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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 Francisco (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 Francisco. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Francisco is located in Jackson County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Calhoun, Eaton, Hillsdale, Ingham, Lenawee, Livingston & Washtenaw.

Below are the counties that are near Francisco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Francisco:

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Francisco)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francisco, with the one closest to Francisco listed first.
    • Grass Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
      • Grass Lake is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Lake <2>
    • Fishville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
      • Fishville is located in Jackson County
    • Waterloo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Jackson County
    • Trist
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trist. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trist
      • Trist is located in Jackson County
    • Leoni
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leoni. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
      • Leoni is located in Jackson County
    • Norvell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norvell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
      • Norvell is located in Jackson County
    • Munith
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Napoleon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <2>
    • Michigan Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Michigan Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Center
      • Michigan Center is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan Center <2>
    • Pleasant Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
      • Pleasant Lake is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Lake <2>
    • Brooklyn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <2>
    • Jackson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
      • Former name for Jackson:
      • Jacksonopolis
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
  • Eaton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francisco, with the one closest to Francisco listed first.
    • Charlesworth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlesworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
      • Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
    • Eaton Rapids
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Petrieville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrieville
      • Petrieville is located in Eaton County
  • Hillsdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francisco, with the one closest to Francisco listed first.
    • Somerset
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Somerset Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
      • Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
    • Jerome
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Hillsdale County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerome <2>
    • Moscow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
    • North Adams
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
      • North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Locust Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
      • Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County
    • Mosherville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
      • Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County
  • Ingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francisco, with the one closest to Francisco listed first.
    • Stockbridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fitchburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
      • Fitchburg is located in Ingham County
    • Bunker Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bunker Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Bunker Hill is located in Ingham County
    • Leslie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dansville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Leslie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leslie
      • North Leslie is located in Ingham County
    • Onondaga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pollok ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
      • Pollok is located in Ingham County
      • Pollok has also been known as:
      • Pollock
    • Webberville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webberville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webberville
      • Webberville is located in Ingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webberville <2>
    • Mason
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Mason is located in Ingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
    • Williamston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Meridian
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meridian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Ingham County
  • Lenawee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francisco, with the one closest to Francisco listed first.
    • Cambridge Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cambridge Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Junction
      • Cambridge Junction is located in Lenawee County
    • Clinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
    • Cement City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Onsted
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onsted have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onsted
      • Onsted is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onsted <2>
    • Tipton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Devils Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
      • Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
    • Macon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Lenawee County
    • Tecumseh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
      • Tecumseh is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <2>
    • Addison Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
      • Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
    • Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manitou Beach - Devils Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
      • Manitou Beach - Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
    • Addison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <2>
    • Manitou Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francisco, with the one closest to Francisco listed first.
    • Unadilla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Livingston County
    • Gregory
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Chalkerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
      • Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
      • Chalkerville has also been known as:
      • Chalkers Landing
    • Kaiserville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
      • Kaiserville is located in Livingston County
    • Hell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell
      • Hell is located in Livingston County
      • Hell has also been known as:
      • Hi Land Lake
      • Highland Lake
      • Hiland Lake
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hell <2>
    • Plainfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Livingston County
    • Anderson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anderson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Livingston County
    • Pinckney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinckney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
      • Pinckney is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,425 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinckney <2>
    • Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chubb's Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
      • Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Lakeland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pettysville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
      • Pettysville is located in Livingston County
    • Hamburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <2>
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francisco, with the one closest to Francisco listed first.
    • Cone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
      • Cone is located in Monroe County
    • Milan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Azalia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
      • Azalia is located in Monroe County
  • Oakland County
    • South Lyon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Washtenaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francisco, with the one closest to Francisco listed first.
    • Chelsea
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • Chelsea is located in Washtenaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <2>
    • Sharon Hollow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
      • Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
    • Rowes Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
      • Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
    • Manchester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Washtenaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>
    • Dexter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Dexter is located in Washtenaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,706 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <2>
    • Hudson Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Mills
      • Hudson Mills is located in Washtenaw County
    • Dover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Washtenaw County
    • Bridgewater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Bridgewater is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <2>
    • Delhi Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delhi Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
      • Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
    • Barton Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
      • Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Saline
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
      • Saline is located in Washtenaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <2>
    • Ann Arbor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Francisco, see our County-by-County Page for Francisco.

Cemeteries Near Francisco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Francisco.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Francisco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Francisco, with the one closest to Francisco listed first.

  • Salem Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Raymond Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raymond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raymond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Sharon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Sharon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Loveland Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loveland Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loveland Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grass Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grass Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grass Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fishville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fishville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fishville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (386 more) ...
    • Waterloo Village Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterloo Village Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterloo Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
      • The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Vatra Romaneasca Cemetery
    • Roman Orthodox Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roman Orthodox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roman Orthodox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Francisco had a population of 54 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Francisco, with the one closest to Francisco listed first.

  • Grass Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
    • Grass Lake is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Lake <2>
  • Waterloo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Waterloo is located in Jackson County
  • Trist
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trist. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trist
    • Trist is located in Jackson County
  • Leoni
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leoni. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
    • Leoni is located in Jackson County
  • Chelsea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Chelsea is located in Washtenaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <2>
  • Norvell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norvell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
    • Norvell is located in Jackson County
  • Napoleon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
    • Napoleon is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <2>
  • Munith
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Michigan Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Michigan Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Center
    • Michigan Center is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan Center <2>
  • Manchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Washtenaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>
  • Roots
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roots have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roots
    • Roots is located in Jackson County
  • Unadilla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
    • Unadilla is located in Livingston County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Gregory
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Stockbridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Brooklyn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Francisco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Francisco.

Newspapers Published in Francisco ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Francisco.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Francisco, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Francisco.

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 helpful 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 Francisco:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Francisco. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Francisco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Francisco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Francisco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2773, Longitude: -84.1405       In this case, the coordinates for Francisco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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