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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 Fraser (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 Fraser. 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 Fraser ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

Fraser was originally named Frazer

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fraser. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fraser.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Fraser is located in Macomb 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 Macomb County: Lapeer, Oakland, Saint Clair & Wayne.

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

  • Macomb County     (The home county of Fraser)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fraser, with the one closest to Fraser listed first.
    • Cady ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Cady is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
      • Cady has also been known as:
      • Cady's Corner
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Quinn is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
    • Red Run Corners ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Run Corners is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run Corners
    • Roseville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Clinton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Clinton is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Plumb Brook ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Plumb Brook is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb Brook
      • Plumb Brook has also been known as:
      • Plum Brook
      • Plumbrook Village
      • Plumbrook
    • Saint Clair Shores
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Liverpool ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Liverpool is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
    • Warsaw ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Warsaw is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw has also been known as:
      • Warsaw Village
    • Spinnings ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Spinnings is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnings
      • Spinnings has also been known as:
      • Spinning
    • Eastpointe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Eastpointe is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastpointe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,720 people
      • Former names for Eastpointe:
      • East Detroit
      • Half-Way
      • Halfway
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastpointe <1>
    • Eagle Poine ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Eagle Poine is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Poine
    • Center Line
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fraser, with the one closest to Fraser listed first.
    • Almont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Dryden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fraser, with the one closest to Fraser listed first.
    • Madison Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazel Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Beaver
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
    • Ferndale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clawson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Royal Oak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Troy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Troy is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Yates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Yates is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
    • Berkley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Huntington Woods
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oak Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Birmingham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fraser, with the one closest to Fraser listed first.
    • Anchorville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
    • Fair Haven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pearl Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Perch Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Perch Point is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch Point
    • Grande Pointe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Grande Pointe is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grande Pointe
    • Casco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Starville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Starville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
    • Algonac
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Algonac is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,034 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonac <1>
    • Peters
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Peters is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
    • Adair
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Adair is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
    • Belle River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Belle River is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
    • Broadbridge Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Broadbridge Station is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadbridge Station
    • Berville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Berville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berville
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fraser, with the one closest to Fraser listed first.
    • Grosse Pointe Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Conners Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Conners Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conners Creek
    • Harper Woods
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Grosse Pointe Shores
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Grosse Pointe Farms
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Grosse Pointe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Grosse Pointe Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hamtramck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Highland Park is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
    • Detroit
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Strathmoor ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Strathmoor is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor
    • Brightmoor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Brightmoor is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightmoor
    • Dearborn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Fraser ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fraser.

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 Fraser - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Kiwanis Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Erin Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Beth Ahm Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Ahm Memorial Park
    • The Beth Ahm Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Aaron Moishe Cemetery
    • Beth Moses Cemetery
    • Beth Tikvah Cemetery
    • Mezeritcher Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1109 <2>
  • Moses Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • B'rith Sholom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Radomer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hebrew Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (302 more) ...
    • Workmen's Circle Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Millar Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cadillac Memorial Gardens East
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fraser had a population of 127 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fraser had a population of 14,331 people.

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

  • Cady ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cady is located in Macomb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
    • Cady has also been known as:
    • Cady's Corner
  • Roseville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Warren
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Warren is located in Macomb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
    • Warren has also been known as:
    • Cottageville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
  • Mount Clemens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Clemens is located in Macomb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clemens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,013 people
    • Former names for Mount Clemens:
    • Big Springs
    • High Banks
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Clemens <1>
  • Conners Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Conners Creek is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conners Creek
  • Utica
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Utica is located in Macomb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,062 people
    • Former names for Utica:
    • Hog Hollow
    • McDougalville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <1>
  • Waldenburg ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Waldenburg is located in Macomb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldenburg
  • Chesterfield ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Beaver
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
  • Royal Oak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Grosse Pointe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Disco ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Disco is located in Macomb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
    • Former name for Disco:
    • Whiskey Center
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Clawson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Highland Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Highland Park is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
    • Macomb
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Fraser ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fraser.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fraser, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fraser.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Fraser:

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 Fraser, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fraser) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.