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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 East Paris (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 East Paris. 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.

Name Variations for East Paris ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Paris: E. Paris

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

East Paris is located in Kent 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 Kent County: Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo & Ottawa.

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

  • Kent County     (The home county of East Paris)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Paris, with the one closest to East Paris listed first.
    • Kentwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
      • Kentwood is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <2>
    • East Grand Rapids
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dutton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
      • Dutton is located in Kent County
    • Ada
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Ada is located in Kent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <2>
    • Forest Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Forest Hills is located in Kent County
    • Grand Rapids
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cutlerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlerville
      • Cutlerville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutlerville <2>
    • Burlingame
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
      • Burlingame is located in Kent County
    • Clyde Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
      • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
    • Galewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
      • Galewood is located in Kent County
    • Urbandale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
      • Urbandale is located in Kent County
    • Wyoming
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Allegan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Paris, with the one closest to East Paris listed first.
    • Moline
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
      • Moline is located in Allegan County
    • Dorr
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • New Salem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in Allegan County
    • Wayland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Allegan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <2>
    • Burnips
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
      • Burnips is located in Allegan County
      • Former name for Burnips:
      • Burnip's Corners
    • Hilliards
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
      • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
    • Bradley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Allegan County
    • Shelbyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hopkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
      • Hopkins is located in Allegan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins <2>
    • Diamond Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
      • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
    • South Monterey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Monterey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monterey
      • South Monterey is located in Allegan County
    • Martin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Barry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Paris, with the one closest to East Paris listed first.
    • Middleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
      • Middleville is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleville <2>
    • Freeport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <2>
    • Irving
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • Irving is located in Barry County
    • Hastings
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
    • Cloverdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
      • Cloverdale is located in Barry County
    • Prairieville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairieville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
      • Prairieville is located in Barry County
    • Morgan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Morgan is located in Barry County
    • Delton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
    • Doster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
      • Doster is located in Barry County
  • Eaton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Paris, with the one closest to East Paris listed first.
    • Woodbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Eaton County
    • Sunfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Ionia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Paris, with the one closest to East Paris listed first.
    • Elmdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Elmdale is located in Ionia County
    • Clarksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Ionia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
    • Campbell Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
      • Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
    • Saranac
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <2>
    • Belding
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Odessa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Odessa
      • Lake Odessa is located in Ionia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Odessa <2>
    • Orleans
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Orleans is located in Ionia County
    • South Ionia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
      • South Ionia is located in Ionia County
    • Ionia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • West Sebewa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
      • West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
    • Shiloh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Ionia County
  • Montcalm County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Paris, with the one closest to East Paris listed first.
    • Greenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
    • Eureka Place
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eureka Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
      • Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
    • Gowen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen
      • Gowen is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowen <2>
    • Pierson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Amsden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
      • Amsden is located in Montcalm County
    • Trufant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trufant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trufant
      • Trufant is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trufant <2>
    • Fenwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
      • Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
  • Muskegon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Paris, with the one closest to East Paris listed first.
    • Canada Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
      • Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
    • Ravenna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
      • Ravenna is located in Muskegon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <2>
    • Slocum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slocum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
      • Slocum is located in Muskegon County
    • Bailey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <2>
    • Morgan Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Corners
      • Morgan Corners is located in Muskegon County
    • Sullivan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
  • Newaygo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Paris, with the one closest to East Paris listed first.
    • Sun
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
      • Sun is located in Newaygo County
    • Ashland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Newaygo County
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Paris, with the one closest to East Paris listed first.
    • Jenison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Marne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne
      • Marne is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marne <2>
    • Jamestown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
    • Hudsonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Forest Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
      • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
    • Bauer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bauer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
    • Forest Grove Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
      • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
    • South Blendon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
    • Wright
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Wright is located in Ottawa County
    • Lamont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
      • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
    • Allendale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Allendale is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <2>
    • Drenthe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drenthe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County

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

Cemeteries Near East Paris ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Paris.

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

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

  • Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Teeple Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teeple Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teeple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graceland Mausoleum
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Mausoleum
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Mausoleum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cascade Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Garfield Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rest Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Little Cook Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Cook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ada Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ada Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oakhill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakhill Cemetery
      • The Oakhill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Valley City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1263 <4>

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 East Paris had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Cascade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
    • Cascade is located in Kent County
  • Dutton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
    • Dutton is located in Kent County
  • Ada
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Ada is located in Kent County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <2>
  • Alaska
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
    • Alaska is located in Kent County
  • Whitneyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
    • Whitneyville is located in Kent County
  • Grand Rapids
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Labarge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Labarge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labarge
    • Labarge is located in Kent County
  • Carlisle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Carlisle is located in Kent County
  • Chauncey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
    • Chauncey is located in Kent County
  • Grandville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Byron Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ross
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in Kent County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Corinth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Kent County
    • Alto
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Kent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <2>
    • Belmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in East Paris ...

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 281 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Paris.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Paris, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Paris.

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 East Paris:

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

The official website for Kent County: www.accesskent.com/

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 East Paris, 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' (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- East Paris) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Paris. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9100, Longitude: -85.5684       In this case, the coordinates for East Paris have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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