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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 Davison (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 Davison. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Davison is located in Genesee 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 Genesee County: Lapeer, Livingston, Oakland, Saginaw, Shiawassee & Tuscola.

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

  • Genesee County     (The home county of Davison)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davison, with the one closest to Davison listed first.
    • Russellville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Genesee County
    • Atlas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
      • Atlas is located in Genesee County
    • Burton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Genesee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
      • Genesee is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <2>
    • Goodrich
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Flint
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <2>
    • Otisville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
      • Otisville is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <2>
    • Beecher
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beecher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
      • Beecher is located in Genesee County
    • Grand Blanc
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Morris
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clio
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
      • Clio is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <2>
    • Farrandville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
      • Farrandville is located in Genesee County
    • Bayport Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Park
      • Bayport Park is located in Genesee County
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davison, with the one closest to Davison listed first.
    • Hadley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadley <2>
    • Lapeer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
      • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <2>
    • Columbiaville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunters Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
      • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
    • Otter Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
      • Otter Lake is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Lake <2>
    • Metamora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Attica
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
    • Lum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
      • Lum is located in Lapeer County
    • Kings Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
      • Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
    • Dryden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • North Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Imlay City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Imlay City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay City
      • Imlay City is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay City <2>
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davison, with the one closest to Davison listed first.
    • Tyrone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyrone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
      • Tyrone is located in Livingston County
    • Hallers Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
      • Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Deer Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
    • Parshallville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parshallville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
      • Parshallville is located in Livingston County
    • Cohoctah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
      • Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
    • Hartland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Macomb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davison, with the one closest to Davison listed first.
    • Miami ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miami. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
      • Miami is located in Macomb County
    • Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grays' Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays' Mills
      • Grays' Mills is located in Macomb County
      • Former names for Grays' Mills:
      • Clifton Mill
      • Clifton Village
      • Clifton
    • Thorington ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorington
      • Thorington is located in Macomb County
      • Thorington has also been known as:
      • Thorington Settlement
    • Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Mount Vernon is located in Macomb County
    • Crissmanville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crissmanville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crissmanville
      • Crissmanville is located in Macomb County
    • Romeo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davison, with the one closest to Davison listed first.
    • Ortonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Newark
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Oakland County
    • Oakwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Oakland County
    • Five Points
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Five Points. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Oakland County
    • Groveland Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Groveland Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
      • Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
    • Perry Lake Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perry Lake Heights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Lake Heights
      • Perry Lake Heights is located in Oakland County
    • Thomas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Oakland County
    • Austin Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Corners
      • Austin Corners is located in Oakland County
    • Holly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
      • Holly is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,079 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <2>
    • Jossman Acres
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jossman Acres. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jossman Acres
      • Jossman Acres is located in Oakland County
    • Davisburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Springfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Oakland County
    • Oxford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davison, with the one closest to Davison listed first.
    • Birch Run
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Burt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Frankenmuth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Taymouth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
      • Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
    • Layton Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Layton Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
      • Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
    • Blumfield Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumfield Corners
      • Blumfield Corners is located in Saginaw County
    • Bridgeport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Luce ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Luce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
      • Luce is located in Saginaw County
    • Reese
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reese have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
      • Reese is located in Saginaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reese <2>
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davison, with the one closest to Davison listed first.
    • Allenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
      • Allenton is located in Saint Clair County
    • Capac
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
      • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <2>
  • Sanilac County
    • Marlette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shiawassee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davison, with the one closest to Davison listed first.
    • Lennon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennon
      • Lennon is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennon <2>
    • Juddville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
      • Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
    • New Lothrop
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lothrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lothrop
      • New Lothrop is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lothrop <2>
    • Byron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <2>
    • Durand
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
      • Durand is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <2>
    • Vernon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Bancroft
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Newburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
    • Corunna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
      • Corunna is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corunna <2>
  • Tuscola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davison, with the one closest to Davison listed first.
    • Fostoria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
      • Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
    • Millington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Tuscola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tuscola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <2>
    • Juniata
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
      • Juniata is located in Tuscola County
    • Mayville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Vassar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Denmark Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denmark Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
      • Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
    • Richville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Watrousville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
      • Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
    • Wahjamega
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahjamega. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
      • Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County

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

Cemeteries Near Davison ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davison.

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 Davison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Davison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eastwood Colonial Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastwood Colonial Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastwood Colonial Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Richfield Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richfield Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richfield Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dawn Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawn Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elba Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elba Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elba Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peace Memory Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Memory Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dodge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodge Cemetery
    • The Dodge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Flint River Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #523 <4>
  • Tanner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cottage Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottage Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atlas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atlas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atlas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Sanborn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanborn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Assyrian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assyrian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assyrian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Machpelah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Machpelah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Machpelah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

While we didn't find Davison in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Davison.

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

  • Elba
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Elba is located in Lapeer County
  • Belsay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belsay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsay
    • Belsay is located in Genesee County
  • Atlas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Atlas is located in Genesee County
  • Rogersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Rogersville is located in Genesee County
  • Goodrich
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hadley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
    • Hadley is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadley <2>
  • Genesee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
    • Genesee is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <2>
  • Flint
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Flint is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <2>
  • Grand Blanc
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lapeer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
    • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <2>
  • Otisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
    • Otisville is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <2>
  • Farmers Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Creek
    • Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Columbiaville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Morris
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunters Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
      • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Davison ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davison.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Davison:

The official website for Davison: www.cityofdavison.org/

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.mi.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Davison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Davison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Davison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0322, Longitude: -83.5183       In this case, the coordinates for Davison have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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