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 Fleming (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 Fleming. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Fleming is located in Livingston 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 Livingston County: Genesee, Ingham, Jackson, Oakland, Shiawassee & Washtenaw.
Below are the counties that are near Fleming. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fleming:
- Livingston County (The home county of Fleming)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Fowlerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Howell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Parkers Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corners
- Cohoctah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
- Deer Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Parshallville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Parshallville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
- Hartland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gregory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Bath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gunnisonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- Clinton Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- East DeWitt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- Ovid
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Price
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Argentine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Argentine is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Gaines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Linden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Duffield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Duffield is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Bayport Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bayport Park is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Park
- Lake Fenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Fenton is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fenton
- Lakeside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Swartz Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Blanc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Webberville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Williamston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stockbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pollok ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pollok is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
- Pollok has also been known as:
- Pollock
- Meridian
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Bunker Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Fitchburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fitchburg is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Haslett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Okemos
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mason
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Lansing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Munith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trist
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Trist is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trist
- Pleasant Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grass Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rives Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rives Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
- Berryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Fishville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fishville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Leoni
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leoni is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Hickory Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- West Highland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Highland
- Clyde
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Highland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Milford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland
- Seven Harbors
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Seven Harbors is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Harbors
- Holly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Hudson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Lyon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Five Points
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Shiawassee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Nicholson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholson is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Byron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morrice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Perry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durand
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Shaftsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
- Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lennon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Corunna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Laingsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Hudson Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hudson Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Mills
- Chelsea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dexter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Delhi Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
- Emery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Barton Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Ann Arbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dixboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fleming, see our County-by-County Page for Fleming.
Cemeteries Near Fleming ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fleming.
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 Fleming - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fleming covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Fleming Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paige Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Loree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coughran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Drew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Howell.
- The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howell Cemeterty
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #894 <2>
- Sanford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sanford Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Fowlerville.
- The Sanford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Russell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1723 <2>
- Continue List (341 more) ...
- Benjamin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eisele Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Munsell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fleming had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Fowlerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Howell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Cohoctah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
- Webberville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Chilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chilson is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilson
- White Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Parshallville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Parshallville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Byron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gregory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pinckney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fleming. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fleming.
Newspapers Published in Fleming ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fleming.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fleming, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fleming.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Fleming:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Livingston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Genesee County
- Ingham County
- Jackson County
- Oakland County
- Shiawassee County
- Washtenaw County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fleming) 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 Fleming, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |