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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 Belsay (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 Belsay. 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 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.

Belsay is located in Genesee 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 Genesee County: Lapeer, Livingston, Oakland, Saginaw, Shiawassee & Tuscola.

Below are the counties that are near Belsay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belsay:

  • Genesee County     (The home county of Belsay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belsay, with the one closest to Belsay listed first.
    • Davison
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Burton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Russellville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Genesee County
    • Flint
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Genesee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Beecher
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beecher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
      • Beecher is located in Genesee County
    • Atlas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
      • Atlas is located in Genesee County
    • Grand Blanc
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mount Morris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodrich
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Otisville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Clio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • 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>
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belsay, with the one closest to Belsay listed first.
    • Hadley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Lapeer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Columbiaville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Otter Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Hunters Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
      • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
    • Metamora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Attica
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Kings Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
      • Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
    • Lum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
      • Lum is located in Lapeer County
    • Dryden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • North Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belsay, with the one closest to Belsay listed first.
    • Tyrone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyrone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
      • Tyrone is located in Livingston County
    • Hallers Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
      • Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Parshallville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parshallville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
      • Parshallville is located in Livingston County
    • Deer Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
    • Cohoctah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
      • Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
    • Hartland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
  • Macomb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belsay, with the one closest to Belsay listed first.
    • Miami ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
      • Miami is located in Macomb County
    • Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 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.<3>
      • 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
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belsay, with the one closest to Belsay listed first.
    • Newark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Oakland County
    • Five Points
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Five Points. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Oakland County
    • Groveland Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
      • Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
    • Ortonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
      • Holly is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,079 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <2>
    • Austin Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Corners
      • Austin Corners is located in Oakland County
    • Oakwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Oakland County
    • Perry Lake Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Lake Heights
      • Perry Lake Heights is located in Oakland County
    • Thomas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Oakland County
    • Davisburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jossman Acres
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jossman Acres. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jossman Acres
      • Jossman Acres is located in Oakland County
    • Springfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Oakland County
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belsay, with the one closest to Belsay listed first.
    • Birch Run
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Taymouth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
      • Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
    • Burt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Frankenmuth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Layton Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Layton Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
      • Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
    • Luce ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Luce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
      • Luce is located in Saginaw County
    • Bridgeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Blumfield Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumfield Corners
      • Blumfield Corners is located in Saginaw County
    • Chesaning
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Reese
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reese have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Oakley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Shiawassee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belsay, with the one closest to Belsay listed first.
    • Lennon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennon
      • Lennon is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennon <2>
    • Juddville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
      • Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
    • New Lothrop
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lothrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lothrop
      • New Lothrop is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lothrop <2>
    • Durand
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
      • Durand is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <2>
    • Byron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <2>
    • Vernon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bancroft
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <2>
    • Newburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
    • Corunna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
      • Corunna is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corunna <2>
    • Middletown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
    • Owosso
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
      • Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <2>
    • Henderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <2>
  • Tuscola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belsay, with the one closest to Belsay listed first.
    • Millington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Fostoria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
      • Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
    • Tuscola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <2>
    • Juniata
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
      • Juniata is located in Tuscola County
    • Vassar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Mayville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Richville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Denmark Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
      • Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
    • Watrousville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
      • Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
    • Wahjamega
      (30 miles [48.3 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
      • Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County

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

Cemeteries Near Belsay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belsay.

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 Belsay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belsay, with the one closest to Belsay listed first.

  • Tanner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peace Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Memory Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Richfield Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richfield Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richfield Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Assyrian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assyrian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assyrian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Machpelah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Machpelah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Machpelah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eastwood Colonial Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastwood Colonial Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastwood Colonial Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Nicholas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Avondale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avondale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avondale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Aventine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aventine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aventine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gracelawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gracelawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gracelawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Belsay had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Belsay, with the one closest to Belsay listed first.

  • Flint
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Genesee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Atlas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Atlas is located in Genesee County
  • Rogersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Rogersville is located in Genesee County
  • Grand Blanc
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Elba
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Elba is located in Lapeer County
  • Goodrich
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Morris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rankin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
    • Rankin is located in Genesee County
  • Hadley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Otisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Swartz Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartz Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Creek
    • Swartz Creek is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swartz Creek <2>
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    • Pine Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
      • Pine Run is located in Genesee County
    • Clio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • 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>
    • Flushing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flushing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
      • Flushing is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,840 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Belsay ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belsay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belsay, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belsay.

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 Belsay:

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

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.mi.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Belsay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Belsay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belsay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0264, Longitude: -83.5958       In this case, the coordinates for Belsay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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