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 Bridgeville (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 Bridgeville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bridgeville is located in Gratiot 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 Gratiot County: Clinton, Ionia, Isabella, Midland, Montcalm, Saginaw & Shiawassee.
Below are the counties that are near Bridgeville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bridgeville:
- Gratiot County (The home county of Bridgeville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- Pompeii
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Perrinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Ashley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bannister
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Star is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- North Star has also been known as:
- Northstar
- Ithaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sickles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sickles is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
- Edgewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Sumner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sumner is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Alma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Maple Rapids
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Saint Johns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Duplain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Elsie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fowler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shepardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Ovid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Price
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Westphalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East DeWitt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- De Witt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- Grand Ledge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Millett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Millett is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Millett has also been known as:
- Milletts
- Mulliken
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- North Lansing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Lansing is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Edgemont Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- Lansing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Lansing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Haslett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Okemos
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ionia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- Hubbardston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Matherton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Matherton is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
- Pewamo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Muir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Palo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Palo is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Lyons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Portland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Woods Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
- Ionia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Ionia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Ionia is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
- Orleans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Isabella County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- Coe
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coe is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
- Summerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Summerton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
- Shepherd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Strickland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strickland is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Crawford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crawford is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Winn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winn is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Midland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- Redstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Redstone is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Ryan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ryan is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Porter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Porter is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Montcalm County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- Carson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Butternut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Butternut is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Crystal
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vickeryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
- Vestaburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vestaburg is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestaburg
- Fenwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Sheridan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Stanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amsden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Amsden is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
- McBride
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- Fenmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Chapin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chapin is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Lakefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakefield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
- Brant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Merrill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chesaning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Charles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Iva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iva is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Shiawassee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- Burton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Smith Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Smith Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Crossing
- Henderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Five Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Laingsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Owosso
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Corunna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shaftsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
- Perry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morrice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Juddville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bridgeville, see our County-by-County Page for Bridgeville.
Cemeteries Near Bridgeville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bridgeville.
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 Bridgeville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bridgeville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- Collister Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Danley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Collier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fulton Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Perrinton.
- The Fulton Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fulton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #423623 <3>
- Old Fulton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maple Rapids Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fritz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Hufford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Bridgeville had a population of 24 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- Pompeii
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Maple Rapids
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Perrinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Ashley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bannister
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Star is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- North Star has also been known as:
- Northstar
- Brice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brice is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Saint Johns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Duplain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elsie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ithaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sethton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sethton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sethton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bridgeville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bridgeville.
Newspapers Published in Bridgeville ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bridgeville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bridgeville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bridgeville.
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 Bridgeville:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Gratiot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Eaton County
- Ingham County
- Ionia County
- Isabella County
- Midland County
- Montcalm County
- Saginaw County
- Shiawassee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bridgeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Bridgeville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |