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 Conners 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 Conners 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 Conners 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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Conners Creek: Conners Crk. (or less commonly used: Conners Ck. or Conners Cr.)
- While the name of this community is Conners Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Conners Creek may originally have been Conner's Creek.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Conners Creek might be written as Conner Creek.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Conners Creek is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Macomb, Monroe, Oakland & Washtenaw.
Below are the counties that are near Conners Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Conners Creek:
- Wayne County (The home county of Conners Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conners Creek, with the one closest to Conners Creek listed first.
- Harper Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grosse Pointe Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grosse Pointe Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hamtramck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grosse Pointe Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grosse Pointe Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grosse Pointe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Park is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
- Detroit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strathmoor ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Strathmoor is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor
- Springwells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springwells is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwells
- Former name for Springwells:
- Fordson
- Dearborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brightmoor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brightmoor is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightmoor
- Macomb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conners Creek, with the one closest to Conners Creek listed first.
- Eastpointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eastpointe is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastpointe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,720 people
- Former names for Eastpointe:
- East Detroit
- Half-Way
- Halfway
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastpointe <2>
- Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Corners
- Center Line
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Van Dyke ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Van Dyke is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyke
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
- Warren has also been known as:
- Cottageville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <2>
- Eagle Poine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Poine is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Poine
- Roseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fraser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spinnings ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spinnings is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnings
- Spinnings has also been known as:
- Spinning
- Cady ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cady is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Cady has also been known as:
- Cady's Corner
- Quinn ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quinn is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
- Plumb Brook ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plumb Brook is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb Brook
- Plumb Brook has also been known as:
- Plum Brook
- Plumbrook Village
- Plumbrook
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conners Creek, with the one closest to Conners Creek listed first.
- Flat Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Rockwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conners Creek, with the one closest to Conners Creek listed first.
- Hazel Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Madison Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ferndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Royal Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clawson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Berkley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Beaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Lathrup Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Southfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Birmingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conners Creek, with the one closest to Conners Creek listed first.
- Anchorville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
- Fair Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Perch Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perch Point is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch Point
- Grande Pointe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grande Pointe is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grande Pointe
- Algonac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Starville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Starville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
- Casco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peters is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Broadbridge Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broadbridge Station is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadbridge Station
- Adair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adair is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Belle River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belle River is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
- Washtenaw County
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Conners Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Conners Creek.
Cemeteries Near Conners Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Conners 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.
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 Conners Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Conners Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Conners Creek, with the one closest to Conners Creek listed first.
- Assumption Grotto Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Detroit Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984741 <3>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart of St. Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart of St. Mary Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart of St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Sweetest Heart of Mary Cemetery
- B'nai-David Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai-David Cemetery
- The B'nai-David Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bnai-David Cemetery
- St. Clement Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clement Cemetery
- The St. Clement Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Line Catholic Cemetery
- St. Clements Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1589 <3>
- Beth Olem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Olem Cemetery
- The Beth Olem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Betholem Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- The Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Lutheran Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #967 <3>
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Elliott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kiwanis Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Conners Creek had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Conners Creek, with the one closest to Conners Creek listed first.
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
- Warren has also been known as:
- Cottageville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <2>
- Grosse Pointe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Park is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
- Detroit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fraser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cady ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cady is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Cady has also been known as:
- Cady's Corner
- Royal Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clawson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delray is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Big Beaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Dearborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mount Clemens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Clemens is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clemens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,013 people
- Former names for Mount Clemens:
- Big Springs
- High Banks
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Clemens <2>
- Southfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oak is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Conners Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Conners Creek.
Newspapers Published in Conners 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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Conners Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Conners Creek, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Conners Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Conners Creek:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Macomb County
- Monroe County
- Oakland County
- Saint Clair County
- Washtenaw 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> | 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 Conners Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Conners Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |