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 Cadmus (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 Cadmus. 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.
Cadmus is located in Lenawee 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 Lenawee County: Hillsdale, Jackson, Monroe, Washtenaw, Fulton (OH) & Lucas (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Cadmus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cadmus:
- Lenawee County (The home county of Cadmus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cadmus, with the one closest to Cadmus listed first.
- Clayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Sand Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Adrian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seneca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Canandaigua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- North Morenci
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Rollin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Manitou Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cadmus, with the one closest to Cadmus listed first.
- Prattville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Locust Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Somerset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Lickly Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Pittsford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Somerset Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Jerome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Adams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Osseo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shadyside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Ransom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cadmus, with the one closest to Cadmus listed first.
- Brooklyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Norvell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Norvell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
- Clarklake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Napoleon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Fishville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fishville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- South Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jackson
- Hanover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vandercook Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vandercook Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook Lake
- Grass Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Leoni
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Leoni is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
- Michigan Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Horton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cadmus, with the one closest to Cadmus listed first.
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Petersburg Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cone
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Dundee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Azalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Azalia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Diann
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Diann is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diann
- Federman ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Federman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman
- Lambertville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lulu
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Milan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cadmus, with the one closest to Cadmus listed first.
- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sharon Hollow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
- Rowes Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
- Bridgewater
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cadmus, with the one closest to Cadmus listed first.
- Denson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Denson is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Lyons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Oakshade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Powers ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Advance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Advance is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Fayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Metamora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Siney ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Siney is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Henry County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cadmus, with the one closest to Cadmus listed first.
- Colton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Colton is located in Henry County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Lucas County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cadmus, with the one closest to Cadmus listed first.
- Berkey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Sharples
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Sylvania
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Whitehouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cadmus, with the one closest to Cadmus listed first.
- Alvordton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Pioneer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Unity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Jim Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Stryker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montpelier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cadmus, see our County-by-County Page for Cadmus.
Cemeteries Near Cadmus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cadmus.
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 Cadmus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cadmus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cadmus, with the one closest to Cadmus listed first.
- Dover Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gage Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Rome Cemetery
- East Rome Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #429 <2>
- South Dover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Madison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- County Poor House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Dover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webster Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lenawee Hills Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halstead Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (399 more) ...
- Adrian Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Rome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rome Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Rome Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of Adrian.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1945 <2>
- Bates Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Cadmus had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cadmus, with the one closest to Cadmus listed first.
- Clayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Sand Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Medina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Medina is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Canandaigua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Seneca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Adrian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- North Morenci
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Geneva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Rollin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Manitou Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Onsted
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cadmus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cadmus.
Newspapers Published in Cadmus ...
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 150 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cadmus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cadmus, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cadmus.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cadmus:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Lenawee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsdale County
- Jackson County
- Monroe County
- Washtenaw County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Williams 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> | 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- Cadmus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cadmus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |