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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 Cash (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 Cash. 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 doctors 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.

Cash is located in Sanilac 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 Sanilac County: Huron, Lapeer, Saint Clair & Tuscola.

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

  • Sanilac County     (The home county of Cash)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cash, with the one closest to Cash listed first.
    • Watertown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Watertown is located in Sanilac County
    • Sandusky
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
      • Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
      • Former name for Sandusky:
      • Sanilac Centre
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <1>
    • Berkshire ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berkshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
    • Peck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Peck is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Applegate
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Carsonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Sanilac County
    • Juhl
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juhl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
      • Juhl is located in Sanilac County
    • Croswell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
      • Croswell is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croswell <1>
    • Speaker
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
      • Speaker is located in Sanilac County
    • Melvin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Deckerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
      • Deckerville is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deckerville <1>
  • Huron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cash, with the one closest to Cash listed first.
    • Ruth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Huron County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruth <1>
    • Ubly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • White Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Huron County
    • Helena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Huron County
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cash, with the one closest to Cash listed first.
    • Brown City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
    • Clifford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • North Branch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Silverwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
      • Silverwood is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverwood <1>
    • Kings Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
      • Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
    • Lum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
      • Lum is located in Lapeer County
    • Imlay City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imlay City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay City
      • Imlay City is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay City <1>
    • Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Attica
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <1>
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cash, with the one closest to Cash listed first.
    • Yale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <1>
    • Jeddo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Saint Clair County
    • Brockway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
      • Brockway is located in Saint Clair County
    • Blaine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
      • Blaine is located in Saint Clair County
    • Avoca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • North Lakeport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeport
      • North Lakeport is located in Saint Clair County
    • Atkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Saint Clair County
    • Lakeport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
      • Lakeport is located in Saint Clair County
      • Former name for Lakeport:
      • Milwaukee City
    • North Street
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Saint Clair County
    • Capac
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
      • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <1>
    • Emmett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
      • Emmett is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <1>
  • Tuscola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cash, with the one closest to Cash listed first.
    • Kingston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Wilmot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
    • Deford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
      • Deford is located in Tuscola County
    • Cass City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cass City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass City
      • Cass City is located in Tuscola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass City <1>
    • Mayville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Elmwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Tuscola County
    • Fostoria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
      • Fostoria is located in Tuscola County

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

Newspapers Published in Cash ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cash.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cash, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cash.

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 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 Cash:

Cemeteries Near Cash ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cash.

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

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

  • Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Steckley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hyslop Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • St. John's Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Peck.
    • The St. John's Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1140 <5>
  • Christian Memorial Cultural Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Elk Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (168 more) ...
    • Juhl Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fremont Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fremont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fremont Cemetery
    • Fremont Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cash had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Peck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
    • Peck is located in Sanilac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Berkshire ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berkshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
    • Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
  • Applegate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Carsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Elmer is located in Sanilac County
  • Juhl
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juhl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
    • Juhl is located in Sanilac County
  • Croswell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
    • Croswell is located in Sanilac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croswell <1>
  • Speaker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
    • Speaker is located in Sanilac County
  • Melvin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Roseburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
    • Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
  • Deckerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
    • Deckerville is located in Sanilac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deckerville <1>
  • Brown City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Valley Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
      • Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
    • Lexington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Sanilac
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sanilac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sanilac
      • Port Sanilac is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sanilac <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cash. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sanilac County: www.sanilaccounty.net/

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>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- Cash) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cash. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3497, Longitude: -82.7862       In this case, the coordinates for Cash have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Cash, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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