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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 Buchanan (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 Buchanan. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Buchanan is located in Berrien 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 Berrien County: LaPorte (IN), Saint Joseph (IN), Cass & Van Buren.

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

  • Berrien County     (The home county of Buchanan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
    • Dayton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Berrien County
    • Niles
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
      • Niles is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <2>
    • Glendora
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
      • Glendora is located in Berrien County
    • Hills Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
      • Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
    • Galien
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
      • Galien is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Berrien Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrien Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrien Springs
      • Berrien Springs is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berrien Springs <2>
    • Berrien Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrien Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrien Center
      • Berrien Center is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berrien Center <2>
    • Snow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
      • Snow is located in Berrien County
    • Hinchman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchman
      • Hinchman is located in Berrien County
    • New Troy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Eau Claire
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eau Claire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
      • Eau Claire is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eau Claire <2>
    • Baroda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baroda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baroda
      • Baroda is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baroda <2>
    • Bridgman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
    • Sumnerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
      • Sumnerville is located in Cass County
    • Pokagon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
      • Pokagon is located in Cass County
    • Edwardsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsburg
      • Edwardsburg is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsburg <2>
    • Dowagiac
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cassopolis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassopolis
      • Cassopolis is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassopolis <2>
    • La Grange
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
      • La Grange is located in Cass County
    • Penn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
      • Penn is located in Cass County
    • Vandalia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
      • Vandalia is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Union
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Wakelee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakelee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
      • Wakelee is located in Cass County
    • Jones
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
    • Hartford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Decatur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
      • Decatur is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
    • Fish Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
      • Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
  • Elkhart County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
    • Simonton Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simonton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
      • Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County (IN)
    • Jamestown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Elkhart County (IN)
    • Elkhart
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
      • Elkhart is located in Elkhart County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <2>
    • Garden Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
      • Garden Village is located in Elkhart County (IN)
    • Dunlap
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
      • Dunlap is located in Elkhart County (IN)
    • Wakarusa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakarusa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakarusa
      • Wakarusa is located in Elkhart County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakarusa <2>
    • Bristol
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Elkhart County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <2>
    • Southwest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
      • Southwest is located in Elkhart County (IN)
  • LaPorte County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
    • Rolling Prairie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hesston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
      • Hesston is located in LaPorte County (IN)
    • Smith
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
      • Smith is located in LaPorte County (IN)
    • Stillwell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
      • Stillwell is located in LaPorte County (IN)
    • Kankakee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kankakee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
      • Kankakee is located in LaPorte County (IN)
    • La Porte
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte
      • La Porte is located in LaPorte County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte <2>
    • Michiana Shores
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michiana Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michiana Shores
      • Michiana Shores is located in LaPorte County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michiana Shores <2>
    • Kingsbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
      • Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Long Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
      • Long Beach is located in LaPorte County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <2>
    • Door Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Door Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
      • Door Village is located in LaPorte County (IN)
    • Waterford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in LaPorte County (IN)
    • Pottawattamie Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottawattamie Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottawattamie Park
      • Pottawattamie Park is located in LaPorte County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Trail Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
      • Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
  • Marshall County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
    • La Paz
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
      • La Paz is located in Marshall County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Tyner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
      • Tyner is located in Marshall County (IN)
    • Bremen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
      • Bremen is located in Marshall County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <2>
  • Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • Roseland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
    • Zeigler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
      • Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • Indian Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • South Bend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
      • South Bend is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,868 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bend <2>
    • New Carlisle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carlisle
      • New Carlisle is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carlisle <2>
    • Granger
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Crumstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
      • Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • Mishawaka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawaka
      • Mishawaka is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,312 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mishawaka <2>
    • Gulivoire Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
      • Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • Nutwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
      • Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • Osceola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <2>
    • North Liberty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
      • North Liberty is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,909 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <2>
  • Starke County (IN)
    • Koontz Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koontz Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
      • Koontz Lake is located in Starke County (IN)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Buchanan ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buchanan.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Buchanan. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Buchanan and those printed in the larger area surrounding Buchanan.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of Buchanan.

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 Buchanan:

Cemeteries Near Buchanan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buchanan.

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

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

  • Buchanan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
  • Dragon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dragon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dragon Cemetery
  • Orchard Hills Country Club Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orchard Hills Country Club Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orchard Hills Country Club Cemetery
  • Benton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benton Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bakertown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bakertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bakertown Cemetery
  • Howe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Harrah Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrah Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrah Road Cemetery
  • Sherwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherwood Cemetery
  • Portage Prairie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stevens Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Farm Cemetery
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (232 more) ...
    • McGowan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGowan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGowan Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Colvin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colvin Cemetery

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 Buchanan had a population of 1,994 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Buchanan had a population of 4,222 people.

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

  • Dayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Berrien County
  • Niles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
    • Niles is located in Berrien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <2>
  • Fairland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
    • Fairland is located in Berrien County
  • Galien
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
    • Galien is located in Berrien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Glendora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
    • Glendora is located in Berrien County
  • Berrien Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrien Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrien Springs
    • Berrien Springs is located in Berrien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berrien Springs <2>
  • Berrien Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrien Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrien Center
    • Berrien Center is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berrien Center <2>
  • Terre Coupee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terre Coupee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Coupee
    • Terre Coupee is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
  • Hinchman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchman
    • Hinchman is located in Berrien County
  • New Troy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • New Carlisle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carlisle
    • New Carlisle is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carlisle <2>
  • South Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
    • South Bend is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,868 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bend <2>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Pokagon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
      • Pokagon is located in Cass County
    • Eau Claire
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eau Claire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
      • Eau Claire is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eau Claire <2>
    • Avery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Berrien County

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

The official website for Buchanan: www.cityofbuchanan.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buchanan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buchanan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8273, Longitude: -86.3583    
<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 Buchanan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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