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 Coats Grove (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 Coats Grove. 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 Coats Grove ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Coats Grove: Coats Grv.
- While the name of this community is Coats Grove, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Coats Grove may originally have been Coat's Grove.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Coats Grove might be written as Coat Grove.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Coats Grove is located in Barry 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 Barry County: Allegan, Calhoun, Eaton, Ionia, Kalamazoo & Kent.
Below are the counties that are near Coats Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coats Grove:
- Barry County (The home county of Coats Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coats Grove, with the one closest to Coats Grove listed first.
- Woodland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Morgan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Hastings
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Dowling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Irving
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Irving is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Cedar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cloverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Middleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Banfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Allegan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coats Grove, with the one closest to Coats Grove listed first.
- Hooper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hooper is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Neeley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neeley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
- Wayland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bradley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Shelbyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Martin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Moline is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Dorr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hilliards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hilliards is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
- Watson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Plainwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coats Grove, with the one closest to Coats Grove listed first.
- Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pennfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Level Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Oak Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Verona Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- Battle Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brownlee Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Fort Custer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Beadle Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Duck Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Ceresco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coats Grove, with the one closest to Coats Grove listed first.
- Eagle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coats Grove, with the one closest to Coats Grove listed first.
- Woodbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Vermontville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Venice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Little Venice is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Venice
- Carlisle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Gresham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gresham is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Mulliken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stalls Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stalls Corner is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalls Corner
- Needmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Bellevue
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ainger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Ingham County
- Edgemont Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- Ionia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coats Grove, with the one closest to Coats Grove listed first.
- Lake Odessa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Campbell Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
- Clarksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elmdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- West Sebewa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Saranac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Portland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Ionia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Ionia is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
- Ionia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lyons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Muir
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Kalamazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coats Grove, with the one closest to Coats Grove listed first.
- Highland Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- South Gull Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Yorkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Augusta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Galesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Cooper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coats Grove, with the one closest to Coats Grove listed first.
- Alto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Segwun
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Segwun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segwun
- Dutton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Ada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Kentwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Cutlerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Carlisle is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- East Grand Rapids
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coats Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Coats Grove.
Cemeteries Near Coats Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coats Grove.
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 Coats Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coats Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coats Grove, with the one closest to Coats Grove listed first.
- Barnum Neighborhood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Warner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coats Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Carlton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barry County Poor Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hastings Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barryville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hosmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mauch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Cheney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leach Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Coats Grove had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coats Grove, with the one closest to Coats Grove listed first.
- Morgan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Hastings
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Odessa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Vermontville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dowling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Shaytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shaytown is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaytown
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Sunfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irving
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Irving is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Elmdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coats Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coats Grove.
Newspapers Published in Coats Grove ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coats Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coats Grove, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coats Grove.
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 helpful 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 Coats Grove:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Barry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegan County
- Calhoun County
- Clinton County
- Eaton County
- Ingham County
- Ionia County
- Kalamazoo County
- Kent County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Coats Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Coats Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |