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 Cressey (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 Cressey. 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 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.
Cressey 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 Cressey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cressey:
- Barry County (The home county of Cressey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cressey, with the one closest to Cressey listed first.
- Hickory Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Doster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doster is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Prairieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Delton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Banfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Cedar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Dowling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Hastings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Irving
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Middleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Allegan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cressey, with the one closest to Cressey listed first.
- Neeley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neeley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
- Hooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hooper is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Plainwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Martin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Watson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Shelbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Wayland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allegan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hilliards
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilliards is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
- Branch County
- Union City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cressey, with the one closest to Cressey listed first.
- Fort Custer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Level Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Battle Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verona Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- West Leroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Brownlee Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Sonoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Pennfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Beadle Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cressey, with the one closest to Cressey listed first.
- Bellevue
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vermontville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ainger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Carlisle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Olivet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Ionia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cressey, with the one closest to Cressey listed first.
- Campbell Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
- Lake Odessa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elmdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Kalamazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cressey, with the one closest to Cressey listed first.
- Richland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- South Gull Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Yorkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- East Cooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
- Augusta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parchment
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Comstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Galesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eastwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Kalamazoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cressey, with the one closest to Cressey listed first.
- Caledonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Corinth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- North Dorr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Dorr is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
- Alto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carlisle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Dutton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dutton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Byron Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cutlerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cressey, with the one closest to Cressey listed first.
- Factoryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Leonidas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mendon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parkville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parkville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Chamberlain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cressey, with the one closest to Cressey listed first.
- Kendall
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kendall is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- North Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- North Lake is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
- Almena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Almena is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Mattawan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gobles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Paw Paw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Bloomingdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grand Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cressey, see our County-by-County Page for Cressey.
Cemeteries Near Cressey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cressey.
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 Cressey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cressey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cressey, with the one closest to Cressey listed first.
- Cressey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Charlotte Dewey Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yorkville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Hickory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieville Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howlandsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Day Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ives Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gun Plain Twp. Cemetery
- Gun Plains Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #724 <2>
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 Cressey had a population of 46 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cressey, with the one closest to Cressey listed first.
- Richland Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richland Junction is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Junction
- Richland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Doster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doster is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Yorkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Delton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- East Cooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
- Cooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Hooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hooper is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Plainwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Comstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Galesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Banfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cressey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cressey.
Newspapers Published in Cressey ...
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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cressey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cressey, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cressey.
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 websites either 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 Cressey:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Barry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegan County
- Branch County
- Calhoun County
- Eaton County
- Ionia County
- Kalamazoo County
- Kent County
- Saint Joseph County
- Van Buren 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 Cressey, 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- Cressey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |