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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 Emery (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 Emery. 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 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.

Emery is located in Washtenaw 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 Washtenaw County: Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Oakland & Wayne.

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

  • Washtenaw County     (The home county of Emery)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emery, with the one closest to Emery listed first.
    • Dixboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Barton Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
      • Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Salem
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ann Arbor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Delhi Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delhi Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
      • Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Delhi Mills
      • From Emery to Delhi Mills
    • Ypsilanti
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittsfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pittsfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
      • Pittsfield has also been known as:
      • Pittsfield Village
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pittsfield
      • From Emery to Pittsfield
    • Dexter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rawsonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
      • Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rawsonville
      • From Emery to Rawsonville
    • Hudson Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Saline
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emery, with the one closest to Emery listed first.
    • Argentine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argentine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
      • Argentine is located in Genesee County
    • Fenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Fenton is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,374 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <2>
  • Ingham County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emery, with the one closest to Emery listed first.
    • Waterloo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Fishville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Trist
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trist. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trist
      • Trist is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Trist
      • From Emery to Trist
    • Grass Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
      • Grass Lake is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Lake <2>
    • Norvell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norvell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
      • Norvell is located in Jackson County
    • Munith
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Lenawee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emery, with the one closest to Emery listed first.
    • Macon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
    • Britton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Britton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
      • Britton is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britton <2>
    • Ridgeway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Tecumseh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
      • Tecumseh is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <2>
    • Tipton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emery, with the one closest to Emery listed first.
    • Whitmore Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitmore Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore Lake
      • Whitmore Lake is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitmore Lake <2>
    • Hamburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <2>
    • Green Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
      • Green Oak is located in Livingston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Green Oak
      • From Emery to Green Oak
    • Lakeland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brighton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pettysville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinckney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinckney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
      • Pinckney is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,425 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinckney <2>
    • Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Chalkerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Anderson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anderson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Livingston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anderson
      • From Emery to Anderson
    • Kaiserville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emery, with the one closest to Emery listed first.
    • Milan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Oakville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
      • Cone is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cone
      • From Emery to Cone
    • Azalia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Maybee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Carleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Scofield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grafton ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grafton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Grafton is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grafton
      • From Emery to Grafton
    • Dundee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <2>
    • Flat Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grape
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Diann
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Diann. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diann
      • Diann is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Diann
      • From Emery to Diann
  • Oakland County
  • Wayne County

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

Cemeteries Near Emery ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emery.

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

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

  • Leland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Worden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Washtenong Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washtenong Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washtenong Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Botsford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Botsford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Botsford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pray Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • United Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Salem - Walker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem - Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem - Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Thomas' Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas' Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas' Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (404 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Arborcrest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arborcrest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arborcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lapham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lapham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lapham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Emery had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Worden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
    • Worden is located in Washtenaw County
  • Dixboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Delhi Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delhi Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
    • Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Delhi Mills
    • From Emery to Delhi Mills
  • Ann Arbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Geddes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geddes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
    • Geddes is located in Washtenaw County
  • Whitmore Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitmore Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore Lake
    • Whitmore Lake is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitmore Lake <2>
  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Webster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Washtenaw County
  • Rushton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushton
    • Rushton is located in Livingston County
  • South Lyon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Scio
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio
    • Scio is located in Washtenaw County
  • Ypsilanti
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hamburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <2>
    • Green Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
      • Green Oak is located in Livingston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Green Oak
      • From Emery to Green Oak
    • Pittsfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pittsfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
      • Pittsfield has also been known as:
      • Pittsfield Village
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pittsfield
      • From Emery to Pittsfield

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

Newspapers Published in Emery ...

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 234 newspapers that have been published in the area around Emery.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Emery, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Emery.

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 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 Emery:

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

The official website for Washtenaw County: www.ewashtenaw.org/

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>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 Emery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Emery) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Emery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3600, Longitude: -83.6828       In this case, the coordinates for Emery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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