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 Grosse Pointe Park (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 Grosse Pointe Park. 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 Grosse Pointe Park ...
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 Grosse Pointe Park: Grosse Pte. Park
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Grosse Pointe Park 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 Grosse Pointe Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grosse Pointe Park:
- Wayne County (The home county of Grosse Pointe Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grosse Pointe Park, with the one closest to Grosse Pointe Park listed first.
- Grosse Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grosse Pointe Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grosse Pointe Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harper Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grosse Pointe Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Conners Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Conners Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conners Creek
- Hamtramck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Detroit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Highland Park is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
- Springwells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springwells is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwells
- Former name for Springwells:
- Fordson
- River Rouge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dearborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Strathmoor ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Strathmoor is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor
- Macomb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grosse Pointe Park, with the one closest to Grosse Pointe Park listed first.
- Eastpointe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Eagle Poine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eagle Poine is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Poine
- Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Corners
- Roseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Van Dyke ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Van Dyke is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyke
- Center Line
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Fraser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Liverpool ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Liverpool is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Quinn ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Quinn is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
- Spinnings ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spinnings is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnings
- Spinnings has also been known as:
- Spinning
- Cady ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cady is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Cady has also been known as:
- Cady's Corner
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grosse Pointe Park, with the one closest to Grosse Pointe Park listed first.
- Flat Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Rockwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grosse Pointe Park, with the one closest to Grosse Pointe Park listed first.
- Hazel Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ferndale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clawson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Beaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Southfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lathrup Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grosse Pointe Park, with the one closest to Grosse Pointe Park listed first.
- Anchorville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
- Grande Pointe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grande Pointe is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grande Pointe
- Pearl Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Algonac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perch Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perch Point is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch Point
- Starville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Starville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
- Broadbridge Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broadbridge Station is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadbridge Station
- Casco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peters is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grosse Pointe Park, see our County-by-County Page for Grosse Pointe Park.
Cemeteries Near Grosse Pointe Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grosse Pointe Park.
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 Grosse Pointe Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grosse Pointe Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grosse Pointe Park, with the one closest to Grosse Pointe Park listed first.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ste. Anne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ste. Anne Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ste. Anne Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tecumseh (ON).
- The Ste. Anne Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Anne's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242467 <2>
- Tecumseh Historical Museum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Assumption Grotto Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Elliott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Our Lady Of The Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- B'nai-David Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai-David Cemetery
- The B'nai-David Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bnai-David Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- The Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Lutheran Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #967 <2>
- Continue List (277 more) ...
- Windsor Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Alphonsus RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Grosse Pointe Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grosse Pointe Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grosse Pointe Park, with the one closest to Grosse Pointe Park listed first.
- Grosse Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Conners Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Conners Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conners Creek
- Detroit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Highland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Highland Park is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
- Delray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delray is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Fraser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- River Rouge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dearborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Royal Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cady ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cady is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Cady has also been known as:
- Cady's Corner
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ecorse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Clemens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Clemens is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clemens
- 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>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grosse Pointe Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grosse Pointe Park.
Newspapers Published in Grosse Pointe Park ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grosse Pointe Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grosse Pointe Park, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grosse Pointe Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Grosse Pointe Park:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Macomb County
- Monroe County
- Oakland County
- Saint Clair 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 Grosse Pointe Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grosse Pointe Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |