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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 Blissfield (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 Blissfield. 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.

Blissfield is located in Lenawee 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 Lenawee County: Hillsdale, Jackson, Monroe, Washtenaw, Fulton (OH) & Lucas (OH).

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

  • Lenawee County     (The home county of Blissfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blissfield, with the one closest to Blissfield listed first.
    • Riga
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
      • Riga is located in Lenawee County
    • Wellsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
      • Wellsville is located in Lenawee County
    • Palmyra
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Lenawee County
    • Deerfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ogden Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
      • Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County
    • Holloway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holloway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
      • Holloway is located in Lenawee County
    • Friendly Village of Adrian
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Village of Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village of Adrian
      • Friendly Village of Adrian is located in Lenawee County
    • Jasper
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Jasper is located in Lenawee County
    • Britton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Britton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
      • Britton is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britton <1>
    • Adrian
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridgeway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County
    • Tecumseh
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
      • Tecumseh is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <1>
    • Sand Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
      • Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
  • Hillsdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blissfield, with the one closest to Blissfield listed first.
    • Prattville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
      • Prattville is located in Hillsdale County
    • Locust Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
      • Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County
    • Waldron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
      • Waldron is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
    • Somerset
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lickly Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
      • Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blissfield, with the one closest to Blissfield listed first.
    • Brooklyn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <1>
    • Norvell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norvell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
      • Norvell is located in Jackson County
    • Fishville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
      • Fishville is located in Jackson County
    • Napoleon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <1>
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blissfield, with the one closest to Blissfield listed first.
    • Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berringer Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
      • Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County
    • Petersburg Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
      • Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County
    • Petersburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lulu
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
      • Lulu is located in Monroe County
    • Diann
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diann have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diann
      • Diann is located in Monroe County
    • Dundee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <1>
    • Federman ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Federman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman
      • Federman is located in Monroe County
    • Lambertville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Samaria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samaria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
      • Samaria is located in Monroe County
    • Ida
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Ida is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida <1>
    • Liberty Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
      • Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County
    • Temperance
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Azalia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
      • Azalia is located in Monroe County
  • Washtenaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blissfield, with the one closest to Blissfield listed first.
    • Bridgewater
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Bridgewater is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <1>
    • Manchester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Washtenaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <1>
    • Saline
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
      • Saline is located in Washtenaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <1>
    • Whittaker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
      • Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
    • Rowes Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
      • Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
    • Sharon Hollow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
      • Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
    • Pittsfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
      • Pittsfield has also been known as:
      • Pittsfield Village
    • Willis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Willis is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <1>
    • Rawsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
      • Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
  • Fulton County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blissfield, with the one closest to Blissfield listed first.
    • Metamora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metamora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metamora
      • Metamora is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metamora <1>
    • Whiteville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
      • Whiteville is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Assumption
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
      • Assumption is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Leslie ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Leslie is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Lytton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
      • Lytton is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Siney ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
      • Siney is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Ai
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
      • Ai is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Lyons
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <1>
    • Swanton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
      • Swanton is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanton <1>
    • Denson ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
      • Denson is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Advance
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
      • Advance is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Oakshade
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
      • Oakshade is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Delta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Delta is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,085 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
  • Henry County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blissfield, with the one closest to Blissfield listed first.
    • Colton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
      • Colton is located in Henry County (OH)
    • Liberty Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
      • Liberty Center is located in Henry County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Center <1>
  • Lucas County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blissfield, with the one closest to Blissfield listed first.
    • Berkey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
      • Berkey is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Centennial ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
      • Centennial is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Fort Industry ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Industry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
      • Fort Industry is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Sylvania
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Sylvania is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <1>
    • Sharples
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
      • Sharples is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Holland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <1>
    • Ottawa Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
      • Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
    • Auburndale ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
      • Auburndale is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Maumee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
      • Maumee is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumee <1>
    • Toledo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
      • Toledo is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271,455 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <1>
    • Whitehouse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Whitehouse is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <1>
    • East Toledo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
      • East Toledo is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Harbor View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
      • Harbor View is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Ottawa County (OH)
    • Curtice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wood County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blissfield, with the one closest to Blissfield listed first.
    • Arbor Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
      • Arbor Hills is located in Wood County (OH)
    • Bates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
      • Bates is located in Wood County (OH)
    • Rossford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossford
      • Rossford is located in Wood County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossford <1>
    • Perrysburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
      • Perrysburg is located in Wood County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <1>
    • Northwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
      • Northwood is located in Wood County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <1>
    • Lime City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
      • Lime City is located in Wood County (OH)
    • Walbridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Haskins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Dowling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
      • Dowling is located in Wood County (OH)
    • Grand Rapids
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
      • Grand Rapids is located in Wood County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <1>
    • Tontogany
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tontogany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tontogany
      • Tontogany is located in Wood County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tontogany <1>
    • Millbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbury
      • Millbury is located in Wood County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbury <1>
    • Lemoyne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
      • Lemoyne is located in Wood County (OH)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Blissfield ...

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 151 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blissfield.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Blissfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Blissfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Blissfield.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> of Blissfield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Blissfield:

Cemeteries Near Blissfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blissfield.

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

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

  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Goff Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goff Cemetery
  • Riga Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riga Cemetery
  • Crane Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crane Cemetery
  • Zion United Brethren Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion United Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion United Brethren Cemetery
  • Scovell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scovell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scovell Cemetery
  • Frye Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frye Cemetery
  • Palmyra Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmyra Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmyra Village Cemetery
  • Logan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
  • Deerfield Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deerfield Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deerfield Village Cemetery
  • Speigel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speigel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speigel Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (375 more) ...
    • Clark Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Family Cemetery
    • Underwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood Cemetery
    • Reed Grave
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Grave

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Blissfield had a population of 1,132 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blissfield had a population of 3,248 people.

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

  • Riga
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
    • Riga is located in Lenawee County
  • Wellsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Wellsville is located in Lenawee County
  • Palmyra
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Palmyra is located in Lenawee County
  • Deerfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lenawee Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenawee Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenawee Junction
    • Lenawee Junction is located in Lenawee County
  • Ogden Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
    • Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County
  • Ogden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Ogden is located in Lenawee County
  • Holloway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holloway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
    • Holloway is located in Lenawee County
  • Metamora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metamora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metamora
    • Metamora is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metamora <1>
  • Berkey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
    • Berkey is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Raisin Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raisin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raisin Center
    • Raisin Center is located in Lenawee County
  • Jasper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
    • Jasper is located in Lenawee County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • South Fairfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fairfield
      • South Fairfield is located in Lenawee County
    • Petersburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Lenawee County

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

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

The official website for Lenawee County: www.lenawee.mi.us/

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

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 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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blissfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blissfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8316, Longitude: -83.8639       In this case, the coordinates for Blissfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 Blissfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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