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 Jerusalem (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 Jerusalem. 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 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.
Jerusalem is located in Washtenaw 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 Washtenaw County: Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Oakland & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Jerusalem. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jerusalem:
- Washtenaw County (The home county of Jerusalem)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- Chelsea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
- Hudson Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Mills
- Bridgewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Delhi Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
- Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barton Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Ann Arbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- Somerset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Jerome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- Stockbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchburg is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Bunker Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Dansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Leslie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Leslie is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leslie
- Webberville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pollok ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pollok is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
- Pollok has also been known as:
- Pollock
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Fishville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fishville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Grass Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trist
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trist is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trist
- Norvell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norvell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
- Leoni
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leoni is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
- Munith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Napoleon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clarklake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lenawee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
- Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Tecumseh
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tipton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cambridge Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Junction
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Britton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Onsted
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cement City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holloway
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Devils Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
- Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- Chalkerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
- Chalkerville has also been known as:
- Chalkers Landing
- Hell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell
- Hell has also been known as:
- Hi Land Lake
- Highland Lake
- Hiland Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hell <1>
- Kaiserville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kaiserville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
- Unadilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Unadilla is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
- Pinckney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Gregory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pettysville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Lakeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
- Hamburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- Cone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Milan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Azalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Azalia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Oakville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Dundee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Diann
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Diann is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diann
- Petersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maybee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- South Lyon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Northville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wixom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Novi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Highland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Highland
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sheldon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sheldon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Belleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Westland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wayne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jerusalem, see our County-by-County Page for Jerusalem.
Cemeteries Near Jerusalem ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jerusalem.
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 Jerusalem - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jerusalem covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- Lima Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rogers Corners Addition Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lima Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vermont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fletcher Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Freedom Emanuel Evangelical Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (392 more) ...
- Chelsea - Dexter Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Cemetery #2
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Thomas' Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Jerusalem in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jerusalem.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- Chelsea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scio is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio
- Francisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Delhi Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- River Raisin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- River Raisin is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Raisin
- Unadilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Unadilla is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
- Trist
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trist is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trist
- Grass Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Saline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ann Arbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jerusalem. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jerusalem.
Newspapers Published in Jerusalem ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jerusalem.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jerusalem, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jerusalem.
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 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 Jerusalem:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Washtenaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsdale County
- Ingham County
- Jackson County
- Lenawee County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Oakland County
- Wayne 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> | 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> | 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- Jerusalem) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Jerusalem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |