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 Edgewater Heights (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 Edgewater Heights. 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 Edgewater Heights ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Edgewater Heights: Edgewater Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Edgewater Heights 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 Edgewater Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edgewater Heights:
- Wayne County (The home county of Edgewater Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Heights, with the one closest to Edgewater Heights listed first.
- Belleville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sheldon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sheldon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- New Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Romulus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Eloise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eloise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloise
- Westland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Inkster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lenawee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Heights, with the one closest to Edgewater Heights listed first.
- Macon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Macon is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Britton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Deerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
- Tecumseh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holloway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Wellsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Heights, with the one closest to Edgewater Heights listed first.
- Whitmore Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Oak is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Hamburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Pinckney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
- Hell
(29 miles [46.7 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>
- Chalkerville
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kaiserville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
- Macomb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Heights, with the one closest to Edgewater Heights listed first.
- Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Corners
- Van Dyke ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Van Dyke is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyke
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Heights, with the one closest to Edgewater Heights listed first.
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Carleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scofield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Scofield is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Maybee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Azalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Azalia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Grape
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grape is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape
- South Rockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Steiner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Steiner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
- Newport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Heights, with the one closest to Edgewater Heights listed first.
- Northville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Farmington Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Farmington Acres is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Acres
- Novi
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clarenceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clarenceville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
- Farmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Lyon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Farmington Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Quakertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Quakertown is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- New Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wixom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wood Creek Farms
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Creek Farms is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Creek Farms
- North Farmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Farmington is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Farmington
- Southfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Heights, with the one closest to Edgewater Heights listed first.
- Rawsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
- Willis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ypsilanti
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whittaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
- Stony Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Dixboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Barton Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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 west)
- Delhi Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Edgewater Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Edgewater Heights.
Cemeteries Near Edgewater Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edgewater Heights.
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 Edgewater Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edgewater Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edgewater Heights, with the one closest to Edgewater Heights listed first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Denton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union - Udell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Denton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Otisville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alban Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mallett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (381 more) ...
- Sheldon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cloister Garth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Edgewater Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Edgewater Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edgewater Heights, with the one closest to Edgewater Heights listed first.
- Belleville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rawsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
- Willis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Denton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Denton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Martinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- West Sumpter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sumpter
- Whittaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
- New Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ypsilanti
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Romulus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Geddes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Geddes is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edgewater Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edgewater Heights.
Newspapers Published in Edgewater Heights ...
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 229 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edgewater Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edgewater Heights, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edgewater Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Edgewater Heights:
- 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> | 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 Edgewater Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Edgewater Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |