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 Clarence Center (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 Clarence Center. 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 Clarence Center ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Clarence Center: Clarence Ctr. (or less commonly used: Clarence Cen., Clarence Cent. or Clarence Cntr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Clarence Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clarence Center.
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 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.
Clarence Center is located in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Barry, Branch, Eaton, Hillsdale, Jackson, Kalamazoo & Saint Joseph.
Below are the counties that are near Clarence Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarence Center:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Clarence Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence Center, with the one closest to Clarence Center listed first.
- Duck Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Rice Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Marengo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ceresco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Pennfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Brownlee Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Beadle Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Verona Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- Battle Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence Center, with the one closest to Clarence Center listed first.
- Maple Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Nashville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Dowling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Banfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Cedar Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Branch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence Center, with the one closest to Clarence Center listed first.
- Girard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Union City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hodunk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Quincy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton County
- Eagle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence Center, with the one closest to Clarence Center listed first.
- Charlesworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
- Olivet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ainger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Charlotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Petrieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Petrieville is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrieville
- Bellevue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kingsland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsland is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Carlisle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Potterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- West Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Windsor is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
- Hillsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence Center, with the one closest to Clarence Center listed first.
- Mosherville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Litchfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Moscow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Jonesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jerome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Somerset Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- North Adams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Somerset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence Center, with the one closest to Clarence Center listed first.
- Onondaga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Leslie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Leslie is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leslie
- Mason
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Fitchburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fitchburg is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Edgemont Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- Dansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pollok ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pollok is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
- Pollok has also been known as:
- Pollock
- East Lansing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence Center, with the one closest to Clarence Center listed first.
- Springport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Devereaux
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Devereaux is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
- Tompkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tompkins is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Parma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Berryville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Rives Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rives Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandstone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Spring Arbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Horton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
- Former name for Jackson:
- Jacksonopolis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Kalamazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence Center, with the one closest to Clarence Center listed first.
- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Climax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarence Center, see our County-by-County Page for Clarence Center.
Cemeteries Near Clarence Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarence Center.
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 Clarence Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clarence Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clarence Center, with the one closest to Clarence Center listed first.
- Clarence Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nichols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nichols Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north of Albion.
- The Nichols Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clarence District Number Four Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960149 <3>
- Dyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Clarence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carrier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Krenerick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rice Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sowles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pierson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pierson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Partello Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Reed Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Clarence Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clarence Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarence Center, with the one closest to Clarence Center listed first.
- Duck Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Springport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rice Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Partello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Partello is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partello
- Brookfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Devereaux
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Devereaux is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
- Charlesworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
- Marengo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Olivet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eaton Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tompkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tompkins is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Onondaga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ainger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clarence Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarence Center.
Newspapers Published in Clarence Center ...
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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarence Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarence Center, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clarence Center.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Clarence Center:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Branch County
- Clinton County
- Eaton County
- Hillsdale County
- Ingham County
- Jackson County
- Kalamazoo 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Clarence Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Clarence Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |