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 Elm (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 Elm. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Elm 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 Elm. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elm:
- Wayne County (The home county of Elm)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm, with the one closest to Elm listed first.
- Beech
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beech is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Redford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Livonia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brightmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brightmoor is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightmoor
- Dearborn Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Inkster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eloise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eloise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloise
- Strathmoor ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Strathmoor is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor
- Wayne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dearborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm, with the one closest to Elm listed first.
- Green Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Oak is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Whitmore Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hamburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hallers Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
- Hartland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pettysville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Macomb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm, with the one closest to Elm listed first.
- Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dalton Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Corners
- Van Dyke ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Van Dyke is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyke
- Center Line
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warren
(17 miles [27.4 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>
- Spinnings ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Spinnings is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnings
- Spinnings has also been known as:
- Spinning
- Eastpointe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eastpointe is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastpointe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,720 people
- Former names for Eastpointe:
- East Detroit
- Half-Way
- Halfway
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastpointe <1>
- Sterling Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cady ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cady is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Cady has also been known as:
- Cady's Corner
- Dresden Village ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dresden Village is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Village
- Fraser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plumb Brook ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plumb Brook is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb Brook
- Plumb Brook has also been known as:
- Plum Brook
- Plumbrook Village
- Plumbrook
- Red Run Corners ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Run Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run Corners
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm, with the one closest to Elm listed first.
- Flat Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Rockwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grafton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Oakville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scofield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scofield is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Steiner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Steiner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
- Milan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Estral Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Estral Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estral Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Maybee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Detroit Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Detroit Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Beach
- Azalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Azalia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm, with the one closest to Elm listed first.
- Clarenceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clarenceville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
- Farmington Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington Acres is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Acres
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farmington Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Southfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Quakertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Quakertown is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Bingham Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wood Creek Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wood Creek Farms is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Creek Farms
- Lathrup Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Novi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm, with the one closest to Elm listed first.
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Rawsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
- Ypsilanti
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dixboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
- Emery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Emery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Willis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whittaker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
- Ann Arbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Barton Hills
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Pittsfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield has also been known as:
- Pittsfield Village
- Delhi Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
- Saline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elm, see our County-by-County Page for Elm.
Cemeteries Near Elm ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elm.
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 Elm - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elm covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elm, with the one closest to Elm listed first.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Hope Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Memorial Gardens
- The Mt. Hope Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Mt. Hope Memorial Garden
- Wallaceville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Detroit Memorial Park West
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beth El Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth El Memorial Park
- The Beth El Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Bethel Memorial Park
- Northwest Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Livonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parkview Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newburgh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Redford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarenceville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cadillac Memorial Gardens West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (382 more) ...
- St. Hedwig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chubb 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 Elm had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elm, with the one closest to Elm listed first.
- Beech
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beech is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Redford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Livonia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stark is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Inkster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wayne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dearborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Southfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Northville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Novi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elm. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elm.
Newspapers Published in Elm ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elm.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elm, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elm.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Elm:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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 Elm, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |