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 Hendricks (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 Hendricks. 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 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.
Hendricks is located in Delta 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 Delta County: Alger, Marquette, Menominee & Schoolcraft.
Below are the counties that are near Hendricks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hendricks:
- Delta County (The home county of Hendricks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks, with the one closest to Hendricks listed first.
- Saint Nicholas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Cornell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trombly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trombly is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trombly
- Trombly has also been known as:
- Trombley
- Beaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Chandler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Brampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brampton is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
- Perkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Perkins is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Lathrop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lathrop is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Schaffer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Schaffer is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
- Chaison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chaison is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaison
- Lambert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Alger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks, with the one closest to Hendricks listed first.
- Diffin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Diffin is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diffin
- Trenary
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Traunik
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dorsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dorsey is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Rumely
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rumely is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumely
- Dickinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks, with the one closest to Hendricks listed first.
- Foster City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ralph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Felch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Felch Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
- Loretto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Turner is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Norway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks, with the one closest to Hendricks listed first.
- Watson ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Arnold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reade is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reade
- Northland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McFarland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McFarland is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- McFarland has also been known as:
- McFarlands
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Helena is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Austin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Gwinn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Little Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carlshend
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Carlshend is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlshend
- Skandia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Dalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Dalton is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dalton
- Sands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sands is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks, with the one closest to Hendricks listed first.
- Dryads ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dryads is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
- LaBranche
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- LaBranche is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
- Perronville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Perronville is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perronville
- Harris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Indiantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Indiantown is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Indiantown has also been known as:
- Indian Town
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Powers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Spalding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Spalding is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
- Hermansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hermansville is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
- Nadeau
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nadeau is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
- Carney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Faithorn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Faithorn is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithorn
- Blom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blom is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hendricks, see our County-by-County Page for Hendricks.
Cemeteries Near Hendricks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hendricks.
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 Hendricks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hendricks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hendricks, with the one closest to Hendricks listed first.
- Forest Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lathrop Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillview Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schaffer Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (47 more) ...
- Fernwood Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Mill Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Garden of Rest Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Hendricks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hendricks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hendricks, with the one closest to Hendricks listed first.
- Faunus ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Faunus is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faunus
- Dryads ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dryads is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Beaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Brampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brampton is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
- Perkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Perkins is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Lathrop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lathrop is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
- McFarland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McFarland is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- McFarland has also been known as:
- McFarlands
- Eustis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eustis is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Schaffer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Schaffer is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
- Hylas ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hylas is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- West Gladstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Gladstone is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gladstone
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hendricks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hendricks.
Newspapers Published in Hendricks ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hendricks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hendricks, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hendricks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Hendricks:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Delta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alger County
- Dickinson County
- Marquette County
- Menominee 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 Hendricks, 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 from Point A (ie- Hendricks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |