Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about 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 occur.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
French Landing is located in Wayne 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 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)
- Romulus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Wayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eloise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eloise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloise
- Taylor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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)
- 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)
- Macon is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Britton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Deerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
- Tecumseh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holloway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- 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)
- Green Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Green Oak is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Hamburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Pinckney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Dalton Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Corners
- Van Dyke ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Van Dyke is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyke
- Center Line
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Eastpointe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Spinnings ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spinnings is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnings
- 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)
- Oakville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Grafton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Scofield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scofield is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- South Rockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maybee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Steiner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Steiner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grape
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grape is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape
- Azalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Azalia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- 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)
- Clarenceville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
- Farmington Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Farmington Acres is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Acres
- Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Novi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Quakertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Quakertown is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Farmington Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Lyon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Creek Farms
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wood Creek Farms is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Creek Farms
- Oak Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Southfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
- Willis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whittaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
- Ypsilanti
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Dixboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
- Pittsfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield has also been known as:
- Pittsfield Village
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Emery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Ann Arbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Barton Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Saline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to French Landing, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
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 French Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Otisville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Romulus City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Martinsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mallett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nowland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Downer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Denton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sheldon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Wayne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (376 more) ...
- Denton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huron Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Twp. Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #778 <2>
- Krause Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find 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)
- New Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Romulus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Martinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Wayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Denton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Denton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Rawsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Willis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Sumpter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sumpter
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Inkster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whittaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
- Taylor Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Taylor Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Center
- 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.
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 like to start 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:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lenawee County
- Livingston County
- Macomb County
- Monroe County
- Oakland County
- Washtenaw County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about French Landing, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- French Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |