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 Goodells (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 Goodells. 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 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 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.
Goodells is located in Saint Clair 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 Clair County: Lapeer, Macomb & Sanilac.
Below are the counties that are near Goodells. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goodells:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Goodells)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodells, with the one closest to Goodells listed first.
- Lambs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lambs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs
- Lambs has also been known as:
- Lamb
- Avoca
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ruby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruby is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Smiths Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Emmett
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wadhams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wadhams is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadhams
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sparlingville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sparlingville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparlingville
- Atkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- North Street
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brockway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brockway is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
- Gardendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gardendale is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
- Riley Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Riley Center is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Center
- Lapeer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodells, with the one closest to Goodells listed first.
- Almont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Imlay City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brown City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dryden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Attica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lum is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
- Burnside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnside is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Kings Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Five Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Macomb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodells, with the one closest to Goodells listed first.
- Memphis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Former name for Memphis:
- Well's Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <1>
- Doyle ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Bates Corner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bates Corner is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Corner
- Beebe's Corners ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beebe's Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe's Corners
- Coopertown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coopertown is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Muttonville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Muttonville is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttonville
- Armada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Armada is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Former names for Armada:
- Burk's Corners
- Honeyoe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armada <1>
- Berry's Corners ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berry's Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry's Corners
- New Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Haven is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,061 people
- Former names for New Haven:
- New Baltimore Station
- New Haven Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <1>
- Omo ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Omo is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omo
- Armada Corners ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Armada Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada Corners
- Armada Corners has also been known as:
- Selleck's Corners
- Ray Center ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ray Center is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Center
- Ray Center has also been known as:
- Ray
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodells, with the one closest to Goodells listed first.
- Leonard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Campbells Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbells Corner is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corner
- Lakeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Kline ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kline is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Kline has also been known as:
- Kline Settlement
- Stony Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Creek is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Creek has also been known as:
- Stoney Creek Village
- Stoney Creek
- Stony Creek Village
- Goodison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodison is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodison
- Lake Orion Junction ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Orion Junction is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Junction
- Yates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yates is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Sanilac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodells, with the one closest to Goodells listed first.
- Roseburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Amadore ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Amadore is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amadore
- Speaker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Speaker is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
- Melvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Lexington Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lexington Heights is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Valley Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Croswell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peck is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Applegate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cash
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cash is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Watertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Watertown is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Juhl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Juhl is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goodells, see our County-by-County Page for Goodells.
Cemeteries Near Goodells ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goodells.
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 Goodells - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goodells covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goodells, with the one closest to Goodells listed first.
- Goodells Poor Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lambs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Emmett.
- The Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kenockee Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #830 <2>
- Westbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- The Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kimball Cemetery
- Kimball Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2331833 <2>
- Kinney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ruby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Philip Neri Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bartlett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mallory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clarkes Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Memphis.
- The Clarkes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clark Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2270369 <2>
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 Goodells had a population of 115 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goodells, with the one closest to Goodells listed first.
- Thornton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thornton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Lambs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lambs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs
- Lambs has also been known as:
- Lamb
- Abbotsford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abbotsford is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Avoca
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smiths Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruby is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Emmett
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wadhams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wadhams is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadhams
- Memphis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Former name for Memphis:
- Well's Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <1>
- Atkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rattle Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rattle Run is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Run
- North Street
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fargo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fargo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goodells. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goodells.
Newspapers Published in Goodells ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodells.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goodells, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goodells.
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 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 Goodells:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lapeer County
- Macomb County
- Oakland County
- Sanilac 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goodells) 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 Goodells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |