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 Brent Creek (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 Brent Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Brent Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Brent Creek: Brent Crk. (or less commonly used: Brent Ck. or Brent Cr.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Brent Creek is located in Genesee 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 Genesee County: Lapeer, Livingston, Oakland, Saginaw, Shiawassee & Tuscola.
Below are the counties that are near Brent Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brent Creek:
- Genesee County (The home county of Brent Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flushing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beecher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beecher is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
- Mount Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Farrandville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farrandville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
- Swartz Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Genesee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Duffield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Duffield is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Burton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gaines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
- Munger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Amelith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Amelith is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelith
- Brooks ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brooks is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Frankenlust
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Frankenlust is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
- Elsie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ovid
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Duplain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Shepardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Gratiot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
- Bannister
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Edgewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Ashley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sickles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sickles is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
- Lapeer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
- Otter Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Columbiaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hadley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lapeer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
- Cohoctah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
- Deer Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Tyrone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Parshallville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Parshallville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
- Hallers Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
- Newark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Five Points
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Groveland Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
- Holly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ortonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Corners is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Corners
- Davisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
- Layton Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
- Burt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Taymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
- Birch Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luce ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Luce is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
- Chesaning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Frankenmuth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Shiawassee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
- New Lothrop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Juddville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
- Lennon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corunna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Durand
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Henderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Owosso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Bancroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Smith Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Crossing
- Tuscola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
- Tuscola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Millington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
- Vassar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Juniata
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Juniata is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Fostoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Gilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
- Watrousville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
- Mayville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brent Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Brent Creek.
Cemeteries Near Brent Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brent Creek.
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 Brent Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brent Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
- St. Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flushing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montrose Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Montrose.
- The Montrose Cemetery has also been known as:
- Montrose Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1093 <2>
- Hazelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cummings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Vienna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bendle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cronk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flint City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- St. Paul's Episcopal Mission Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Flint.
- The New Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1187 <2>
- River Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the River Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Flint.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1489 <2>
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 in 1895, Brent Creek had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
- Flushing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Lothrop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Layton Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
- Clio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
- Burt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lennon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Run is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
- Birch Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luce ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Luce is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Swartz Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kerby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kerby is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
- Kerby has also been known as:
- Kerby Mine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brent Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brent Creek.
Newspapers Published in Brent Creek ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brent Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brent Creek, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brent Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Brent Creek:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Genesee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bay County
- Clinton County
- Gratiot County
- Lapeer County
- Livingston County
- Oakland County
- Saginaw County
- Shiawassee County
- Tuscola 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 Brent Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brent Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |