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 Geneva (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 Geneva. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Geneva 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 Geneva. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Geneva:
- Lenawee County (The home county of Geneva)
- The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Manitou Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Devils Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
- Addison Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
- Rollin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Addison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Onsted
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Cambridge Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Junction
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cement City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Canandaigua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Calhoun County
- Homer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Somerset Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Adams
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Prattville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Lickly Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Osseo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shadyside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Steamburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clarklake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Napoleon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Norvell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Norvell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
- South Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jackson
- Vandercook Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vandercook Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook Lake
- Hanover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fishville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fishville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Horton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leoni
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leoni is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
- Michigan Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Cone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Petersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Petersburg Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Hollow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
- Rowes Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
- Bridgewater
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Denson ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Denson is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Fayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Powers ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Lyons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Oakshade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Advance
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Advance is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Metamora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas County (OH)
- Berkey
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Alvordton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pioneer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- West Unity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Holiday City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Jim Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Northwest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Ainger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Montpelier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Geneva, see our County-by-County Page for Geneva.
Cemeteries Near Geneva ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Geneva.
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 Geneva - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Geneva covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Greens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rollin Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Rome Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hand Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brownell - Binns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rollin Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Rome Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rome Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Rome Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of Adrian.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1945 <2>
- Fitts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morehouse Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (403 more) ...
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sanford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Dover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Geneva had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Manitou Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rollin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Addison Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
- Devils Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
- Addison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Onsted
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Wheatland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wheatland is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springville is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Cadmus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cadmus is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Somerset Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Medina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Medina is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Geneva. See our List of 1890's Communities around Geneva.
Newspapers Published in Geneva ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Geneva.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Geneva, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Geneva.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Geneva:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Lenawee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Hillsdale County
- Jackson County
- Monroe County
- Washtenaw County
- Fulton 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Geneva) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Geneva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |