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 Dailey (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 Dailey. 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 and doctors 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.
Dailey is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Elkhart (IN), Saint Joseph (IN), Berrien, Saint Joseph & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Dailey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dailey:
- Cass County (The home county of Dailey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Cassopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pokagon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- La Grange
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- La Grange is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Dowagiac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edwardsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sumnerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Penn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Penn is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Vandalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Wakelee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jones
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Berrien County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Niles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berrien Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eau Claire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Naomi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Naomi is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Berrien Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hartman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hartman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Buchanan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shanghai Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
- Bakertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bakertown is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Sodus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sodus is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
- Dayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Hinchman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hinchman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchman
- Kalamazoo County
- Schoolcraft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Fabius
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Mottville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Chamberlain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Constantine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Three Rivers
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- White Pigeon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bluff Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Centreville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Oakwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Klingers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Parkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Keeler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Keeler is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
- Hartford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lawrence
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lawton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Paw Paw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
- Bangor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Covert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Almena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Simonton Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Elkhart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Wakarusa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Middlebury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Southwest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Goshen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foraker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Foraker is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Bainter Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
- LaGrange County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Scott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Scott is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Shipshewana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- LaPorte County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Rolling Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hesston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Marshall County (IN)
- Bremen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Granger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Indian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Roseland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Mishawaka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Osceola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- 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>
- South Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gulivoire Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
- Nutwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Zeigler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Crumstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- New Carlisle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dailey, see our County-by-County Page for Dailey.
Cemeteries Near Dailey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dailey.
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 Dailey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dailey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Brookside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Salisbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coulter Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coulter Chapel Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the east of Niles.
- The Coulter Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coulter Cemetery
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dewey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reams - Norton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Schulte Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pokagon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barron Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Rodgers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edwardsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whitmanville 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 Dailey had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Cassopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pokagon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- La Grange
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- La Grange is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Edwardsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Dowagiac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Former name for Adamsville:
- Sage's Mill
- Penn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Penn is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Niles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Granger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vandalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Fairland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Berrien Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Volinia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Volinia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volinia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dailey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dailey.
Newspapers Published in Dailey ...
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 157 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dailey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dailey, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dailey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Dailey:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berrien County
- Kalamazoo County
- Saint Joseph County
- Van Buren County
- Elkhart County
- LaGrange County
- LaPorte County
- Marshall County
- Saint Joseph 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' (or 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- Dailey) 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 Dailey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |