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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 Golden Pond Estates (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 Golden Pond Estates. 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 Golden Pond Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Golden Pond Estates: Golden Pond Ests.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Golden Pond Estates is located in Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph County: Elkhart (IN), LaGrange (IN), Branch, Cass & Kalamazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Golden Pond Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Golden Pond Estates:
- Saint Joseph County (The home county of Golden Pond Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Pond Estates, with the one closest to Golden Pond Estates listed first.
- Fabius
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Three Rivers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Constantine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mottville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- White Pigeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Bluff Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Chamberlain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Parkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Klingers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Nottawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wasepi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasepi
- Berrien County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Pond Estates, with the one closest to Golden Pond Estates listed first.
- Niles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Berrien Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Naomi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Naomi is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Branch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Pond Estates, with the one closest to Golden Pond Estates listed first.
- Sherwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sherwood is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Bronson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Matteson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Matteson is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Gilead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hatmaker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Pond Estates, with the one closest to Golden Pond Estates listed first.
- Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Leroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Pond Estates, with the one closest to Golden Pond Estates listed first.
- Corey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Corey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Jones
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marcellus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wakelee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Vandalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Penn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Penn is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Cassopolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- La Grange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- La Grange is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Edwardsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dowagiac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pokagon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Kalamazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Pond Estates, with the one closest to Golden Pond Estates listed first.
- Schoolcraft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vicksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Portage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Pavillion Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
- Oshtemo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Milwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Milwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwood
- Scotts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kalamazoo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Comstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Eastwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Climax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Pond Estates, with the one closest to Golden Pond Estates listed first.
- Lawton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Decatur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Paw Paw
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Almena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Almena is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Keeler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keeler is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
- Lawrence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- North Lake is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Elkhart County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Pond Estates, with the one closest to Golden Pond Estates listed first.
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Garden Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Simonton Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Elkhart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Goshen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Millersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bainter Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
- Benton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Foraker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Foraker is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- New Paris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- LaGrange County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Pond Estates, with the one closest to Golden Pond Estates listed first.
- Scott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scott is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Seyberts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- Shipshewana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- LaGrange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Greenfield Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Topeka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mongo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plato
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Valentine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Brushy Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Noble County (IN)
- Ligonier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Pond Estates, with the one closest to Golden Pond Estates listed first.
- Granger
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <1>
- Mishawaka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Roseland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Steuben County (IN)
- Orland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Golden Pond Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Golden Pond Estates.
Cemeteries Near Golden Pond Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Golden Pond Estates.
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 Golden Pond Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Golden Pond Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Golden Pond Estates, with the one closest to Golden Pond Estates listed first.
- Brick Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Morrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Broadstreet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beadle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stengle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Constantine Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Gregory's Episcopal Abbey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (339 more) ...
- Poe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Knobhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Calhoun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Golden Pond Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Golden Pond Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Golden Pond Estates, with the one closest to Golden Pond Estates listed first.
- Fabius
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Corey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Corey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Constantine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Three Rivers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jones
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mottville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- White Pigeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Williamsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Howardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Howardsville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Centreville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Vistula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vistula is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vistula
- Marcellus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wakelee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Vandalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Golden Pond Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Golden Pond Estates.
Newspapers Published in Golden Pond Estates ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Golden Pond Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Golden Pond Estates, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Golden Pond Estates.
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 Golden Pond Estates:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Saint Joseph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berrien County
- Branch County
- Calhoun County
- Cass County
- Kalamazoo County
- Van Buren County
- Elkhart County
- LaGrange County
- Noble County
- Saint Joseph County
- Steuben 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 Golden Pond Estates, 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' (or 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- Golden Pond Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |