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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 Jerico (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 Jerico. 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 and doctors 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.

Jerico 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 Jerico. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jerico:

  • Berrien County     (The home county of Jerico)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jerico, with the one closest to Jerico listed first.
    • Baroda
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridgman
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stevensville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Snow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Snow is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
    • Hinchman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Hinchman is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchman
    • Glenlord
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Glenlord is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlord
      • Glenlord has also been known as:
      • Glen Lord
    • Shoreham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Shoreham is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
    • Glendora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Glendora is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
    • New Troy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hills Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
    • Sawyer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Scottdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Scottdale is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jerico, with the one closest to Jerico listed first.
    • Sumnerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Sumnerville is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
    • Pokagon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Pokagon is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
    • Dowagiac
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • La Grange
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • La Grange is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
    • Edwardsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cassopolis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Brownsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Brownsville is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Penn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Penn is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jerico, with the one closest to Jerico listed first.
    • Keeler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Keeler is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
    • Fish Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
    • Hartford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Covert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Decatur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Lawrence
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • LaPorte County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jerico, with the one closest to Jerico listed first.
    • Hesston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hesston is located in LaPorte County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
    • Smith
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Smith is located in LaPorte County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
    • Rolling Prairie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Michiana Shores
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pottawattamie Park
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • La Porte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • La Porte is located in LaPorte County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte <1>
    • Michigan City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Waterford is located in LaPorte County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Stillwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Stillwell is located in LaPorte County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
    • Door Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Door Village is located in LaPorte County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
  • Porter County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jerico, with the one closest to Jerico listed first.
    • Beverly Shores
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Town-of-Pines
      (29 miles [46.7 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
  • Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jerico, with the one closest to Jerico listed first.
    • New Carlisle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Zeigler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
    • Georgetown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Roseland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
    • Indian Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Crumstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
    • South Bend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • South Bend is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,868 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bend <1>
    • Granger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gulivoire Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
    • Mishawaka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mishawaka is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawaka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,312 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mishawaka <1>
    • Nutwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
    • North Liberty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Jerico ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jerico.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jerico, with the one closest to Jerico listed first.

  • Graceland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bridgman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruggles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • California School Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stevensville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hinman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Feather Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jerome Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • New Troy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Glendora Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (178 more) ...
    • Boyle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Royalton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Jerico in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jerico.

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

  • Livingston
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Livingston is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Bridgman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Derby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Derby is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Stevensville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hollywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollywood is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hinchman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hinchman is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchman
  • Glenlord
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Glenlord is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlord
    • Glenlord has also been known as:
    • Glen Lord
  • Sawyer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Troy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Glendora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Glendora is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
  • Vineland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vineland is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Harbert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Saint Joseph
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sodus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sodus is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
    • Lakeside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeside is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside

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

Newspapers Published in Jerico ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jerico.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jerico, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jerico.

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 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 Jerico:

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 Jerico, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jerico) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.