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 Hooks Corner (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 Hooks Corner. 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 Hooks Corner ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Hooks Corner: Hooks Cor. (or less commonly used: Hooks Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Hooks Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hooks Corner may originally have been Hook's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hooks Corner might be written as Hook Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hooks Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hooks Corner.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Hooks Corner is located in Berrien 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 Berrien County: LaPorte (IN), Saint Joseph (IN), Cass & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Hooks Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hooks Corner:
- Berrien County (The home county of Hooks Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hooks Corner, with the one closest to Hooks Corner listed first.
- Lakeside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lakeside is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Union Pier
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Three Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelhurst is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Buffalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Avery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Sawyer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Beach is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Galien
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Galien is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Michiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hooks Corner, with the one closest to Hooks Corner listed first.
- Sumnerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Pokagon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Dowagiac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Edwardsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- LaPorte County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hooks Corner, with the one closest to Hooks Corner listed first.
- Hesston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Smith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smith is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Michiana Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Long Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pottawattamie Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pottawattamie Park is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottawattamie Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Trail Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
- Michigan City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- La Porte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Door Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Holmesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holmesville is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Otis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Otis is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Porter County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hooks Corner, with the one closest to Hooks Corner listed first.
- Beverly Shores
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Town-of-Pines
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Town-of-Pines is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town-of-Pines
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Chesterton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dune Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dune Acres is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Porter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tratebas Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
- Suman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Suman is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- Burns Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Babcock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Babcock is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Ogden Dunes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden Dunes is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Dunes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
- Saint Joseph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hooks Corner, with the one closest to Hooks Corner listed first.
- New Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zeigler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Crumstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Roseland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Indian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- North Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nutwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Walkerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gulivoire Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
- Mishawaka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Starke County (IN)
- Koontz Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hooks Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Hooks Corner.
Cemeteries Near Hooks Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hooks Corner.
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 Hooks Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hooks Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hooks Corner, with the one closest to Hooks Corner listed first.
- Lakeside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Basswood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heckman Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shippeeburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shedd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Troy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swem Grave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Germinder & Ward Graves
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- California School Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Teeter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Hooks Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hooks Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hooks Corner, with the one closest to Hooks Corner listed first.
- Lakeside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lakeside is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Union Pier
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Three Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Buffalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hesston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Avery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Avery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Sawyer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galien
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Galien is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Bridgman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Glendora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glendora is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Oakwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- New Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hooks Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hooks Corner.
Newspapers Published in Hooks Corner ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hooks Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hooks Corner, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hooks Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hooks Corner:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Berrien County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- LaPorte County
- Porter County
- Saint Joseph County
- Starke County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hooks Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Hooks Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |