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 Fostoria (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 Fostoria. 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 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.
Fostoria is located in Tuscola 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 Tuscola County: Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Saginaw & Sanilac.
Below are the counties that are near Fostoria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fostoria:
- Tuscola County (The home county of Fostoria)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fostoria, with the one closest to Fostoria listed first.
- Mayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Juniata
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Juniata is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Millington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vassar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wahjamega
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
- Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watrousville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
- Tuscola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Caro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wilmot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Denmark Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
- Richville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bay County
- Munger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fostoria, with the one closest to Fostoria listed first.
- Otisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Genesee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Davison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Morris
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clio
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Farrandville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Farrandville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
- Beecher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beecher is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
- Burton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flint
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Atlas is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Goodrich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Huron County
- Bach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bach is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
- Lapeer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fostoria, with the one closest to Fostoria listed first.
- Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Silverwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clifford is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Five Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Kings Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Lapeer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burnside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Burnside is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Lum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lum is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
- Attica
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fostoria, with the one closest to Fostoria listed first.
- Oakwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Thomas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Ortonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Perry Lake Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Perry Lake Heights is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Lake Heights
- Leonard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fostoria, with the one closest to Fostoria listed first.
- Frankenmuth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blumfield Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blumfield Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumfield Corners
- Reese
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Birch Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Taymouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
- Bridgeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Crow Island ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fostoria, with the one closest to Fostoria listed first.
- Capac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yale is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <1>
- Sanilac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fostoria, with the one closest to Fostoria listed first.
- Marlette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hemans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hemans is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
- Decker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Decker is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Juhl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Juhl is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
- Valley Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Snover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Snover is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snover
- Elmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elmer is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Melvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Melvin is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Peck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Peck is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Speaker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Speaker is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
- Watertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Watertown is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Sandusky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
- Former name for Sandusky:
- Sanilac Centre
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fostoria, see our County-by-County Page for Fostoria.
Cemeteries Near Fostoria ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fostoria.
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 Fostoria - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fostoria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fostoria, with the one closest to Fostoria listed first.
- Watertown Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Deerfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollenbeck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fremont Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Twp. Cemetery
- The Fremont Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fremont Cemetery
- Mayville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #556 <2>
- Westlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Agatha Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Branch - Burlington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Burlington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (237 more) ...
- West Dayton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dayton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Dayton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Mayville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1930 <2>
- Pineview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
- The Pineview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pineview Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239654 <2>
- Millington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Fostoria had a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fostoria, with the one closest to Fostoria listed first.
- Otter Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Columbiaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Juniata
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Juniata is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Millington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Otisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Five Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Clifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clifford is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- East Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Dayton is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dayton
- Kings Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Rogersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vassar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wahjamega
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
- Lapeer
(14 miles [22.5 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 Fostoria. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fostoria.
Newspapers Published in Fostoria ...
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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fostoria.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fostoria, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fostoria.
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 Fostoria:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Tuscola County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bay County
- Genesee County
- Huron County
- Lapeer County
- Oakland County
- Saginaw County
- Saint Clair County
- Sanilac 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 from Point A (ie- Fostoria) 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 Fostoria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |