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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 Freidberger (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 Freidberger. 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 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.

Freidberger is located in Sanilac 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 Sanilac County: Huron, Lapeer, Saint Clair & Tuscola.

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

  • Sanilac County     (The home county of Freidberger)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freidberger, with the one closest to Freidberger listed first.
    • Tyre
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Tyre is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Argyle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Argyle is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Palms
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Palms is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
    • Minden City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Snover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Snover is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snover
    • Deckerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McGregor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • McGregor is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
    • Decker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Decker is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
    • Elmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Elmer is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Sandusky
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Berkshire ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
    • Hemans
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hemans is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
  • Huron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freidberger, with the one closest to Freidberger listed first.
    • Ubly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ruth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bad Axe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Helena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Helena is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • White Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • White Rock is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • Rapson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Rapson is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapson
    • Elkton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Owendale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Filion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Filion is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filion
    • Harbor Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Harbor Beach is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
      • Former name for Harbor Beach:
      • Sand Beach
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Beach <1>
    • Redman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Redman is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
    • Bach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Bach is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freidberger, with the one closest to Freidberger listed first.
    • Clifford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Clifford is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Silverwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brown City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Burnside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
    • North Branch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tuscola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freidberger, with the one closest to Freidberger listed first.
    • Cass City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Deford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Deford is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
    • Gagetown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wilmot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Elmwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Elmwood is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Kingston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Colling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Colling is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colling
    • Caro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Caro is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caro <1>
    • Unionville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Mayville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wahjamega
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
    • Akron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Freidberger ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Freidberger.

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

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

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

  • St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Argyle.
    • The St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Joseph & St. Ignatius' Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152513 <3>
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Tyre Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Nicol Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Argyle Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Minden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Ubly.
    • The St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148404 <3>
  • Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Ubly.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1881 <3>
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (167 more) ...

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 in 1895, Freidberger had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Tyre
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Tyre is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
  • Cumber
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cumber is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumber
  • Argyle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Argyle is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Wickware
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wickware is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickware
  • Palms
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Palms is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
  • Minden City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Parisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Parisville is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parisville
  • Shabbona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shabbona is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona
  • Ruth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Deckerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Charleston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Charleston is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Bad Axe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Popple
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Popple is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popple
    • Cass City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Elmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Elmer is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer

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

Newspapers Published in Freidberger ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Freidberger.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Freidberger, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Freidberger.

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 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 Freidberger:

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>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- Freidberger) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Freidberger, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.