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 Hadley (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 Hadley. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Hadley 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 Hadley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hadley:
- Lapeer County (The home county of Hadley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hadley, with the one closest to Hadley listed first.
- Hunters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Metamora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lapeer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Columbiaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Attica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dryden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Five Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lum is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
- Imlay City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kings Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Almont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Otter Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hadley, with the one closest to Hadley listed first.
- Goodrich
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Atlas is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Davison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Blanc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Russellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Genesee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beecher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beecher is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
- Bayport Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bayport Park is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Park
- Lake Fenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Fenton is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fenton
- Lakeside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hadley, with the one closest to Hadley listed first.
- Tyrone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Hallers Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
- Parshallville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parshallville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
- Hartland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Cohoctah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
- Macomb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hadley, with the one closest to Hadley listed first.
- Miami ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Miami is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
- Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grays' Mills is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays' Mills
- Former names for Grays' Mills:
- Clifton Mill
- Clifton Village
- Clifton
- Thorington ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thorington is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorington
- Thorington has also been known as:
- Thorington Settlement
- Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Crissmanville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crissmanville is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crissmanville
- Romeo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Armada Corners ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Armada Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada Corners
- Armada Corners has also been known as:
- Selleck's Corners
- Shelby ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby has also been known as:
- Shelby Crossing
- Shelby Station
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Depew ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Depew is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
- Depew has also been known as:
- Depew Siding
- Disco ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Disco is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Former name for Disco:
- Whiskey Center
- Armada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Armada is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Former names for Armada:
- Burk's Corners
- Honeyoe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armada <1>
- Cooley's Corners ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cooley's Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooley's Corners
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hadley, with the one closest to Hadley listed first.
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Ortonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thomas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Perry Lake Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Perry Lake Heights is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Lake Heights
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Corners is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Corners
- Groveland Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Jossman Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jossman Acres is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jossman Acres
- Lake Orion Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Orion Heights is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Heights
- Lake Orion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Leonard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hadley, with the one closest to Hadley listed first.
- Birch Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hadley, with the one closest to Hadley listed first.
- Allenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Capac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lesterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lesterville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
- Berville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Berville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berville
- Riley Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Riley Center is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Center
- Sanilac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hadley, with the one closest to Hadley listed first.
- Valley Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Marlette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shiawassee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hadley, with the one closest to Hadley listed first.
- Lennon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Byron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Durand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Juddville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
- New Lothrop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tuscola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hadley, with the one closest to Hadley listed first.
- Fostoria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Millington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mayville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Juniata
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Juniata is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Tuscola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vassar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hadley, see our County-by-County Page for Hadley.
Cemeteries Near Hadley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hadley.
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 Hadley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hadley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hadley, with the one closest to Hadley listed first.
- Hadley Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sanborn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Farmers Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Hadley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dawn Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goodrich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sweers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
- The Eaton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Honert Road Cemetery
- Hunters Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- Atlas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elba Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hadley had a population of 256 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hadley, with the one closest to Hadley listed first.
- Farmers Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Creek
- Goodrich
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elba
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Metamora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hunters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Atlas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Atlas is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Ortonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thomas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Lapeer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thornville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thornville is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
- Belsay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belsay is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsay
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Blanc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Columbiaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hadley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hadley.
Newspapers Published in Hadley ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hadley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hadley, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hadley.
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 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 Hadley:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Lapeer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Macomb County
- Oakland County
- Saginaw County
- Saint Clair County
- Sanilac County
- Shiawassee 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> | 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 Hadley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Hadley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |