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 Goodland (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 Goodland. 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 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.
Goodland is located in Lapeer 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 Lapeer County: Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, Saint Clair, Sanilac & Tuscola.
Below are the counties that are near Goodland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goodland:
- Lapeer County (The home county of Goodland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodland, with the one closest to Goodland listed first.
- Lum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lum is also located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
- Imlay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kings Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mill is also located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Attica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burnside is also located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Five Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Five Lakes is also located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Brown City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dryden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Almont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Creek is also located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodland, with the one closest to Goodland listed first.
- Davison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Otisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Russellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Atlas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Goodrich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Genesee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Burton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Blanc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macomb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodland, with the one closest to Goodland listed first.
- Doyle ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle was located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Armada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Armada Corners ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Armada Corners was located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada Corners
- Armada Corners has also been known as:
- Selleck's Corners
- Miami ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Miami was located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
- Romeo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Memphis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grays' Mills was located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays' Mills
- Thorington ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thorington was located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorington
- Thorington has also been known as:
- Thorington Settlement
- Berry's Corners ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berry's Corners was located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry's Corners
- Crissmanville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crissmanville was located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crissmanville
- Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon was located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Beebe's Corners ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beebe's Corners was located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe's Corners
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodland, with the one closest to Goodland listed first.
- Leonard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Thomas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Lakeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lakeville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Campbells Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Campbells Corner is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corner
- Oakwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kline ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kline was located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Kline has also been known as:
- Kline Settlement
- Lake Orion
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Orion is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,191 people
- Former names for Lake Orion:
- Canandaigua City
- New Canandaigua
- Oakland
- Orion
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Orion <1>
- Rudds Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rudds Mill is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudds Mill
- Lake Orion Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Orion Heights is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Heights
- Perry Lake Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Lake Heights is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Lake Heights
- Decker ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Decker was located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Decker has also been known as:
- Decker Settlement
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodland, with the one closest to Goodland listed first.
- Capac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lesterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lesterville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
- Allenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allenton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Yale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yale is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <1>
- Brockway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brockway is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
- Berville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berville
- Riley Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riley Center is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Center
- Former name for Riley Center:
- Riley Centre
- Emmett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Goodells
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Goodells is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodells
- Lambs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lambs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs
- Lambs has also been known as:
- Lamb
- Ruby
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ruby is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Sanilac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodland, with the one closest to Goodland listed first.
- Valley Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Former name for Valley Center:
- Valley Centre
- Melvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Speaker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Speaker is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
- Marlette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Roseburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Peck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peck is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Juhl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Juhl is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
- Watertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Watertown is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Cash
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cash is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Elmer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elmer is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Amadore ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Amadore was located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amadore
- Croswell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodland, with the one closest to Goodland listed first.
- Fostoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Mayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wilmot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Juniata
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Juniata is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Millington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Deford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
- Wahjamega
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goodland, see our County-by-County Page for Goodland.
Cemeteries Near Goodland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goodland.
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 Goodland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goodland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goodland, with the one closest to Goodland listed first.
- Goodland Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stuart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Indian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Imlay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arcadia Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Twp. Cemetery
- The Arcadia Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arcadia Cemetery
- DeGroat Cemetery
- Lum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143188 <2>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Attica Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Burnside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deanville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethany Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bahel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- Fox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Webster Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Goodland had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goodland, with the one closest to Goodland listed first.
- Lum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lum is also located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
- Imlay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Attica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mill is also located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Burnside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burnside is also located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Five Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Five Lakes is also located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Capac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Former name for Valley Center:
- Valley Centre
- Brown City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dryden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thornville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thornville is also located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Almont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Melvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Lapeer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goodland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goodland.
Newspapers Published in Goodland ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goodland, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goodland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Goodland:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Lapeer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Macomb County
- Oakland County
- Saint Clair County
- Sanilac County
- Tuscola 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 Goodland, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goodland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |