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 Forest Green Estates (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 Forest Green Estates. 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 Forest Green Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Forest Green Estates: Forest Grn. Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Forest Green Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forest Green Estates.
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 doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Forest Green Estates is located in Shiawassee 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 Shiawassee County: Clinton, Genesee, Gratiot, Ingham, Livingston & Saginaw.
Below are the counties that are near Forest Green Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Green Estates:
- Shiawassee County (The home county of Forest Green Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Green Estates, with the one closest to Forest Green Estates listed first.
- Shaftsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
- Perry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morrice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Laingsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nicholson is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Bancroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Newburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Burton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Owosso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Corunna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Green Estates, with the one closest to Forest Green Estates listed first.
- Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gunnisonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- Price
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Clinton Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Ovid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East DeWitt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- Shepardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- De Witt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Duplain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Elsie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Green Estates, with the one closest to Forest Green Estates listed first.
- Waverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Millett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Millett is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Millett has also been known as:
- Milletts
- Dimondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsland is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- West Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Windsor is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
- Grand Ledge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Petrieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petrieville is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrieville
- Potterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton Rapids
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Green Estates, with the one closest to Forest Green Estates listed first.
- Gaines
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Duffield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Duffield is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Argentine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Argentine is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Linden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Swartz Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flushing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bayport Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bayport Park is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Park
- Fenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Fenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Fenton is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fenton
- Lakeside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Brent Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brent Creek is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Creek
- Gratiot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Green Estates, with the one closest to Forest Green Estates listed first.
- Bannister
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ashley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pompeii
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Green Estates, with the one closest to Forest Green Estates listed first.
- Williamston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haslett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Okemos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webberville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Lansing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pollok ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pollok is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
- Pollok has also been known as:
- Pollock
- North Lansing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North Lansing is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Lansing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Holt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edgemont Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Green Estates, with the one closest to Forest Green Estates listed first.
- Munith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Berryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Pleasant Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Green Estates, with the one closest to Forest Green Estates listed first.
- Fowlerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cohoctah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
- Deer Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Parkers Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corners
- Howell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Plainfield is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Parshallville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parshallville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
- Gregory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tyrone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tyrone is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Anderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Green Estates, with the one closest to Forest Green Estates listed first.
- Chapin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chapin is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Oakley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fenmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Chesaning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Layton Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
- Brant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Green Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Green Estates.
Cemeteries Near Forest Green Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Green Estates.
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 Forest Green Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Green Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Green Estates, with the one closest to Forest Green Estates listed first.
- Oak Plain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kay Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodhull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethemy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sprague Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laingsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Forest Green Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Green Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Green Estates, with the one closest to Forest Green Estates listed first.
- Shaftsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
- Perry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morrice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Laingsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bennington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bennington is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Meridian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Okemos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webberville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gunnisonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- Owosso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Green Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Green Estates.
Newspapers Published in Forest Green Estates ...
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 196 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Green Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Green Estates, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Green Estates.
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 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 Forest Green Estates:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Shiawassee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Eaton County
- Genesee County
- Gratiot County
- Ingham County
- Jackson County
- Livingston County
- Saginaw 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 Forest Green Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Forest Green Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |