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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 Friendly Village of Adrian (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 Friendly Village of Adrian. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Friendly Village of Adrian is located in Lenawee 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 Lenawee County: Hillsdale, Jackson, Monroe, Washtenaw, Fulton (OH) & Lucas (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Friendly Village of Adrian. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Friendly Village of Adrian:
- Lenawee County (The home county of Friendly Village of Adrian)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly Village of Adrian, with the one closest to Friendly Village of Adrian listed first.
- Adrian
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sand Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Palmyra
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Holloway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Wellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Weston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Ogden Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Blissfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tipton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tecumseh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Clayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Hillsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly Village of Adrian, with the one closest to Friendly Village of Adrian listed first.
- Locust Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Prattville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Somerset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Waldron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Lickly Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Pittsford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Adams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Osseo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shadyside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Moscow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly Village of Adrian, with the one closest to Friendly Village of Adrian listed first.
- Brooklyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Norvell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Norvell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
- Napoleon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarklake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fishville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fishville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Grass Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Leoni
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leoni is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
- South Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jackson
- Vandercook Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vandercook Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook Lake
- Michigan Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly Village of Adrian, with the one closest to Friendly Village of Adrian listed first.
- Petersburg Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Cone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Dundee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Diann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Diann is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diann
- Federman ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Federman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman
- Azalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Azalia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Lulu
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Milan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lambertville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Samaria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly Village of Adrian, with the one closest to Friendly Village of Adrian listed first.
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sharon Hollow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
- Rowes Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
- Saline
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield has also been known as:
- Pittsfield Village
- Stony Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Whittaker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
- Chelsea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fulton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly Village of Adrian, with the one closest to Friendly Village of Adrian listed first.
- Lyons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Metamora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Denson ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denson is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Oakshade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Siney ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Siney is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Lytton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Assumption
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Advance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Advance is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Powers ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powers is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Henry County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly Village of Adrian, with the one closest to Friendly Village of Adrian listed first.
- Colton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Colton is located in Henry County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lucas County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly Village of Adrian, with the one closest to Friendly Village of Adrian listed first.
- Berkey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Sharples
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Sylvania
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Wernerts Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wernerts Corners is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wernerts Corners
- West Toledo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Toledo is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Toledo
- Whitehouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Air Line Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Maumee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly Village of Adrian, with the one closest to Friendly Village of Adrian listed first.
- Alvordton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- West Unity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Friendly Village of Adrian, see our County-by-County Page for Friendly Village of Adrian.
Cemeteries Near Friendly Village of Adrian ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Friendly Village of Adrian.
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 Friendly Village of Adrian - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Friendly Village of Adrian covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Friendly Village of Adrian, with the one closest to Friendly Village of Adrian listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Comstock Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Madison Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- County Poor House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Apple Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Siena Heights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver Graves
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hicksite Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (412 more) ...
- Lenawee Hills Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Webster Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Madison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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 Friendly Village of Adrian in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Friendly Village of Adrian.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Friendly Village of Adrian, with the one closest to Friendly Village of Adrian listed first.
- Adrian
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sand Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Ogden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Palmyra
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Lenawee Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lenawee Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenawee Junction
- Raisin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Raisin Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raisin Center
- Cadmus
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cadmus is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Holloway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Weston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Ogden Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Seneca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Blissfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Friendly Village of Adrian. See our List of 1890's Communities around Friendly Village of Adrian.
Newspapers Published in Friendly Village of Adrian ...
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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Friendly Village of Adrian.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Friendly Village of Adrian, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Friendly Village of Adrian.
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 websites either 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 Friendly Village of Adrian:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Lenawee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsdale County
- Jackson County
- Monroe County
- Washtenaw County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Williams 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 Friendly Village of Adrian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Friendly Village of Adrian) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |