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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 French Landing (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 French Landing. 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 French Landing ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for French Landing: French Lndg. (or less commonly used: French Lndng.)

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 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.

French Landing is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Macomb, Monroe, Oakland & Washtenaw.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of French Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from French Landing, with the one closest to French Landing listed first.
    • Belleville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <2>
    • Romulus
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romulus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
      • Romulus is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romulus <2>
    • New Boston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheldon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Sheldon is located in Wayne County
    • Wayne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Canton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
    • Eloise
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloise
      • Eloise is located in Wayne County
    • Taylor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <2>
    • Westland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Inkster
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Plymouth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dearborn Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Heights
      • Dearborn Heights is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,027 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn Heights <2>
  • Lenawee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from French Landing, with the one closest to French Landing listed first.
    • Macon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Lenawee County
    • Britton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Britton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
      • Britton is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britton <2>
    • Ridgeway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County
    • Deerfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Tecumseh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Holloway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holloway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
      • Holloway is located in Lenawee County
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from French Landing, with the one closest to French Landing listed first.
    • Whitmore Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitmore Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore Lake
      • Whitmore Lake is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitmore Lake <2>
    • Green Oak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
      • Green Oak is located in Livingston County
    • Hamburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Lakeland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brighton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <2>
    • Pettysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
      • Pettysville is located in Livingston County
    • Pinckney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
  • Macomb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from French Landing, with the one closest to French Landing listed first.
    • Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dalton Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Corners
      • Dalton Corners is located in Macomb County
    • Van Dyke ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Dyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyke
      • Van Dyke is located in Macomb County
    • Center Line
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Line
      • Center Line is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,090 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Line <2>
    • Warren
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
      • Warren has also been known as:
      • Cottageville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <2>
    • Eastpointe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastpointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastpointe
      • Eastpointe is located in Macomb County
      • 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 <2>
    • Spinnings ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spinnings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnings
      • Spinnings is located in Macomb County
      • Spinnings has also been known as:
      • Spinning
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from French Landing, with the one closest to French Landing listed first.
    • Carleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Flat Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <2>
    • Oakville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Monroe County
    • Grafton ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Grafton is located in Monroe County
    • Scofield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
      • Scofield is located in Monroe County
    • South Rockwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rockwood
      • South Rockwood is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Rockwood <2>
    • Maybee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Steiner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
      • Steiner is located in Monroe County
    • Newport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
    • Milan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Grape
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape
      • Grape is located in Monroe County
    • Azalia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
      • Azalia is located in Monroe County
    • Estral Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estral Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estral Beach
      • Estral Beach is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from French Landing, with the one closest to French Landing listed first.
    • Northville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Clarenceville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
      • Clarenceville is located in Oakland County
    • Farmington Acres
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Acres
      • Farmington Acres is located in Oakland County
    • Farmington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Novi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
      • Novi is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <2>
    • Quakertown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
      • Quakertown is located in Oakland County
    • Farmington Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hills
      • Farmington Hills is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,017 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington Hills <2>
    • South Lyon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wood Creek Farms
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Creek Farms
      • Wood Creek Farms is located in Oakland County
    • Oak Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Southfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bingham Farms
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Beverly Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Washtenaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from French Landing, with the one closest to French Landing listed first.
    • Rawsonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
      • Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
    • Willis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Willis is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <2>
    • Whittaker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
      • Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
    • Ypsilanti
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dixboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
      • Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
    • Pittsfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
      • Pittsfield has also been known as:
      • Pittsfield Village
    • Salem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Washtenaw County
    • Emery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
      • Emery is located in Washtenaw County
    • Ann Arbor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Barton Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Delhi Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
      • Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
    • Bridgewater
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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>

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

Newspapers Published in French Landing ...

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 471 newspapers that have been published in the area around French Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of French Landing, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for French Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 French Landing:

Cemeteries Near French Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of French Landing.

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 French Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Tyler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyler Cemetery
  • Otisville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otisville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otisville Cemetery
  • Romulus City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Romulus City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Romulus City Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Martinsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martinsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martinsville Cemetery
  • Mallett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mallett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mallett Cemetery
  • St. Stephen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen Cemetery
  • Nowland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nowland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nowland Cemetery
  • Downer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downer Cemetery
  • Denton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Cemetery
  • Sheldon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheldon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldon Cemetery
  • Old Wayne Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Wayne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Wayne Cemetery
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    • Denton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Cemetery
    • Huron Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Huron Twp. Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of New Boston.
      • The Huron Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Huron Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huron Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #778 <5>
    • Krause Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krause Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krause Cemetery

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.<6>

While we didn't find French Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of French Landing.

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

  • Belleville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • Belleville is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,865 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <2>
  • New Boston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Romulus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romulus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
    • Romulus is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romulus <2>
  • Martinsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Martinsville is located in Wayne County
  • Wayne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Denton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Denton is located in Wayne County
  • Rawsonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
    • Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
  • Sunnyside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Wayne County
  • Willis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Willis is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <2>
  • West Sumpter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sumpter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sumpter
    • West Sumpter is located in Wayne County
  • Canton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
  • Inkster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Whittaker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
      • Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
    • Taylor Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Center
      • Taylor Center is located in Wayne County
    • Ypsilanti
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecounty.com/

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>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- French Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in French Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2100, Longitude: -83.4397       In this case, the coordinates for French Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 French Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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