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 Ellington (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 Ellington. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Ellington is located in Tuscola 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 Tuscola County: Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Saginaw & Sanilac.
Below are the counties that are near Ellington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellington:
- Tuscola County (The home county of Ellington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellington, with the one closest to Ellington listed first.
- Elmwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Colling
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colling is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colling
- Caro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cass City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
- Gagetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Wahjamega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
- Akron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Watrousville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
- Bay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellington, with the one closest to Ellington listed first.
- Munger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Essexville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Banks ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Banks is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Banks has also been known as:
- Bangor
- Bank City
- Bay City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wenona Beach ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wenona Beach is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona Beach
- Brooks ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brooks is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Salzburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Salzburg is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzburg
- Wenona ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wenona is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- West Bay City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Bay City is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bay City
- West Bay City has also been known as:
- West Bank City
- Genesee County
- Otisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellington, with the one closest to Ellington listed first.
- Bach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bach is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
- Owendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sebewaing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kilmanagh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kilmanagh is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmanagh
- Valley Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Valley Island is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Island
- Elkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pigeon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bay Port
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Berne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Berne is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Ora Labora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ora Labora is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora Labora
- Ora Labora has also been known as:
- Ora et Labora
- Ubly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bad Axe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Caseville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lapeer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellington, with the one closest to Ellington listed first.
- Silverwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clifford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clifford is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- North Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Otter Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burnside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnside is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Columbiaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Five Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Brown City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellington, with the one closest to Ellington listed first.
- Reese
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blumfield Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blumfield Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumfield Corners
- Frankenmuth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Melbourne ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Crow Island ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Zilwaukee city
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Sanilac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellington, with the one closest to Ellington listed first.
- Hemans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hemans is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
- Decker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Decker is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Snover
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Snover is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snover
- Argyle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Argyle is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Marlette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elmer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmer is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Tyre
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tyre is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Juhl
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Juhl is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
- Sandusky
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
- Former name for Sandusky:
- Sanilac Centre
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <1>
- Palms
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Palms is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Minden City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Watertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellington, see our County-by-County Page for Ellington.
Cemeteries Near Ellington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellington.
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 Ellington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellington, with the one closest to Ellington listed first.
- Ellington Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Almer Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscola County Poor Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Indianfields Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianfields Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Indianfields Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Caro.
- The Indianfields Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Caro Cemetery
- Indian Fields Twp. Cemetery
- Indianfields Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #795 <2>
- North Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Columbia Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Novesta Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Agatha's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- Wahjamega Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elkland Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Ellington had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellington, with the one closest to Ellington listed first.
- Elmwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Colwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colwood is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwood
- Caro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
- Cass City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gagetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wahjamega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
- Wilmot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Akron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Dayton is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dayton
- Fairgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watrousville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
- Owendale
(12 miles [19.3 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 Ellington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellington.
Newspapers Published in Ellington ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellington, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellington.
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 Ellington:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Tuscola County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bay County
- Genesee County
- Huron County
- Lapeer County
- Saginaw County
- Sanilac 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 Ellington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ellington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |