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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 Dansville (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 Dansville. 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 hospitals and 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.

Dansville is located in Ingham County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ingham County: Clinton, Eaton, Jackson, Livingston, Shiawassee & Washtenaw.

Below are the counties that are near Dansville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dansville:

  • Ingham County     (The home county of Dansville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dansville, with the one closest to Dansville listed first.
    • Pollok ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bunker Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mason
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Mason is located in Ingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <3>
    • Fitchburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Leslie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leslie
      • North Leslie is located in Ingham County
    • Meridian
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meridian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Ingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Meridian
      • From Dansville to Meridian
    • Williamston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Webberville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webberville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webberville
      • Webberville is located in Ingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webberville <3>
    • Stockbridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Leslie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Holt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in Ingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holt <3>
    • Okemos
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Calhoun County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dansville, with the one closest to Dansville listed first.
    • Bath
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
    • Clinton Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
      • Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
    • Gunnisonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • De Witt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • East DeWitt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Price
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Price. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
      • Price is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Price
      • From Dansville to Price
    • Eagle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Eaton County
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dansville, with the one closest to Dansville listed first.
    • Argentine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argentine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
      • Argentine is located in Genesee County
    • Gaines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dansville, with the one closest to Dansville listed first.
    • Munith
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
      • Pleasant Lake is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Lake <3>
    • Berryville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rives Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rives Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
      • Rives Junction is located in Jackson County
    • Trist
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trist. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trist
      • Trist is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Trist
      • From Dansville to Trist
    • Waterloo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tompkins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
      • Tompkins is located in Jackson County
    • Grass Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
      • Grass Lake is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Lake <3>
    • Leoni
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leoni. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
      • Leoni is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leoni
      • From Dansville to Leoni
    • Jackson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Michigan Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Woodville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodville
      • From Dansville to Woodville
  • Livingston County
  • Shiawassee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dansville, with the one closest to Dansville listed first.
    • Shaftsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Nicholson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
      • Nicholson is located in Shiawassee County
    • Perry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Morrice
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrice
      • Morrice is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrice <3>
    • Laingsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laingsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laingsburg
      • Laingsburg is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laingsburg <3>
    • Bancroft
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <3>
    • Byron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Newburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Durand
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vernon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Middletown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
  • Washtenaw County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dansville, see our County-by-County Page for Dansville.

Cemeteries Near Dansville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dansville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dansville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dansville, with the one closest to Dansville listed first.

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Howard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spalding Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spalding Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spalding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hawley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Cornelius & Cyprian's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Cornelius & Cyprian's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Cornelius & Cyprian's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Felt Plains Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felt Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felt Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bunker Hill Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunker Hill Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunker Hill Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dubois Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dubois Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dubois Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cabot Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cabot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cabot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (328 more) ...

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dansville had a population of 366 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Dansville had a population of 564 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dansville, with the one closest to Dansville listed first.

  • Bunker Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Eden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Ingham County
  • White Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • White Oak is located in Ingham County
  • Mason
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Ingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,389 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <3>
  • Fitchburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Leslie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Meridian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meridian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Meridian is located in Ingham County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Meridian
    • From Dansville to Meridian
  • Stockbridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Webberville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webberville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webberville
    • Webberville is located in Ingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webberville <3>
  • Williamston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Plainfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Plainfield is located in Livingston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Plainfield
    • From Dansville to Plainfield
  • Aurelius
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurelius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelius
    • Aurelius is located in Ingham County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dansville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dansville.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Dansville ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dansville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Dansville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Dansville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Dansville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6> of Dansville.

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 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 Dansville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dansville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ingham County: www.ingham.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Dansville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dansville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dansville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5559, Longitude: -84.3030    









 

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