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 Baroda (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 Baroda. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Baroda 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 Baroda. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baroda:
- Berrien County (The home county of Baroda)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baroda, with the one closest to Baroda listed first.
- Snow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Snow is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Hinchman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hinchman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchman
- Bridgman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stevensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glendora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glendora is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Hills Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
- Glenlord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glenlord is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlord
- Glenlord has also been known as:
- Glen Lord
- Scottdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scottdale is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
- New Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berrien Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shoreham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shoreham is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
- Sawyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelhurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelhurst is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baroda, with the one closest to Baroda listed first.
- Sumnerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Pokagon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Dowagiac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- La Grange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- La Grange is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Edwardsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cassopolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Penn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Penn is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Vandalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baroda, with the one closest to Baroda listed first.
- Keeler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Keeler is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
- Fish Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
- Hartford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Covert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- LaPorte County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baroda, with the one closest to Baroda listed first.
- Hesston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Smith
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Smith is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Rolling Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Michiana Shores
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pottawattamie Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pottawattamie Park is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottawattamie Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- La Porte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trail Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
- Waterford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Stillwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Door Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Kankakee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kankakee is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
- Porter County (IN)
- Town-of-Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Town-of-Pines is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town-of-Pines
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Saint Joseph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baroda, with the one closest to Baroda listed first.
- New Carlisle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zeigler
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Roseland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Indian Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- South Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crumstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Granger
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mishawaka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gulivoire Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
- Nutwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- North Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Osceola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baroda, see our County-by-County Page for Baroda.
Cemeteries Near Baroda ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baroda.
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 Baroda - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baroda covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baroda, with the one closest to Baroda listed first.
- Ruggles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hinman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Feather Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Graceland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bridgman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- California School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royalton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stevensville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Glendora Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Baroda in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baroda.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Baroda, with the one closest to Baroda listed first.
- Livingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Livingston is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Bridgman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hinchman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hinchman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchman
- Glendora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glendora is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Stevensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hollywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hollywood is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Derby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Glenlord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glenlord is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlord
- Glenlord has also been known as:
- Glen Lord
- New Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berrien Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vineland is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sodus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sodus is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
- Harbert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eau Claire
(9 miles [14.5 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 Baroda. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baroda.
Newspapers Published in Baroda ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baroda.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baroda, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baroda.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Baroda:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Berrien County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Van Buren County
- Elkhart County
- LaPorte County
- Porter 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> | 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 Baroda, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baroda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |