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 Hubbardston (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 Hubbardston. 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 southwest 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 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.
Hubbardston is primarily located in Ionia County. A portion of Hubbardston extends into Clinton 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 Ionia County: Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Kent & Montcalm.
Below are the counties that are near Hubbardston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hubbardston:
- Ionia County (The home county of Hubbardston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbardston, with the one closest to Hubbardston listed first.
- Matherton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Matherton is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
- Pewamo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Palo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Palo is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Muir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ionia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Ionia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Ionia is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
- Orleans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Portland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belding
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Sebewa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Barry County
- Woodland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbardston, with the one closest to Hubbardston listed first.
- Maple Rapids
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Fowler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westphalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Duplain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Eagle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shepardsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Price
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Elsie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- De Witt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East DeWitt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- Ovid
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbardston, with the one closest to Hubbardston listed first.
- Mulliken
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grand Ledge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sunfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Little Venice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Little Venice is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Venice
- Needmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Millett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millett is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Millett has also been known as:
- Milletts
- Gratiot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbardston, with the one closest to Hubbardston listed first.
- Middleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Perrinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Pompeii
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sumner is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Elm Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
- Ithaca
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- North Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- North Star is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- North Star has also been known as:
- Northstar
- Ashley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Riverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bannister
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sickles
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sickles is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbardston, with the one closest to Hubbardston listed first.
- Edgemont Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- North Lansing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Lansing is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Lansing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Lansing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Isabella County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbardston, with the one closest to Hubbardston listed first.
- Summerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Summerton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
- Strickland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Strickland is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Coe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coe is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
- Crawford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crawford is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Winn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Winn is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Shepherd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbardston, with the one closest to Hubbardston listed first.
- Lowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Segwun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Segwun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segwun
- Grattan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grattan is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
- Parnell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Parnell is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Harvard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harvard is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Montcalm County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbardston, with the one closest to Hubbardston listed first.
- Carson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Butternut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Butternut is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Vickeryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
- Crystal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fenwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Sheridan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amsden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Amsden is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
- Sidney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
- McBride
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vestaburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vestaburg is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestaburg
- Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbardston, with the one closest to Hubbardston listed first.
- Fenmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Chapin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chapin is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Shiawassee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbardston, with the one closest to Hubbardston listed first.
- Burton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Laingsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hubbardston, see our County-by-County Page for Hubbardston.
Cemeteries Near Hubbardston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hubbardston.
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 Hubbardston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hubbardston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hubbardston, with the one closest to Hubbardston listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hubbardston East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Plains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomer Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bloomer Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Carson City.
- The Bloomer Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bloomer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #132 <3>
- Dalton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Plains Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pewamo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wager Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Carson City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hubbardston had a population of 615 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Hubbardston had a population of 402 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hubbardston, with the one closest to Hubbardston listed first.
- Matherton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Matherton is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
- Carson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pewamo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brice is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Maple Rapids
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Butternut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Butternut is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Palo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Palo is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Muir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sethton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sethton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sethton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vickeryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
- Perrinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Westphalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hubbardston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hubbardston.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hubbardston ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hubbardston.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hubbardston. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hubbardston and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hubbardston.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Hubbardston.
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 Hubbardston:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Ionia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Clinton County
- Eaton County
- Gratiot County
- Ingham County
- Isabella County
- Kent County
- Montcalm County
- Saginaw County
- Shiawassee 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hubbardston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hubbardston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |