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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 Broad Acres (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 Broad Acres. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Broad Acres is located in Macomb 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 Macomb County: Lapeer, Oakland, Saint Clair & Wayne.

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

  • Macomb County     (The home county of Broad Acres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Broad Acres, with the one closest to Broad Acres listed first.
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Quinn is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
    • Liverpool ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Liverpool is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
    • Clinton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Clinton is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Fraser
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lakeside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lakeside is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Mount Clemens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Mount Clemens is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clemens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,013 people
      • Former names for Mount Clemens:
      • Big Springs
      • High Banks
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Clemens <1>
    • Warsaw ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Warsaw is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw has also been known as:
      • Warsaw Village
    • Saint Clair Shores
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Roseville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cady ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Cady is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
      • Cady has also been known as:
      • Cady's Corner
    • Red Run Corners ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Red Run Corners is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run Corners
    • Eagle Poine ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Eagle Poine is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Poine
    • Plumb Brook ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Plumb Brook is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb Brook
      • Plumb Brook has also been known as:
      • Plum Brook
      • Plumbrook Village
      • Plumbrook
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Broad Acres, with the one closest to Broad Acres listed first.
    • Almont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Dryden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Broad Acres, with the one closest to Broad Acres listed first.
    • Hazel Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Beaver
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
    • Madison Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Clawson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Royal Oak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Yates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Yates is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
    • Ferndale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Troy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Troy is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Rochester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stony Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Stony Creek is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek has also been known as:
      • Stoney Creek Village
      • Stoney Creek
      • Stony Creek Village
    • Berkley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Huntington Woods
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Broad Acres, with the one closest to Broad Acres listed first.
    • Anchorville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
    • Fair Haven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pearl Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Perch Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Perch Point is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch Point
    • Grande Pointe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Grande Pointe is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grande Pointe
    • Casco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Starville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Starville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
    • Algonac
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Algonac is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,034 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonac <1>
    • Peters
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Peters is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
    • Adair
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Adair is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
    • Belle River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Belle River is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
    • Broadbridge Station
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Broadbridge Station is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadbridge Station
    • Marine City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Marine City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
      • Former names for Marine City:
      • Cottrellville
      • Marine
      • Newport
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City <1>
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Broad Acres, with the one closest to Broad Acres listed first.
    • Grosse Pointe Shores
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Grosse Pointe Woods
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Harper Woods
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Grosse Pointe Farms
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Conners Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Conners Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conners Creek
    • Grosse Pointe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Grosse Pointe Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hamtramck
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Highland Park is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
    • Detroit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Strathmoor ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Strathmoor is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor
    • Brightmoor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Brightmoor is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightmoor
    • Dearborn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Broad Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broad Acres.

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 Broad Acres - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Broad Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Broad Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Broad Acres.

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

  • Fraser
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Roseville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Clemens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mount Clemens is located in Macomb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clemens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,013 people
    • Former names for Mount Clemens:
    • Big Springs
    • High Banks
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Clemens <1>
  • Cady ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cady is located in Macomb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
    • Cady has also been known as:
    • Cady's Corner
  • Warren
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Warren is located in Macomb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
    • Warren has also been known as:
    • Cottageville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
  • Waldenburg ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Waldenburg is located in Macomb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldenburg
  • Chesterfield ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Utica
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Utica is located in Macomb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,062 people
    • Former names for Utica:
    • Hog Hollow
    • McDougalville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <1>
  • Conners Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Conners Creek is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conners Creek
  • Macomb
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Milton ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Milton is located in Macomb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Grosse Pointe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Meade
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Meade is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
      • Former names for Meade:
      • Crawfords Settlement
      • Vienna
    • Disco ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Disco is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
      • Former name for Disco:
      • Whiskey Center
    • Big Beaver
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver

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

Newspapers Published in Broad Acres ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broad Acres.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Broad Acres, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Broad Acres.

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 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 Broad Acres:

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 Broad Acres, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Broad Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.