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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 Geddes (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 Geddes. 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.

Geddes is located in Washtenaw 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 Washtenaw County: Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Oakland & Wayne.

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

  • Washtenaw County     (The home county of Geddes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geddes, with the one closest to Geddes listed first.
    • Dixboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
    • Ypsilanti
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ann Arbor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pittsfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield has also been known as:
      • Pittsfield Village
    • Barton Hills
      (5 miles [8 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
    • Emery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Emery is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
    • Rawsonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
    • Stony Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
    • Delhi Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
    • Willis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Saline
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Saline is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <1>
    • Salem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Salem is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Ingham County
    • Stockbridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geddes, with the one closest to Geddes listed first.
    • Waterloo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Waterloo is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Fishville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Fishville is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
    • Grass Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Norvell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Norvell is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
    • Trist
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Trist is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trist
    • Leoni
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Leoni is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
    • Munith
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Napoleon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lenawee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geddes, with the one closest to Geddes listed first.
    • Macon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Macon is located in Lenawee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Clinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Clinton is located in Lenawee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
    • Britton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Tecumseh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Deerfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Holloway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Holloway is located in Lenawee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
    • Tipton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wellsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Wellsville is located in Lenawee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geddes, with the one closest to Geddes listed first.
    • Whitmore Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hamburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Green Oak is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
    • Lakeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pettysville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pettysville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
    • Brighton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hell is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell
      • Hell has also been known as:
      • Hi Land Lake
      • Highland Lake
      • Hiland Lake
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hell <1>
    • Pinckney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
    • Chalkerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
      • Chalkerville has also been known as:
      • Chalkers Landing
    • Kaiserville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kaiserville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
    • Anderson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Anderson is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geddes, with the one closest to Geddes listed first.
    • Milan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Oakville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Oakville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Cone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cone is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
    • Azalia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Azalia is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
    • Maybee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Scofield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Scofield is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Dundee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Carleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grape
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Grape is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape
    • Grafton ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Grafton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Diann
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Diann is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diann
    • Flat Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geddes, with the one closest to Geddes listed first.
    • South Lyon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Northville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Novi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Novi is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <1>
    • New Hudson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Wixom
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Wixom is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wixom <1>
    • Farmington Acres
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Farmington Acres is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Acres
    • Clarenceville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Clarenceville is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
    • Farmington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Quakertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Quakertown is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
    • Walled Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmington Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glengary
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Glengary is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geddes, with the one closest to Geddes listed first.
    • Canton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sheldon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Sheldon is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Belleville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Plymouth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wayne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Westland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Romulus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • New Boston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Eloise
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Eloise is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloise
    • Garden City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Livonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow

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

Cemeteries Near Geddes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Geddes.

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 Geddes - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Geddes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Geddes had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Ypsilanti
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dixboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
  • Ann Arbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pittsfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Pittsfield has also been known as:
    • Pittsfield Village
  • Rawsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
  • Emery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Emery is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
  • Stony Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Denton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Denton is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Worden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Worden is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
  • Delhi Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
  • Saline
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Saline is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <1>
  • Willis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Canton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Scio
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Scio is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio
    • Whittaker
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker

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

Newspapers Published in Geddes ...

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 258 newspapers that have been published in the area around Geddes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Geddes, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Geddes.

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 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 Geddes:

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 Geddes, 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 from Point A (ie- Geddes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.