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 Grand View Acres (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 Grand View Acres. 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 Grand View Acres ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Grand View Acres: Grand Vw. Acres
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Grand View Acres is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Macomb, Monroe, Oakland & Washtenaw.
Below are the counties that are near Grand View Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grand View Acres:
- Wayne County (The home county of Grand View Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand View Acres, with the one closest to Grand View Acres listed first.
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Livonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elm is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Westland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Redford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beech
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beech is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brightmoor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brightmoor is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightmoor
- Sheldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sheldon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Wayne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dearborn Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Genesee County
- Fenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand View Acres, with the one closest to Grand View Acres listed first.
- Green Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Green Oak is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Whitmore Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hamburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lakeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pettysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pettysville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Hallers Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
- Hartland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parshallville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parshallville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
- Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
- Pinckney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tyrone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Macomb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand View Acres, with the one closest to Grand View Acres listed first.
- Center Line
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dalton Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Corners
- Van Dyke ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Van Dyke is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyke
- Warren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Warren is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
- Warren has also been known as:
- Cottageville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
- Spinnings ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spinnings is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnings
- Spinnings has also been known as:
- Spinning
- Sterling Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Depew ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Depew is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
- Depew has also been known as:
- Depew Siding
- Shelby Village ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby Village is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Village
- Eastpointe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eastpointe is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastpointe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,720 people
- Former names for Eastpointe:
- East Detroit
- Half-Way
- Halfway
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastpointe <1>
- Dresden Village ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dresden Village is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Village
- Plumb Brook ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plumb Brook is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb Brook
- Plumb Brook has also been known as:
- Plum Brook
- Plumbrook Village
- Plumbrook
- Utica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Utica is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,062 people
- Former names for Utica:
- Hog Hollow
- McDougalville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <1>
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand View Acres, with the one closest to Grand View Acres listed first.
- Flat Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oakville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oakville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Carleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Rockwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Milan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Scofield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scofield is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Maybee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Azalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Azalia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Steiner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Steiner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand View Acres, with the one closest to Grand View Acres listed first.
- Northville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farmington Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington Acres is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Acres
- Novi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quakertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quakertown is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Clarenceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clarenceville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
- Farmington Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walled Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Farmington is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Farmington
- Wood Creek Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Creek Farms is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Creek Farms
- Wixom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
- Franklin has also been known as:
- Franklin Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand View Acres, with the one closest to Grand View Acres listed first.
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Emery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Emery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Dixboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
- Rawsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
- Ypsilanti
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barton Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Ann Arbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Willis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Delhi Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
- Pittsfield
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Stony Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Whittaker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grand View Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Grand View Acres.
Cemeteries Near Grand View Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grand View Acres.
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 Grand View Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grand View Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grand View Acres, with the one closest to Grand View Acres listed first.
- Yerkes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Waterford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glen Eden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Knapp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Northville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rural Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Plymouth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Novi Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi Cemetery
- The Novi Cemetery has also been known as:
- Loren Flint Family Burial Ground
- Novi Corners Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #922372 <2>
- Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (433 more) ...
- Shearer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parkview Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Livonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Grand View Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grand View Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grand View Acres, with the one closest to Grand View Acres listed first.
- Northville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Novi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stark is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Livonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Elm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elm is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Walled Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Farmington is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Farmington
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beech
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beech is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Redford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wixom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
- Franklin has also been known as:
- Franklin Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grand View Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grand View Acres.
Newspapers Published in Grand View Acres ...
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 484 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grand View Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grand View Acres, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grand View Acres.
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 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 Grand View Acres:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Macomb County
- Monroe County
- Oakland County
- Washtenaw 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 Grand View Acres, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grand View Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |