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 Denton (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 Denton. 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 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.
Denton is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Macomb, Monroe, Oakland & Washtenaw.
Below are the counties that are near Denton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Denton:
- Wayne County (The home county of Denton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Sheldon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Romulus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eloise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eloise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloise
- New Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Inkster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Willow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Elm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elm is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Lenawee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Macon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macon is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Britton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
- Tecumseh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holloway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Whitmore Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Green Oak is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Hamburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Pinckney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
- Hell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell
- Hell has also been known as:
- Hi Land Lake
- Highland Lake
- Hiland Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hell <1>
- Anderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Chalkerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
- Chalkerville has also been known as:
- Chalkers Landing
- Kaiserville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kaiserville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
- Hartland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macomb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Corners
- Center Line
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Van Dyke ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Van Dyke is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyke
- Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
- Warren has also been known as:
- Cottageville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Oakville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Milan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scofield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Scofield is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Flat Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Maybee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Azalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Azalia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Steiner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Steiner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
- South Rockwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Grape
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grape is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Northville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Novi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Farmington Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington Acres is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Acres
- Clarenceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarenceville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
- South Lyon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quakertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Quakertown is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Farmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wixom
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Walled Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wood Creek Farms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Creek Farms is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Creek Farms
- North Farmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Farmington is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Farmington
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Rawsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
- Ypsilanti
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dixboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
- Willis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stony Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Whittaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Emery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Pittsfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield has also been known as:
- Pittsfield Village
- Ann Arbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barton Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Saline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delhi Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Denton, see our County-by-County Page for Denton.
Cemeteries Near Denton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Denton.
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 Denton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Denton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Denton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spencer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Denton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sheldon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cloister Garth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union - Udell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Free Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Downer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knollwood Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (398 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Denton had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Rawsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
- Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ypsilanti
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wayne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dixboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
- Geddes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Geddes is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
- Martinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Romulus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Whittaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
- West Sumpter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sumpter
- New Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Denton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Denton.
Newspapers Published in Denton ...
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 204 newspapers that have been published in the area around Denton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Denton, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Denton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Denton:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lenawee County
- Livingston County
- Macomb County
- Monroe County
- Oakland County
- Washtenaw County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Denton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Denton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |