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 Fairgrove (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 Fairgrove. 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 Fairgrove ...
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.
Another variation: Fair Grove.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fairgrove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairgrove.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Fairgrove 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 Fairgrove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairgrove:
- Tuscola County (The home county of Fairgrove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairgrove, with the one closest to Fairgrove listed first.
- Akron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
- Watrousville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
- Wahjamega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
- Caro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colling is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colling
- Bay Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bay Park is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Park
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
- Vassar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Richville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Juniata is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Elmwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Bay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairgrove, with the one closest to Fairgrove listed first.
- Munger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Essexville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Banks ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wenona Beach ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wenona Beach is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona Beach
- Brooks ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brooks is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Wenona ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wenona is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- West Bay City
(18 miles [29 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
- Salzburg ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Salzburg is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzburg
- Frankenlust
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Frankenlust is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
- Kawkawlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amelith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Amelith is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelith
- Brissette Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brissette Beach is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brissette Beach
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairgrove, with the one closest to Fairgrove listed first.
- Farrandville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Farrandville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
- Otisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Genesee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Morris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Montrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beecher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beecher is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairgrove, with the one closest to Fairgrove listed first.
- Bach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bach is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
- Sebewaing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kilmanagh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kilmanagh is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmanagh
- Valley Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Valley Island is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Island
- Owendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Port
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Berne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berne is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Ora Labora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Pigeon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lapeer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairgrove, with the one closest to Fairgrove listed first.
- Silverwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clifford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clifford is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Columbiaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Five Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairgrove, with the one closest to Fairgrove listed first.
- Reese
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blumfield Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blumfield Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumfield Corners
- Frankenmuth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melbourne ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Crow Island ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
- Buena Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Zilwaukee city
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Bridgeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kochville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kochville is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kochville
- Saginaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saginaw is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
- Former names for Saginaw:
- East Saginaw
- Saginaw City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <1>
- Birch Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Taymouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
- Sanilac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairgrove, with the one closest to Fairgrove listed first.
- Hemans
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hemans is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
- Decker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Decker is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Marlette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Snover is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snover
- Argyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Argyle is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairgrove, see our County-by-County Page for Fairgrove.
Cemeteries Near Fairgrove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairgrove.
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 Fairgrove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairgrove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairgrove, with the one closest to Fairgrove listed first.
- Brookside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Perkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moreland Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Caro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1101 <2>
- Gilford Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Demorest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wahjamega Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wisner Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indianfields Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Almer Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (201 more) ...
- Tuscola County Poor Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Columbia Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Fairgrove had a population of 384 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fairgrove had a population of 528 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairgrove, with the one closest to Fairgrove listed first.
- Akron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
- Watrousville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
- Wisner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wisner is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
- Wahjamega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
- Caro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Quanicassee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quanicassee is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quanicassee
- Reese
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vassar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ellington is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
- Colwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colwood is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwood
- Munger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairgrove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairgrove.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fairgrove ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairgrove.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fairgrove. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fairgrove and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fairgrove.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Fairgrove.
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 Fairgrove:
- 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> | 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- Fairgrove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fairgrove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |