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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 Garden City (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 Garden City. 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 doctors 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.

Garden City 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 Garden City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garden City:

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Garden City)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden City, with the one closest to Garden City listed first.
    • Green Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
      • Green Oak is located in Livingston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Green Oak
      • From Garden City to Green Oak
    • Whitmore Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Hamburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Brighton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Pettysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Macomb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden City, with the one closest to Garden City listed first.
    • Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Center Line
      (18 miles [29 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>
    • Van Dyke ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Van Dyke
      • From Garden City to Van Dyke
    • Warren
      (19 miles [30.6 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>
    • Spinnings ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Spinnings
      • From Garden City to Spinnings
    • Eastpointe
      (21 miles [33.8 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>
    • Roseville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Sterling Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Heights
      • Sterling Heights is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling Heights <2>
    • Cady ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Fraser
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
      • Fraser is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fraser <2>
    • Plumb Brook ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plumb Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb Brook
      • Plumb Brook is located in Macomb County
      • Plumb Brook has also been known as:
      • Plum Brook
      • Plumbrook Village
      • Plumbrook
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Plumb Brook
      • From Garden City to Plumb Brook
    • Red Run Corners ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden City, with the one closest to Garden City listed first.
    • Flat Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Carleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • South Rockwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Grafton ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grafton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Grafton is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grafton
      • From Garden City to Grafton
    • Oakville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Newport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Scofield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Estral Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Steiner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Maybee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Milan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Stony Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
      • Stony Point is located in Monroe County
  • Oakland County
  • Washtenaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden City, with the one closest to Garden City listed first.
    • Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rawsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ypsilanti
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Willis
      (16 miles [25.7 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>
    • Dixboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Emery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
      • Emery is located in Washtenaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emery
      • From Garden City to Emery
    • Whittaker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Stony Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ann Arbor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Barton Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Pittsfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pittsfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
      • Pittsfield has also been known as:
      • Pittsfield Village
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pittsfield
      • From Garden City to Pittsfield
    • Delhi Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Garden City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garden City.

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 Garden City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wallaceville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallaceville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallaceville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cadillac Memorial Gardens West Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cadillac Memorial Gardens West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cadillac Memorial Gardens West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eloise Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eloise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eloise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ganong Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ganong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ganong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Kelly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Northview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (373 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.<5>

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

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

  • Inkster
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
    • Elm is located in Wayne County
  • Wayne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Livonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sunnyside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Stark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Stark is located in Wayne County
  • Beech
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
    • Beech is located in Wayne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Beech
    • From Garden City to Beech
  • Redford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
    • Redford is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redford <2>
  • Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
    • Oak is located in Wayne County
  • Romulus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Taylor Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Dearborn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Garden City ...

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 531 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garden City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Garden City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Garden City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Garden City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6> of Garden City.

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 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 Garden City:

The official website for Garden City: www.gardencitymi.org/

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>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.
<5>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 Garden City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Garden City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garden City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3256, Longitude: -83.3309    









 

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