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 Broadbridge Station (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 Broadbridge Station. 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 Broadbridge Station ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Broadbridge Station: Broadbridge Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 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.
Broadbridge Station is located in Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair County: Lapeer, Macomb & Sanilac.
Below are the counties that are near Broadbridge Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Broadbridge Station:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Broadbridge Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broadbridge Station, with the one closest to Broadbridge Station listed first.
- Marine City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Starville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Algonac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East China
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grande Pointe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pearl Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Perch Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Fair Haven is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <1>
- Saint Clair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Casco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Casco is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <1>
- Anchorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Adair is located in Saint Clair County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Adair
- From Broadbridge Station to Adair
- Macomb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broadbridge Station, with the one closest to Broadbridge Station listed first.
- New Baltimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lottivue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Muttonville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belvidere ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belvidere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Belvidere is located in Macomb County
- Former name for Belvidere:
- Huron Point
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Belvidere
- From Broadbridge Station to Belvidere
- Anchor Bay Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,061 people
- Former names for New Haven:
- New Baltimore Station
- New Haven Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <1>
- Bates Corner ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beebe's Corners ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coopertown ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor Bay Gardens ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Anchor Bay Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Macomb County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Milton
- From Broadbridge Station to Milton
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broadbridge Station, with the one closest to Broadbridge Station listed first.
- Yates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Yates is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Yates
- From Broadbridge Station to Yates
- Stony Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broadbridge Station, with the one closest to Broadbridge Station listed first.
- Grosse Pointe Shores
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grosse Pointe Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grosse Pointe Farms
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harper Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Woods
- Harper Woods is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper Woods <1>
- Grosse Pointe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grosse Pointe Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Pointe Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosse Pointe Park
- Grosse Pointe Park is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,972 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosse Pointe Park <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Broadbridge Station, see our County-by-County Page for Broadbridge Station.
Cemeteries Near Broadbridge Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broadbridge Station.
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 Broadbridge Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Broadbridge Station, with the one closest to Broadbridge Station listed first.
- McDonald Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highbanks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. John's RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Balfour Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Broadbridge Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Broadbridge Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Broadbridge Station, with the one closest to Broadbridge Station listed first.
- Roberts Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Landing
- Roberts Landing is located in Saint Clair County
- Marine City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Starville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Algonac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fair Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Fair Haven is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <1>
- Saint Clair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Casco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Casco is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <1>
- Anchorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Adair is located in Saint Clair County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Adair
- From Broadbridge Station to Adair
- New Baltimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rattle Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattle Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Run
- Rattle Run is located in Saint Clair County
- Belle River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,061 people
- Former names for New Haven:
- New Baltimore Station
- New Haven Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <1>
- Columbus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Broadbridge Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broadbridge Station.
Newspapers Published in Broadbridge Station ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broadbridge Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Broadbridge Station, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Broadbridge Station.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Broadbridge Station:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Macomb County
- Oakland County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Broadbridge Station. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclaircounty.org/
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> | 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. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<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 Broadbridge Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Broadbridge Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Broadbridge Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6787, Longitude: -82.5119 |