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 Cutlerville (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 Cutlerville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Cutlerville is located in Kent 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 Kent County: Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo & Ottawa.
Below are the counties that are near Cutlerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cutlerville:
- Kent County (The home county of Cutlerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cutlerville, with the one closest to Cutlerville listed first.
- Carlisle
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carlisle is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Dutton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dutton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Byron Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clyde Park is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
- Kentwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burlingame
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burlingame is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Burlingame Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Galewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Galewood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Urbandale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Urbandale is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
- Grandville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allegan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cutlerville, with the one closest to Cutlerville listed first.
- Moline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moline is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Dorr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Hilliards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hilliards is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
- Wayland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burnips
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnips is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
- Former name for Burnips:
- Burnip's Corners
- Bradley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Hopkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Diamond Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Shelbyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Monterey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Monterey is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monterey
- Fillmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Hamilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cutlerville, with the one closest to Cutlerville listed first.
- Middleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Irving
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irving is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Freeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hastings
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Prairieville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Doster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Doster is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Delton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Cedar Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Morgan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Dowling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Eaton County
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Ionia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cutlerville, with the one closest to Cutlerville listed first.
- Elmdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Campbell Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
- Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saranac
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Odessa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belding
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Sebewa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Orleans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Muskegon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cutlerville, with the one closest to Cutlerville listed first.
- Ravenna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canada Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
- Slocum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slocum is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Sullivan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cutlerville, with the one closest to Cutlerville listed first.
- Jenison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Forest Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Hudsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
- Bauer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bauer is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- South Blendon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
- Drenthe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
- Marne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lamont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lamont is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Allendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zeeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eastmanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cutlerville, see our County-by-County Page for Cutlerville.
Cemeteries Near Cutlerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cutlerville.
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 Cutlerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cutlerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cutlerville, with the one closest to Cutlerville listed first.
- Kent Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Winchester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Gaines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rest Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boynton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Sebastian's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winegar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- Winegar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Cutlerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cutlerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cutlerville, with the one closest to Cutlerville listed first.
- Carlisle
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carlisle is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Byron Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dutton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dutton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Ross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ross is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- East Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Paris is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paris
- Grandville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Dorr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Dorr is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
- Moline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moline is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Jenison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grand Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Corning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Corning is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Gitchel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gitchel is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gitchel
- New Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cutlerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cutlerville.
Newspapers Published in Cutlerville ...
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 237 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cutlerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cutlerville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cutlerville.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Cutlerville:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegan County
- Barry County
- Eaton County
- Ionia County
- Muskegon County
- Ottawa 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> | 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 Cutlerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cutlerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |