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 Frost Corners (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 Frost Corners. 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 Frost Corners ...
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 Frost Corners: Frost Cors.
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 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.
Frost Corners is located in Ionia 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 Ionia County: Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Kent & Montcalm.
Below are the counties that are near Frost Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Frost Corners:
- Ionia County (The home county of Frost Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Frost Corners, with the one closest to Frost Corners listed first.
- Portland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Sebewa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Pewamo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lyons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Muir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Ionia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Ionia is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
- Ionia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Odessa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Matherton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Matherton is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
- Hubbardston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Campbell Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
- Saranac
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frost Corners, with the one closest to Frost Corners listed first.
- Woodland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Nashville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Freeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Hastings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dowling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Irving
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Irving is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Calhoun County
- Duck Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frost Corners, with the one closest to Frost Corners listed first.
- Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westphalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fowler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- De Witt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East DeWitt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- Clinton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Gunnisonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- Saint Johns
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Price
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Maple Rapids
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Bath
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shepardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frost Corners, with the one closest to Frost Corners listed first.
- Mulliken
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grand Ledge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Little Venice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Venice is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Venice
- Woodbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Gresham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gresham is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Stalls Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stalls Corner is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalls Corner
- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Millett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millett is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Millett has also been known as:
- Milletts
- West Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Windsor is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Gratiot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frost Corners, with the one closest to Frost Corners listed first.
- Middleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Perrinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Pompeii
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bannister
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frost Corners, with the one closest to Frost Corners listed first.
- Edgemont Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- North Lansing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Lansing is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Lansing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Lansing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Holt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Okemos
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Haslett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Meridian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Mason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frost Corners, with the one closest to Frost Corners listed first.
- Lowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Segwun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Segwun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segwun
- Alto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grattan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grattan is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
- Parnell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parnell is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Montcalm County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frost Corners, with the one closest to Frost Corners listed first.
- Butternut
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Butternut is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Carson City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fenwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Vickeryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
- Amsden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amsden is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
- Sheridan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shiawassee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frost Corners, with the one closest to Frost Corners listed first.
- Laingsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shaftsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Frost Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Frost Corners.
Cemeteries Near Frost Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frost Corners.
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 Frost Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Frost Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Frost Corners, with the one closest to Frost Corners listed first.
- Portland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Danby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Eagle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Sebewa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Cemetery
- Partlow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217700 <2>
- Musser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brown Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Niles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mathew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Keefer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wacousta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spaulding Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
While we didn't find Frost Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Frost Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Frost Corners, with the one closest to Frost Corners listed first.
- Portland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mulliken
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westphalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoytville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hoytville is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Collins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Sunfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Ledge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wacousta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wacousta is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacousta
- West Sebewa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Lyons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Riley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Riley is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Riley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Riley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riley is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Pewamo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Frost Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Frost Corners.
Newspapers Published in Frost Corners ...
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 272 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frost Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Frost Corners, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Frost Corners.
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 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 Frost Corners:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Ionia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Calhoun County
- Clinton County
- Eaton County
- Gratiot County
- Ingham County
- Kent County
- Montcalm County
- Shiawassee 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 Frost Corners, 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 from Point A (ie- Frost Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |