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 Flushing (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 Flushing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Flushing is located in Genesee 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 Genesee County: Lapeer, Livingston, Oakland, Saginaw, Shiawassee & Tuscola.
Below are the counties that are near Flushing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flushing:
- Genesee County (The home county of Flushing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flushing, with the one closest to Flushing listed first.
- Brent Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brent Creek is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Creek
- Beecher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beecher is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
- Swartz Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Morris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farrandville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farrandville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
- Duffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Duffield is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Genesee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gaines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flushing, with the one closest to Flushing listed first.
- Elsie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ovid
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shepardsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Duplain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Gratiot County
- Bannister
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lapeer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flushing, with the one closest to Flushing listed first.
- Otter Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Columbiaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hadley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lapeer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hunters Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Metamora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flushing, with the one closest to Flushing listed first.
- Cohoctah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
- Deer Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Tyrone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Parshallville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Parshallville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
- Hallers Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
- Hartland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fowlerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flushing, with the one closest to Flushing listed first.
- Newark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Five Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Holly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
- Ortonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Corners is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Corners
- Davisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jossman Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jossman Acres is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jossman Acres
- Perry Lake Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Lake Heights is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Lake Heights
- Hickory Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Clyde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flushing, with the one closest to Flushing listed first.
- Layton Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
- Birch Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Taymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
- Luce ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Luce is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
- Chesaning
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Frankenmuth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chapin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chapin is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Shiawassee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flushing, with the one closest to Flushing listed first.
- New Lothrop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lennon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Juddville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
- Durand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corunna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Byron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bancroft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Owosso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tuscola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flushing, with the one closest to Flushing listed first.
- Tuscola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vassar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
- Richville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fostoria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Juniata
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Juniata is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Mayville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flushing, see our County-by-County Page for Flushing.
Cemeteries Near Flushing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flushing.
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 Flushing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flushing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flushing, with the one closest to Flushing listed first.
- Flushing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bendle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cronk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flint City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Flint.
- The New Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1187 <2>
- River Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the River Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Flint.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1489 <2>
- Sunset Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Hills Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Flint.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1833 <2>
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cummings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montrose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montrose Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Montrose.
- The Montrose Cemetery has also been known as:
- Montrose Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1093 <2>
- Swartz Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Glenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gracelawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Vienna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Flushing had a population of 965 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Flushing had a population of 7,840 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flushing, with the one closest to Flushing listed first.
- Brent Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brent Creek is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Creek
- Lennon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swartz Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Lothrop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Morris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Duffield is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Pine Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Run is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
- Layton Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
- Rankin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rankin is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Genesee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kerby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kerby is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
- Kerby has also been known as:
- Kerby Mine
- Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flushing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flushing.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Flushing ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flushing.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Flushing. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Flushing and those printed in the larger area surrounding Flushing.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Flushing.
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 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 Flushing:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Genesee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Gratiot County
- Lapeer County
- Livingston County
- Oakland County
- Saginaw County
- Shiawassee County
- Tuscola 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> | 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 Flushing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Flushing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |