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 Bath (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 Bath. 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 doctors and 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.
Bath is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia, Montcalm, Saginaw & Shiawassee.
Below are the counties that are near Bath. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bath:
- Clinton County (The home county of Bath)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bath, with the one closest to Bath listed first.
- Gunnisonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- Clinton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- East DeWitt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- De Witt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Price
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Shepardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Ovid
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duplain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Eagle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elsie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eureka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bath, with the one closest to Bath listed first.
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Millett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millett is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Millett has also been known as:
- Milletts
- Dimondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Ledge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Windsor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Windsor is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
- Kingsland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsland is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Potterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Petrieville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petrieville is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrieville
- Needmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Eaton Rapids
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mulliken
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gresham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bath, with the one closest to Bath listed first.
- Gaines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Duffield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Duffield is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Argentine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Argentine is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Gratiot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bath, with the one closest to Bath listed first.
- Bannister
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ashley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pompeii
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Perrinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Middleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- North Star is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- North Star has also been known as:
- Northstar
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bath, with the one closest to Bath listed first.
- East Lansing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Haslett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Okemos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Lansing is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edgemont Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- Meridian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Holt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Williamston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pollok ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pollok is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
- Pollok has also been known as:
- Pollock
- Mason
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Webberville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ionia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bath, with the one closest to Bath listed first.
- Pewamo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Matherton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Matherton is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
- Hubbardston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Muir
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Sebewa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bath, with the one closest to Bath listed first.
- Berryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Rives Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rives Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
- Pleasant Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bath, with the one closest to Bath listed first.
- Fowlerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corners
- Cohoctah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
- Deer Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Plainfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Gregory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bath, with the one closest to Bath listed first.
- Chapin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chapin is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Fenmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Oakley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesaning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shiawassee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bath, with the one closest to Bath listed first.
- Shaftsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
- Laingsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Morrice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Nicholson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nicholson is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Five Points
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Owosso
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Crossing
- Bancroft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Corunna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bath, see our County-by-County Page for Bath.
Cemeteries Near Bath ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bath.
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 Bath - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bath covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bath, with the one closest to Bath listed first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1410 <2>
- Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gunnisonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wilsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodhull Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sprague Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hurd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- River Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- DeWitt City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeWitt City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the DeWitt City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in De Witt.
- The DeWitt City Cemetery has also been known as:
- DeWitt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #375405 <2>
- Glendale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- Oak Plain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laingsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Bath had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bath, with the one closest to Bath listed first.
- Gunnisonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- North Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Lansing is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Okemos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- De Witt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Price
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Shaftsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
- Laingsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Millett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millett is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Millett has also been known as:
- Milletts
- Perry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Riley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Riley is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Riley
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Packard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Packard is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Holt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Williamston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bath. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bath.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bath ...
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 146 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bath.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bath. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bath and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bath.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Bath.
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 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 Bath:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Eaton County
- Genesee County
- Gratiot County
- Ingham County
- Ionia County
- Jackson County
- Livingston County
- Saginaw County
- Shiawassee 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 Bath, 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' (or 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- Bath) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |