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 Francis Grove (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 Francis Grove. 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 Francis Grove ...
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 Francis Grove: Francis Grv.
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 and 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.
Francis Grove is located in Midland 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 Midland County: Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella & Saginaw.
Below are the counties that are near Francis Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Francis Grove:
- Midland County (The home county of Francis Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Francis Grove, with the one closest to Francis Grove listed first.
- Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Averill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Averill is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Edenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edenville is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- North Bradley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Bradley is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
- Alamando
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alamando is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
- Midland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oil City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Porter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Redstone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Redstone is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Ryan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ryan is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Arenac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Francis Grove, with the one closest to Francis Grove listed first.
- Saganing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saganing is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
- Standish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whites Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
- Pine River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine River is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Bay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Francis Grove, with the one closest to Francis Grove listed first.
- Duel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Duel is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duel
- Willard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Willard is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Seidlers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Seidlers is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidlers
- Fisherville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fisherville is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Mount Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Forest is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Forest
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nine Mile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nine Mile is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
- Bentley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bentley is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Linwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brissette Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brissette Beach is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brissette Beach
- Kawkawlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clare County
- The following are listed by their distance from Francis Grove, with the one closest to Francis Grove listed first.
- Clare
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Farwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hatton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Allendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allendale is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Harrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meredith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Meredith is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Gladwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Francis Grove, with the one closest to Francis Grove listed first.
- Beaverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Highwood is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Rhodes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- White Star
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- White Star is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
- Wooden Shoe Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
- Gladwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sugar Rapids
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
- Butman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
- Gratiot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Francis Grove, with the one closest to Francis Grove listed first.
- North Wheeler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wheeler
- Wheeler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Breckenridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Saint Louis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Elwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sickles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sickles is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
- Isabella County
- The following are listed by their distance from Francis Grove, with the one closest to Francis Grove listed first.
- Loomis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Loomis is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Alembic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alembic is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alembic
- Jordan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Rosebush
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coe is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vernon City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
- Crawford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Summerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Summerton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
- Beal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beal City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
- Strickland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Strickland is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Francis Grove, with the one closest to Francis Grove listed first.
- Iva
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Iva is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Freeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hemlock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dice is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
- Frost
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Orr
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orr is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Lakefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lakefield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
- Kochville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kochville is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kochville
- Shields
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shields is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Nelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Swan Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Francis Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Francis Grove.
Cemeteries Near Francis Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Francis Grove.
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 Francis Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Francis Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Francis Grove, with the one closest to Francis Grove listed first.
- Sullivan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jerome Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swanton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Geneva Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Bombay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Larkin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lee Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Francis Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Francis Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Francis Grove, with the one closest to Francis Grove listed first.
- Sanford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Averill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Averill is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Edenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edenville is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- North Bradley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Bradley is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
- Alamando
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alamando is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
- Saint Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Midland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beaverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wise is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Porter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Willard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Willard is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Loomis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Loomis is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Delwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Delwin is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delwin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Francis Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Francis Grove.
Newspapers Published in Francis Grove ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Francis Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Francis Grove, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Francis Grove.
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 Francis Grove:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Midland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arenac County
- Bay County
- Clare County
- Gladwin County
- Gratiot County
- Isabella 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 Francis Grove, 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 from Point A (ie- Francis Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |