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 Constantine (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 Constantine. 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.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Constantine is located in Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph County: Elkhart (IN), LaGrange (IN), Branch, Cass & Kalamazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Constantine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Constantine:
- Saint Joseph County (The home county of Constantine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Constantine, with the one closest to Constantine listed first.
- White Pigeon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fabius
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Mottville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Bluff Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Three Rivers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Klingers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Centreville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Sturgis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nottawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wasepi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasepi
- Parkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Berrien County
- Niles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Branch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Constantine, with the one closest to Constantine listed first.
- Bronson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sherwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Matteson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Matteson is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Gilead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hatmaker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Batavia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Calhoun County
- Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Constantine, with the one closest to Constantine listed first.
- Corey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Jones
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vandalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Wakelee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Marcellus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Penn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Penn is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Cassopolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- La Grange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- La Grange is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Edwardsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dowagiac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kalamazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Constantine, with the one closest to Constantine listed first.
- Schoolcraft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vicksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Portage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pavillion Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
- Scotts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Milwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwood
- Oshtemo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Constantine, with the one closest to Constantine listed first.
- Decatur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Paw Paw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Almena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Almena is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Elkhart County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Constantine, with the one closest to Constantine listed first.
- Middlebury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Simonton Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Dunlap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Elkhart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bainter Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
- Benton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- New Paris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kosciusko County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Constantine, with the one closest to Constantine listed first.
- Syracuse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Milford Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
- Wawasee Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- LaGrange County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Constantine, with the one closest to Constantine listed first.
- Scott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scott is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Seyberts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- Shipshewana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- LaGrange
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Topeka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Plato
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Mongo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valentine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Greenfield Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Brushy Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Noble County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Constantine, with the one closest to Constantine listed first.
- Ligonier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cosperville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Wawaka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rome City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brimfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Cromwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Constantine, with the one closest to Constantine listed first.
- Granger
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Osceola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <1>
- Mishawaka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Indian Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Steuben County (IN)
- Orland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Constantine, see our County-by-County Page for Constantine.
Cemeteries Near Constantine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Constantine.
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 Constantine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Constantine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Constantine, with the one closest to Constantine listed first.
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Constantine Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Broadstreet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- White Pigeon Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stengle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brick Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mottville Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aurand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Constantine had a population of 1,346 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Constantine had a population of 2,107 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Constantine, with the one closest to Constantine listed first.
- White Pigeon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mottville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Fabius
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Vistula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vistula is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vistula
- Corey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Three Rivers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scott is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Jones
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Williamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Williamsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Middlebury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shipshewana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seyberts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Constantine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Constantine.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Constantine ...
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 170 newspapers that have been published in the area around Constantine.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Constantine. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Constantine and those printed in the larger area surrounding Constantine.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Constantine.
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 Constantine:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Saint Joseph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berrien County
- Branch County
- Calhoun County
- Cass County
- Kalamazoo County
- Van Buren County
- Elkhart County
- Kosciusko County
- LaGrange County
- Noble County
- Saint Joseph County
- Steuben 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> | 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. |
| <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 Constantine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Constantine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |