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 Bedore (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 Bedore. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Bedore is located in Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair County: Lapeer, Macomb & Sanilac.
Below are the counties that are near Bedore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bedore:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Bedore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedore, with the one closest to Bedore listed first.
- Pearl Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grande Pointe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grande Pointe is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grande Pointe
- Algonac
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Perch Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Perch Point is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch Point
- Fair Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Starville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Starville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
- Broadbridge Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Broadbridge Station is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadbridge Station
- Anchorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
- Marine City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marine City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
- Former names for Marine City:
- Cottrellville
- Marine
- Newport
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City <1>
- Casco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Peters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Peters is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- East China
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Adair is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Macomb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedore, with the one closest to Bedore listed first.
- Belvidere ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belvidere is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Former name for Belvidere:
- Huron Point
- Lottivue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lottivue is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottivue
- New Baltimore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,281 people
- Former names for New Baltimore:
- Ashley
- Ashleyville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baltimore <1>
- Anchor Bay Gardens ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor Bay Gardens is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Bay Gardens
- Anchor Bay Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor Bay Harbor is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Bay Harbor
- Anchor Bay Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor Bay Shores is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Bay Shores
- Lakeside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Liverpool ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Liverpool is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Chesterfield ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Mount Clemens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Clemens is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clemens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,013 people
- Former names for Mount Clemens:
- Big Springs
- High Banks
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Clemens <1>
- Fairchild ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairchild is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Fairchild has also been known as:
- Slippery Corner
- Eagle Poine ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eagle Poine is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Poine
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedore, with the one closest to Bedore listed first.
- Hazel Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Madison Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yates is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Big Beaver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Clawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ferndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Royal Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Creek has also been known as:
- Stoney Creek Village
- Stoney Creek
- Stony Creek Village
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Huntington Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Orion Junction ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Orion Junction is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Junction
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedore, with the one closest to Bedore listed first.
- Grosse Pointe Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grosse Pointe Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grosse Pointe Farms
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harper Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grosse Pointe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Conners Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Conners Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conners Creek
- Grosse Pointe Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamtramck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Detroit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bedore, see our County-by-County Page for Bedore.
Cemeteries Near Bedore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bedore.
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 Bedore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bedore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bedore, with the one closest to Bedore listed first.
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highbanks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McDonald Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smith's Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of New Baltimore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1651 <2>
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Water Street Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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 Bedore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bedore.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bedore, with the one closest to Bedore listed first.
- Algonac
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roberts Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Landing is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Landing
- Starville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Starville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
- Anchorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
- New Baltimore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,281 people
- Former names for New Baltimore:
- Ashley
- Ashleyville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baltimore <1>
- Marine City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marine City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
- Former names for Marine City:
- Cottrellville
- Marine
- Newport
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City <1>
- Casco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Milton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Chesterfield ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Clemens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Clemens is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clemens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,013 people
- Former names for Mount Clemens:
- Big Springs
- High Banks
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Clemens <1>
- New Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,061 people
- Former names for New Haven:
- New Baltimore Station
- New Haven Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <1>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Roseville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Adair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Adair is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Meade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meade is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Former names for Meade:
- Crawfords Settlement
- Vienna
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bedore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bedore.
Newspapers Published in Bedore ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bedore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bedore, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bedore.
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 Bedore:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Macomb County
- Oakland County
- Wayne 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 Bedore, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bedore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |