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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 Cedar Creek (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 Cedar Creek. 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 Cedar Creek ...

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.

Another variation: Cedarcreek.

  • A typical abbreviation for Cedar Creek: Cedar Crk. (or less commonly used: Cedar Ck. or Cedar Cr.)

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Cedar Creek is located in Barry 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 Barry County: Allegan, Calhoun, Eaton, Ionia, Kalamazoo & Kent.

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

  • Barry County     (The home county of Cedar Creek)
  • Allegan County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek, with the one closest to Cedar Creek listed first.
    • Bedford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <1>
    • Level Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Oak Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oak Park
      • From Cedar Creek to Oak Park
    • Fort Custer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Custer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
      • Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
      • Former name for Fort Custer:
      • Camp Custer
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fort Custer
      • From Cedar Creek to Fort Custer
    • Springfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <1>
    • Pennfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Verona Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Battle Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownlee Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownlee Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
      • Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
    • Beadle Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sonoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sonoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
      • Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sonoma
      • From Cedar Creek to Sonoma
    • West Leroy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ceresco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceresco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
      • Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
  • Eaton County
  • Ionia County
  • Kalamazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek, with the one closest to Cedar Creek listed first.
    • South Gull Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gull Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
      • South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Highland Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Yorkville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yorkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
      • Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Yorkville
      • From Cedar Creek to Yorkville
    • Augusta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Richland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <1>
    • Galesburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • East Cooper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Comstock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
      • Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Eastwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
      • Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Parchment
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parchment have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment
      • Parchment is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parchment <1>
    • Climax
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kalamazoo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Alamo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek, with the one closest to Cedar Creek listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Alto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Kent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <1>
    • Corinth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Kent County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corinth
      • From Cedar Creek to Corinth
    • Dutton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Segwun
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Carlisle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Kent County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carlisle
      • From Cedar Creek to Carlisle
    • Cutlerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlerville
      • Cutlerville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutlerville <1>
    • North Dorr
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dorr have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
    • Lowell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Byron Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kentwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
      • Kentwood is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <1>
    • Ada
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Ada is located in Kent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <1>
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek, with the one closest to Cedar Creek listed first.
    • Kendall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
      • North Lake is located in Van Buren County
    • Almena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Almena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
      • Almena is located in Van Buren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Almena
      • From Cedar Creek to Almena
    • Gobles
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Cedar Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Creek.

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

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

  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Banfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dowling Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dowling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dowling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brush Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brush Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Hickory Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Hickory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Hickory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCallum Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCallum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCallum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hickory Corners Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Iden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Striker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairieville Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairieville Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairieville Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Charlotte Dewey Grave
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charlotte Dewey Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charlotte Dewey Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (290 more) ...
    • Barry County Poor Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barry County Poor Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barry County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hastings Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hastings Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hastings Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Cedar Creek had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Dowling
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cloverdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Delton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Banfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairieville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lacey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Barry County
  • Hastings
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cressey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cressey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cressey
    • Cressey is located in Barry County
  • Yorkville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yorkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Yorkville
    • From Cedar Creek to Yorkville
  • Bedford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
    • Bedford is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <1>
  • Assyria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assyria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assyria
    • Assyria is located in Barry County
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Maple Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Morgan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Morgan is located in Barry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Morgan
      • From Cedar Creek to Morgan
    • Doster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
      • Doster is located in Barry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Doster
      • From Cedar Creek to Doster

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

Newspapers Published in Cedar Creek ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Creek, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cedar Creek:

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

The official website for Barry County: www.barrycounty.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>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 Cedar Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Cedar Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5225, Longitude: -85.3278       In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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