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 Eckford (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 Eckford. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Eckford is located in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Barry, Branch, Eaton, Hillsdale, Jackson, Kalamazoo & Saint Joseph.
Below are the counties that are near Eckford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eckford:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Eckford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eckford, with the one closest to Eckford listed first.
- Marengo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Homer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rice Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Tekonsha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ceresco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Duck Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Beadle Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Brownlee Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Pennfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eckford, with the one closest to Eckford listed first.
- Maple Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Banfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Dowling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Hickory Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Branch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eckford, with the one closest to Eckford listed first.
- Girard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Hodunk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Union City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Trailtree Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Coldwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fisher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fisher is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Batavia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Sherwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Matteson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Matteson is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Canada Shores
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Hatmaker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eckford, with the one closest to Eckford listed first.
- Olivet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bellevue
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ainger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Charlesworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
- Eaton Rapids
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Charlotte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Petrieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petrieville is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrieville
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Kingsland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsland is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Gresham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gresham is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Potterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eckford, with the one closest to Eckford listed first.
- Litchfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mosherville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Allen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jonesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Hillsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Adams
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Reading
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Somerset Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Steamburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Osseo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eckford, with the one closest to Eckford listed first.
- Onondaga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Leslie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Leslie is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leslie
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eckford, with the one closest to Eckford listed first.
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Devereaux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Devereaux is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
- Parma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Springport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Arbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hanover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Horton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sandstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sandstone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Tompkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkins is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- South Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jackson
- Berryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Kalamazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eckford, with the one closest to Eckford listed first.
- Climax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Augusta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scotts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Galesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Gull Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Yorkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Lenawee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eckford, with the one closest to Eckford listed first.
- Cement City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Addison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eckford, with the one closest to Eckford listed first.
- Factoryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Leonidas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <1>
- Fairfax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Steuben County (IN)
- Ray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eckford, see our County-by-County Page for Eckford.
Cemeteries Near Eckford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eckford.
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 Eckford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eckford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eckford, with the one closest to Eckford listed first.
- East Eckford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Eckford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cook's Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Albion Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Babcock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marengo Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lyon Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marengo Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Homer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Albion Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Albion Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Albion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15 <3>
- Oakridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- McFadden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Clarendon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarendon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Eckford had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eckford, with the one closest to Eckford listed first.
- Clarendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clarendon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Homer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Condit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Condit is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- Marengo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tekonsha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Rice Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Devereaux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Devereaux is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
- Ceresco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- South Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Butler is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
- Litchfield
(12 miles [19.3 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 Eckford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eckford.
Newspapers Published in Eckford ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eckford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eckford, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eckford.
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 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 Eckford:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Branch County
- Eaton County
- Hillsdale County
- Ingham County
- Jackson County
- Kalamazoo County
- Lenawee County
- Saint Joseph County
- Steuben County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eckford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Eckford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |