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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 Hawthorne (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 Hawthorne. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Hawthorne is located in Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair County: Lapeer, Macomb & Sanilac.

Below are the counties that are near Hawthorne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hawthorne:

  • Saint Clair County     (The home county of Hawthorne)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
    • East China
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Saint Clair
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Marine City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Marine City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
      • 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>
    • Broadbridge Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Broadbridge Station is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadbridge Station
    • Starville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Starville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
    • Adair
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Adair is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
    • Peters
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Peters is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
    • Marysville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Perch Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Perch Point is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch Point
    • Casco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Algonac
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Algonac is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,034 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonac <1>
    • Fair Haven
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearl Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lapeer County
    • Almont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Macomb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
    • Muttonville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Muttonville is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttonville
    • New Baltimore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • New Baltimore is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
      • 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>
    • Bates Corner ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Bates Corner is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Corner
    • Beebe's Corners ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Beebe's Corners is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe's Corners
    • Coopertown ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Coopertown is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
    • Richmond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lottivue
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lottivue is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottivue
    • New Haven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • New Haven is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • 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>
    • Memphis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Memphis is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Former name for Memphis:
      • Well's Settlement
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <1>
    • Anchor Bay Harbor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Anchor Bay Harbor is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Bay Harbor
    • Belvidere ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Belvidere is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
      • Former name for Belvidere:
      • Huron Point
    • Milton ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Milton is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Anchor Bay Gardens ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Anchor Bay Gardens is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Bay Gardens
  • Sanilac County
    • Amadore ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Amadore is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amadore

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

Cemeteries Near Hawthorne ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawthorne.

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 Hawthorne - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne 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.<3>

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

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

  • Marine City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Marine City is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
    • 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>
  • Saint Clair
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Starville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Starville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
  • Roberts Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Roberts Landing is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Landing
  • Adair
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Adair is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
  • Marysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rattle Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rattle Run is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Run
  • Casco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fair Haven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Algonac
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Algonac is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonac
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonac <1>
  • Smiths Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Anchorville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kimball
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Columbus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Belle River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Belle River is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River

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

Newspapers Published in Hawthorne ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawthorne.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hawthorne, 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 Hawthorne.

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 helpful 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 Hawthorne:

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 Hawthorne, 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 from Point A (ie- Hawthorne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.