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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 Grande Pointe (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 Grande Pointe. 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 Grande Pointe ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Grande Pointe: Grande Pte.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Grande Pointe is located in Saint Clair County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties 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 Grande Pointe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grande Pointe:

  • Saint Clair County     (The home county of Grande Pointe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grande Pointe, with the one closest to Grande Pointe listed first.
    • Algonac
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonac
      • Algonac is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,034 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonac <1>
    • Pearl Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Beach
      • Pearl Beach is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl Beach <1>
    • Broadbridge Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadbridge Station
      • Broadbridge Station is located in Saint Clair County
    • Starville ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
      • Starville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Perch Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch Point
      • Perch Point is located in Saint Clair County
    • Fair Haven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
      • Fair Haven is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <1>
    • Marine City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
      • Marine City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
      • Former names for Marine City:
      • Cottrellville
      • Marine
      • Newport
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City <1>
    • Anchorville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
      • Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
    • East China
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Peters
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
      • Peters is located in Saint Clair County
    • Casco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
      • Casco is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <1>
    • Adair
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
      • Adair is located in Saint Clair County
  • Macomb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grande Pointe, with the one closest to Grande Pointe listed first.
    • Belvidere ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belvidere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
      • Belvidere is located in Macomb County
      • Former name for Belvidere:
      • Huron Point
    • New Baltimore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
      • New Baltimore is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,281 people
      • Former names for New Baltimore:
      • Ashley
      • Ashleyville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baltimore <1>
    • Lottivue
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottivue
      • Lottivue is located in Macomb County
    • Anchor Bay Gardens ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchor Bay Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Bay Gardens
      • Anchor Bay Gardens is located in Macomb County
    • Anchor Bay Harbor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Bay Harbor
      • Anchor Bay Harbor is located in Macomb County
    • Anchor Bay Shores
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Bay Shores
      • Anchor Bay Shores is located in Macomb County
    • Milton ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Macomb County
    • New Haven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • New Haven is located in Macomb County
      • 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>
    • Chesterfield ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Chesterfield is located in Macomb County
      • Chesterfield has also been known as:
      • Chesterfield Village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <1>
    • Lakeside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Macomb County
    • Heart ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart
      • Heart is located in Macomb County
    • Fairchild ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairchild. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
      • Fairchild is located in Macomb County
      • Fairchild has also been known as:
      • Slippery Corner
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grande Pointe, with the one closest to Grande Pointe listed first.
    • Yates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
      • Yates is located in Oakland County
    • Big Beaver
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
      • Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
    • Madison Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Stony Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek is located in Oakland County
      • Stony Creek has also been known as:
      • Stoney Creek Village
      • Stoney Creek
      • Stony Creek Village
    • Clawson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Hazel Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Lake Orion Junction ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Orion Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Junction
      • Lake Orion Junction is located in Oakland County
    • Rochester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Troy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grande Pointe, with the one closest to Grande Pointe listed first.
    • Grosse Pointe Shores
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grosse Pointe Woods
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grosse Pointe Farms
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harper Woods
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Woods
      • Harper Woods is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper Woods <1>
    • Grosse Pointe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosse Pointe
      • Grosse Pointe is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosse Pointe <1>
    • Grosse Pointe Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Pointe Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosse Pointe Park
      • Grosse Pointe Park is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,972 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosse Pointe Park <1>
    • Hamtramck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grande Pointe, see our County-by-County Page for Grande Pointe.

Newspapers Published in Grande Pointe ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grande Pointe.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grande Pointe, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grande Pointe.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Grande Pointe:

Cemeteries Near Grande Pointe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grande Pointe.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grande Pointe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grande Pointe, with the one closest to Grande Pointe listed first.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Grande Pointe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grande Pointe.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Grande Pointe, with the one closest to Grande Pointe listed first.

  • Algonac
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonac
    • Algonac is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonac <1>
  • Roberts Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Landing
    • Roberts Landing is located in Saint Clair County
  • Starville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
    • Starville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Fair Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Fair Haven is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <1>
  • Marine City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
    • Marine City is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
    • Former names for Marine City:
    • Cottrellville
    • Marine
    • Newport
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City <1>
  • Anchorville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
    • Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
  • New Baltimore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
    • New Baltimore is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,281 people
    • Former names for New Baltimore:
    • Ashley
    • Ashleyville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baltimore <1>
  • Casco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Casco is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <1>
  • Adair
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
    • Adair is located in Saint Clair County
  • Saint Clair
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • New Haven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
    • New Haven is located in Macomb County
    • 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>
  • Milton ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Macomb County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Chesterfield ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Chesterfield is located in Macomb County
      • Chesterfield has also been known as:
      • Chesterfield Village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <1>
    • Mount Clemens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clemens
      • Mount Clemens is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,013 people
      • Former names for Mount Clemens:
      • Big Springs
      • High Banks
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Clemens <1>
    • Belle River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
      • Belle River is located in Saint Clair County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grande Pointe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grande Pointe.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grande Pointe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclaircounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grande Pointe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grande Pointe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6012, Longitude: -82.5452    
<5>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.
<6>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 Grande Pointe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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