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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 Farmers Creek (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 Farmers Creek. 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 Farmers Creek ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Farmers Creek: Farmers Crk. (or less commonly used: Farmers Ck. or Farmers Cr.)
  • While the name of this community is Farmers Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Farmers Creek may originally have been Farmer's Creek.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Farmers Creek might be written as Farmer Creek.

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 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.

Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer 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 Lapeer County: Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, Saint Clair, Sanilac & Tuscola.

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

  • Lapeer County     (The home county of Farmers Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Creek, with the one closest to Farmers Creek listed first.
    • Hunters Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
      • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
    • Metamora
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hadley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadley <2>
    • Lapeer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
      • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <2>
    • Attica
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
    • Dryden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Imlay City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Imlay City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay City
      • Imlay City is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay City <2>
    • Columbiaville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lum
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
      • Lum is located in Lapeer County
    • Kings Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
      • Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
    • Almont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
      • Almont is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,815 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <2>
    • Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Creek, with the one closest to Farmers Creek listed first.
    • Goodrich
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Atlas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
      • Atlas is located in Genesee County
    • Davison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davison
      • Davison is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,860 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davison <2>
    • Russellville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Genesee County
    • Burton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Grand Blanc
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Otisville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
      • Otisville is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <2>
    • Genesee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
      • Genesee is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <2>
    • Flint
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <2>
    • Beecher
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beecher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
      • Beecher is located in Genesee County
    • Lake Fenton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fenton
      • Lake Fenton is located in Genesee County
    • Bayport Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Park
      • Bayport Park is located in Genesee County
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Creek, with the one closest to Farmers Creek listed first.
    • Tyrone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyrone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
      • Tyrone is located in Livingston County
    • Hallers Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
      • Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Hartland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Parshallville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parshallville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
      • Parshallville is located in Livingston County
  • Macomb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Creek, with the one closest to Farmers Creek listed first.
    • Miami ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miami. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
      • Miami is located in Macomb County
    • Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grays' Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays' Mills
      • Grays' Mills is located in Macomb County
      • Former names for Grays' Mills:
      • Clifton Mill
      • Clifton Village
      • Clifton
    • Thorington ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorington
      • Thorington is located in Macomb County
      • Thorington has also been known as:
      • Thorington Settlement
    • Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Mount Vernon is located in Macomb County
    • Romeo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Crissmanville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crissmanville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crissmanville
      • Crissmanville is located in Macomb County
    • Armada Corners ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Armada Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada Corners
      • Armada Corners is located in Macomb County
      • Armada Corners has also been known as:
      • Selleck's Corners
    • Shelby ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shelby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Macomb County
      • Shelby has also been known as:
      • Shelby Crossing
      • Shelby Station
    • Washington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Armada
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada
      • Armada is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
      • Former names for Armada:
      • Burk's Corners
      • Honeyoe
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armada <2>
    • Depew ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Depew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
      • Depew is located in Macomb County
      • Depew has also been known as:
      • Depew Siding
    • Disco ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
      • Disco is located in Macomb County
      • Former name for Disco:
      • Whiskey Center
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Creek, with the one closest to Farmers Creek listed first.
    • Oakwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Oakland County
    • Thomas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Oakland County
    • Perry Lake Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perry Lake Heights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Lake Heights
      • Perry Lake Heights is located in Oakland County
    • Ortonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oxford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Leonard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Orion Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Heights
      • Lake Orion Heights is located in Oakland County
    • Lake Orion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion
      • Lake Orion is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,191 people
      • Former names for Lake Orion:
      • Canandaigua City
      • New Canandaigua
      • Oakland
      • Orion
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Orion <2>
    • Lakeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
      • Lakeville is located in Oakland County
    • Rudds Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rudds Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudds Mill
      • Rudds Mill is located in Oakland County
    • Austin Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Corners
      • Austin Corners is located in Oakland County
    • Groveland Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Groveland Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
      • Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
  • Saginaw County
    • Birch Run
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Creek, with the one closest to Farmers Creek listed first.
    • Allenton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
      • Allenton is located in Saint Clair County
    • Capac
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
      • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <2>
    • Lesterville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
      • Lesterville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Berville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berville
      • Berville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Riley Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Center
      • Riley Center is located in Saint Clair County
    • Emmett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
      • Emmett is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <2>
    • Yale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <2>
    • Brockway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brockway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
      • Brockway is located in Saint Clair County
  • Sanilac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Creek, with the one closest to Farmers Creek listed first.
    • Valley Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
      • Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
    • Marlette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Melvin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Shiawassee County
    • Lennon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennon
      • Lennon is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennon <2>
  • Tuscola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Creek, with the one closest to Farmers Creek listed first.
    • Fostoria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
      • Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
    • Millington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Juniata
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
      • Juniata is located in Tuscola County
    • Tuscola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tuscola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <2>
    • Vassar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Farmers Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farmers Creek.

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

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

  • Farmers Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmers Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmers Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Schuneman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schuneman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schuneman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hunters Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunters Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunters Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hadley Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hadley Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hadley Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Metamora Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Metamora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Metamora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Loretto Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Loretto Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Loretto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lapeer State Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lapeer State Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lapeer State Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sanborn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanborn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Hadley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Hadley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Hadley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Higley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oakwood - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • The Oakwood - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Oakwood Cemetery
    • Rock Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Farmers Creek had a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Metamora
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunters Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
    • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
  • Hadley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
    • Hadley is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadley <2>
  • Lapeer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
    • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <2>
  • Oakwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Oakwood is located in Oakland County
  • Thomas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Thomas is located in Oakland County
  • Thornville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
    • Thornville is located in Lapeer County
  • Elba
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Elba is located in Lapeer County
  • Goodrich
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ortonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Attica
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
    • Attica is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
  • Atlas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Atlas is located in Genesee County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Oxford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dryden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Leonard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Farmers Creek ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmers Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farmers Creek, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farmers Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Farmers Creek:

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Farmers Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Farmers Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farmers Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9628, Longitude: -83.3399       In this case, the coordinates for Farmers Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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