • Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grays' Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays' Mills
      • Grays' Mills is located in Macomb County
      • Former names for Grays' Mills:
      • Clifton Mill
      • Clifton Village
      • Clifton
    • Doyle ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
      • Doyle is located in Macomb County
    • Romeo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Thorington ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorington
      • Thorington is located in Macomb County
      • Thorington has also been known as:
      • Thorington Settlement
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes Lake - Millers Lake, with the one closest to Barnes Lake - Millers Lake listed first.
    • Thomas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Oakland County
    • Oakwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Oakland County
    • Leonard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ortonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Oxford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Perry Lake Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perry Lake Heights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Lake Heights
      • Perry Lake Heights is located in Oakland County
    • Lakeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
      • Lakeville is located in Oakland County
    • Campbells Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campbells Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corner
      • Campbells Corner is located in Oakland County
    • Lake Orion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion
      • Lake Orion is located in Oakland County
      • 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 <2>
    • Newark
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Oakland County
    • Lake Orion Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Heights
      • Lake Orion Heights is located in Oakland County
    • Rudds Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rudds Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudds Mill
      • Rudds Mill is located in Oakland County
    • Groveland Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Groveland Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
      • Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes Lake - Millers Lake, with the one closest to Barnes Lake - Millers Lake listed first.
    • Frankenmuth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Birch Run
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Blumfield Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumfield Corners
      • Blumfield Corners is located in Saginaw County
    • Reese
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reese have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
      • Reese is located in Saginaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reese <2>
    • Taymouth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
      • Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
    • Burt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes Lake - Millers Lake, with the one closest to Barnes Lake - Millers Lake listed first.
    • Capac
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
      • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <2>
    • Yale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • 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 <2>
    • Allenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
      • Allenton is located in Saint Clair County
    • Lesterville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
      • Lesterville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Brockway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brockway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
      • Brockway is located in Saint Clair County
    • Berville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berville
      • Berville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Riley Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Center
      • Riley Center is located in Saint Clair County
    • Emmett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
      • Emmett is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <2>
  • Sanilac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes Lake - Millers Lake, with the one closest to Barnes Lake - Millers Lake listed first.
    • Marlette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
      • Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
    • Juhl
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Juhl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
      • Juhl is located in Sanilac County
    • Melvin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Hemans
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hemans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
      • Hemans is located in Sanilac County
    • Decker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
      • Decker is located in Sanilac County
    • Peck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Peck is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Speaker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
      • Speaker is located in Sanilac County
    • Elmer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Sanilac County
    • Snover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snover
      • Snover is located in Sanilac County
    • Watertown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Watertown is located in Sanilac County
    • Roseburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roseburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
      • Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
    • Cash
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Cash is located in Sanilac County
  • Tuscola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes Lake - Millers Lake, with the one closest to Barnes Lake - Millers Lake listed first.
    • Fostoria
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
      • Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
    • Mayville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Juniata
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
      • Juniata is located in Tuscola County
    • Millington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Wahjamega
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahjamega. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
      • Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
    • Vassar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilmot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
    • Tuscola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tuscola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <2>
    • Caro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
      • Caro is located in Tuscola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caro <2>
    • Watrousville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
      • Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
    • Deford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
      • Deford is located in Tuscola County
    • Denmark Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denmark Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
      • Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barnes Lake - Millers Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Barnes Lake - Millers Lake.

Cemeteries Near Barnes Lake - Millers Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barnes Lake - Millers Lake.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barnes Lake - Millers Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barnes Lake - Millers Lake, with the one closest to Barnes Lake - Millers Lake listed first.

  • West Deerfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Deerfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Deerfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Five Lakes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Five Lakes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Five Lakes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Millville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stiles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hollenbeck Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollenbeck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollenbeck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • German Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bahel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bahel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bahel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Watertown Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (253 more) ...
    • North Branch - Burlington Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Branch - Burlington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Branch - Burlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Otter Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<6>

While we didn't find Barnes Lake - Millers Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barnes Lake - Millers Lake.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Barnes Lake - Millers Lake, with the one closest to Barnes Lake - Millers Lake listed first.

  • Five Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
    • Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
  • Columbiaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fostoria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
    • Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
  • North Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
    • Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
  • Otter Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
    • Otter Lake is located in Lapeer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Lake <2>
  • Lapeer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
    • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <2>
  • Lum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
    • Lum is located in Lapeer County
  • Mayville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Otisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
    • Otisville is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <2>
  • Burnside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
    • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
  • Clifford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Clifford is located in Lapeer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
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    • Elba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Lapeer County
    • Attica
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
    • Hunters Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
      • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barnes Lake - Millers Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barnes Lake - Millers Lake.

Newspapers Published in Barnes Lake - Millers Lake ...

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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barnes Lake - Millers Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barnes Lake - Millers Lake, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barnes Lake - Millers Lake.

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 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 Barnes Lake - Millers Lake:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barnes Lake - Millers Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Barnes Lake - Millers Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Barnes Lake - Millers Lake) to Point B.




 

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