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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 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.

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 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 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.

Grosse Pointe Park is located in Wayne 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Grosse Pointe Shores
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
    • Springwells
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwells
      • Springwells is located in Wayne County
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strathmoor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor
      • Strathmoor is located in Wayne County
    • Ecorse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ecorse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecorse
      • Ecorse is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecorse <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastpointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastpointe
      • Eastpointe is located in Macomb County
      • 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 <2>
    • Eagle Poine ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagle Poine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Poine
      • Eagle Poine is located in Macomb County
    • Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dalton Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Corners
      • Dalton Corners is located in Macomb County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Dyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyke
      • Van Dyke is located in Macomb County
    • Center Line
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Line
      • Center Line is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,090 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Line <2>
    • Warren
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
      • Warren has also been known as:
      • Cottageville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <2>
    • Fraser
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
      • Fraser is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fraser <2>
    • Liverpool ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liverpool. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
      • Liverpool is located in Macomb County
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quinn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Quinn is located in Macomb County
    • Spinnings ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spinnings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnings
      • Spinnings is located in Macomb County
      • Spinnings has also been known as:
      • Spinning
    • Cady ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
      • Cady is located in Macomb County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <2>
    • South Rockwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rockwood
      • South Rockwood is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Rockwood <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
      • Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
      • Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Grande Pointe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grande Pointe
      • Grande Pointe is located in Saint Clair County
    • Pearl Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Algonac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <2>
    • Fair Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Perch Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch Point
      • Perch Point is located in Saint Clair County
    • Starville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
      • Starville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Broadbridge Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadbridge Station
      • Broadbridge Station is located in Saint Clair County
    • Casco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Peters
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
      • Peters is located in Saint Clair County

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

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.

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • Ste. Anne Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Ste. Anne Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242467 <5>
  • Tecumseh Historical Museum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Assumption Grotto Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assumption Grotto Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assumption Grotto Catholic Cemetery
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Elliott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Elliott Cemetery
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
  • B'nai-David Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai-David Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The B'nai-David Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bnai-David Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai-David Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (275 more) ...

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Conners Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conners Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conners Creek
    • Conners Creek is located in Wayne County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Warren is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
    • Warren has also been known as:
    • Cottageville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <2>
  • Highland Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Highland Park is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
  • Delray
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Delray is located in Wayne County
  • Fraser
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
    • Fraser is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fraser <2>
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
    • Cady is located in Macomb County
    • Cady has also been known as:
    • Cady's Corner
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ecorse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ecorse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecorse
      • Ecorse is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecorse <2>
    • Wyandotte
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Clemens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>

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.

The official website for Grosse Pointe Park: www.cityofgrossepointepark.com/

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grosse Pointe Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grosse Pointe Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3739, Longitude: -82.9232       In this case, the coordinates for Grosse Pointe Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Grosse Pointe Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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