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 Cohoctah 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 Cohoctah 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 Cohoctah 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cohoctah Center: Cohoctah Ctr. (or less commonly used: Cohoctah Cen., Cohoctah Cent. or Cohoctah Cntr.)
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.
Cohoctah Center is located in Livingston 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 Livingston County: Genesee, Ingham, Jackson, Oakland, Shiawassee & Washtenaw.
Below are the counties that are near Cohoctah Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cohoctah Center:
- Livingston County (The home county of Cohoctah Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cohoctah Center, with the one closest to Cohoctah Center listed first.
- Cohoctah
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
- Deer Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Fowlerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parshallville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parshallville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
- Tyrone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tyrone is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Hartland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hallers Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
- Parkers Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corners
- Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
- Plainfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Plainfield is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Brighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cohoctah Center, with the one closest to Cohoctah Center listed first.
- Bath
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ovid
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Price
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Clinton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Gunnisonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- Shepardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- East DeWitt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- Duplain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Elsie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- De Witt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cohoctah Center, with the one closest to Cohoctah Center listed first.
- Argentine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Argentine is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Gaines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duffield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Duffield is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Fenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Bayport Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bayport Park is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Park
- Lake Fenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Fenton is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fenton
- Swartz Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Blanc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flushing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Flint
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Burton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cohoctah Center, with the one closest to Cohoctah Center listed first.
- Webberville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Meridian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Pollok ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pollok is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
- Pollok has also been known as:
- Pollock
- Dansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haslett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Okemos
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stockbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- East Lansing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fitchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fitchburg is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Mason
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cohoctah Center, with the one closest to Cohoctah Center listed first.
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Munith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trist
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Trist is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trist
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cohoctah Center, with the one closest to Cohoctah Center listed first.
- Hickory Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Holly
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Highland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Highland
- Clyde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Five Points
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Newark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Highland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Harbors
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Harbors is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Harbors
- Davisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland
- Groveland Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
- White Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Milford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cohoctah Center, with the one closest to Cohoctah Center listed first.
- Oakley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Layton Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
- Chesaning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chapin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chapin is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Shiawassee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cohoctah Center, with the one closest to Cohoctah Center listed first.
- Byron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nicholson is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Bancroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Durand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Morrice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shaftsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
- Lennon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Corunna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Owosso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cohoctah Center, with the one closest to Cohoctah Center listed first.
- Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Hudson Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hudson Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Mills
- Dexter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chelsea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Delhi Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cohoctah Center, see our County-by-County Page for Cohoctah Center.
Cemeteries Near Cohoctah Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cohoctah 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 Cohoctah Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cohoctah Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cohoctah Center, with the one closest to Cohoctah Center listed first.
- Sanford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sanford Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Fowlerville.
- The Sanford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Russell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1723 <3>
- Boutel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coughran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Antrim Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Conway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Benjamin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Byron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Tree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Scribner Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gaylord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Cohoctah Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cohoctah Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cohoctah Center, with the one closest to Cohoctah Center listed first.
- Cohoctah
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Deer Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Byron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fowlerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fleming is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Argentine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Argentine is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Bancroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Howell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Durand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Webberville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parshallville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parshallville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morrice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tyrone is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cohoctah Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cohoctah Center.
Newspapers Published in Cohoctah 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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cohoctah Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cohoctah Center, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cohoctah 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 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 Cohoctah Center:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Livingston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Genesee County
- Ingham County
- Jackson County
- Oakland County
- Saginaw County
- Shiawassee County
- Washtenaw 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cohoctah 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 Cohoctah Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |