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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 Fenton (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 Fenton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Fenton is primarily located in Genesee County. A portion of Fenton extends into Livingston County and Oakland 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 Genesee County: Lapeer, Livingston, Oakland, Saginaw, Shiawassee & Tuscola.

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

  • Genesee County     (The home county of Fenton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
    • Lakeside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Genesee County
    • Bayport Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Park
      • Bayport Park is located in Genesee County
    • Lake Fenton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fenton
      • Lake Fenton is located in Genesee County
    • Linden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,954 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <2>
    • Argentine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Grand Blanc
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gaines
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Swartz Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartz Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Creek
      • Swartz Creek is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,491 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swartz Creek <2>
    • Burton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Atlas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
      • Atlas is located in Genesee County
    • Goodrich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Duffield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
      • Duffield is located in Genesee County
    • Flint
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • 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>
  • Ingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
    • Webberville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webberville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webberville
      • Webberville is located in Ingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webberville <2>
    • Williamston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
    • Hadley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Metamora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunters Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
      • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
    • Lapeer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Columbiaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
    • Tyrone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
      • Tyrone is located in Livingston County
    • Hallers Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
      • Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Parshallville
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
      • Parshallville is located in Livingston County
    • Hartland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Deer Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
    • Cohoctah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
      • Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
    • Oak Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
    • Howell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Howell is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,648 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <2>
    • Brighton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Fowlerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Pettysville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
      • Pettysville is located in Livingston County
    • Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chubb's Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
      • Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
    • Holly
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
      • Holly is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,079 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <2>
    • Five Points
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Five Points. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Oakland County
    • Newark
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Oakland County
    • Groveland Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
      • Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
    • Hickory Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hickory Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
      • Hickory Ridge is located in Oakland County
    • Davisburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Clyde
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clyde. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
    • Austin Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Corners
      • Austin Corners is located in Oakland County
    • West Highland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Highland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Highland
      • West Highland is located in Oakland County
    • Seven Harbors
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seven Harbors. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Harbors
      • Seven Harbors is located in Oakland County
    • White Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
      • White Lake is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <2>
    • Andersonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Andersonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Andersonville is located in Oakland County
    • East Highland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Highland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland
      • East Highland is located in Oakland County
  • Saginaw County
    • Layton Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Layton Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
      • Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
  • Shiawassee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
    • Byron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <2>
    • Durand
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
      • Durand is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <2>
    • Lennon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Vernon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bancroft
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <2>
    • Newburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
    • Nicholson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
      • Nicholson is located in Shiawassee County
    • Juddville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
      • Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
    • Morrice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrice
      • Morrice is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrice <2>
    • Corunna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
      • Corunna is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corunna <2>
    • Middletown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
    • New Lothrop
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lothrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lothrop
      • New Lothrop is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lothrop <2>
    • Perry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,075 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
  • Washtenaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
    • Salem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Washtenaw County
    • Dover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Washtenaw County
    • Emery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
      • Emery is located in Washtenaw County
    • Hudson Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Mills
      • Hudson Mills is located in Washtenaw County

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

Cemeteries Near Fenton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fenton.

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

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

  • Fenton Twp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fenton Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fenton Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brookins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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.
  • Clough Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clough Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clough Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gage Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gage Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Lake Landing Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Lake Landing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Lake Landing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beebe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (332 more) ...
    • Kimball Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimball Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • O'dell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'dell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'dell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gardner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner 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 Fenton had a population of 2,182 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fenton had a population of 11,374 people.

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

  • Linden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,954 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <2>
  • Tyrone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Tyrone is located in Livingston County
  • Holly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Holly is located in Oakland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,079 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <2>
  • Argentine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Rankin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
    • Rankin is located in Genesee County
  • Parshallville
    (8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
    • Parshallville is located in Livingston County
  • Clyde
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clyde. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
  • Davisburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Grand Blanc
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
  • Hartland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • White Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
    • White Lake is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Byron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <2>
    • Cohoctah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
      • Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
    • Highland
      (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 Fenton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fenton.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fenton ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fenton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fenton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fenton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fenton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5> of Fenton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Fenton:

The official website for Fenton: www.fentontownship.org/

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.mi.us/

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 Fenton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fenton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fenton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8000, Longitude: -83.7141       In this case, the coordinates for Fenton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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