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 Fountain Park (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 Fountain Park. 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 hospitals 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.
Fountain Park is located in Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale County: Steuben (IN), Branch, Calhoun, Jackson, Lenawee, Fulton (OH) & Williams (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Fountain Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fountain Park:
- Hillsdale County (The home county of Fountain Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Park, with the one closest to Fountain Park listed first.
- Shadyside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Osseo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pittsford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ransom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Lickly Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Steamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Frontier
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Locust Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Prattville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Hillsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Branch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Park, with the one closest to Fountain Park listed first.
- Fisher
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fisher is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Ray
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Quincy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Canada Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Trailtree Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Coldwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Girard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Batavia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Hodunk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Hatmaker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Park, with the one closest to Fountain Park listed first.
- Homer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tekonsha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Park, with the one closest to Fountain Park listed first.
- Hanover
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Horton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clarklake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jackson
- Brooklyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Arbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vandercook Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vandercook Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook Lake
- Napoleon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norvell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norvell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
- Former name for Jackson:
- Jacksonopolis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Lenawee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Park, with the one closest to Fountain Park listed first.
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rollin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Munson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Addison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manitou Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canandaigua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Addison Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
- North Morenci
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Devils Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
- Morenci
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Steuben County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Park, with the one closest to Fountain Park listed first.
- Clear Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- York
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Ray
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Fremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alvarado
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Angola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Russels Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Hamilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Pleasant Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Fulton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Park, with the one closest to Fountain Park listed first.
- Fayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Powers ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powers is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Burlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Denson ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Denson is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Oakshade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Archbold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Advance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Advance is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Henry County (OH)
- Ridgeville Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Park, with the one closest to Fountain Park listed first.
- Pioneer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alvordton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Kunkle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Northwest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Holiday City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Ainger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Cooney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Unity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Edon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fountain Park, see our County-by-County Page for Fountain Park.
Cemeteries Near Fountain Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fountain Park.
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 Fountain Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fountain Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fountain Park, with the one closest to Fountain Park listed first.
- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mud Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lake Lesage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Leonard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Doty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leonardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Cherry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bacon Farm Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- Lickly Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frontier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Fountain Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fountain Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fountain Park, with the one closest to Fountain Park listed first.
- Osseo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ransom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Pittsford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Betzer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Betzer is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betzer
- Cambria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Hillsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Bankers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bankers is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
- Pioneer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Primrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Primrose is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Rollin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Wheatland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fountain Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fountain Park.
Newspapers Published in Fountain Park ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fountain Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fountain Park, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fountain Park.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Fountain Park:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Hillsdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Branch County
- Calhoun County
- Jackson County
- Lenawee County
- Steuben County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Williams 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> | 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 Fountain Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fountain Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |