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 Jonesville (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 Jonesville. 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.
Jonesville is located in Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale County: Steuben (IN), Branch, Calhoun, Jackson, Lenawee, Fulton (OH) & Williams (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Jonesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jonesville:
- Hillsdale County (The home county of Jonesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesville, with the one closest to Jonesville listed first.
- Hillsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mosherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Litchfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Steamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Osseo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Reading
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Frontier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Branch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesville, with the one closest to Jonesville listed first.
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fisher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Trailtree Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Coldwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Girard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Ray
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Canada Shores
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Hodunk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Batavia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Union City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hatmaker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Matteson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Matteson is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Bronson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesville, with the one closest to Jonesville listed first.
- Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tekonsha
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marengo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Burlington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Marshall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rice Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Ceresco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Duck Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesville, with the one closest to Jonesville listed first.
- Hanover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Horton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Spring Arbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jackson
- Parma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clarklake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sandstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sandstone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Vandercook Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vandercook Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook Lake
- Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
- Former name for Jackson:
- Jacksonopolis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Brooklyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lenawee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesville, with the one closest to Jonesville listed first.
- Addison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Addison Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
- Cement City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Manitou Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rollin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Devils Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
- Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cambridge Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cambridge Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Junction
- Clayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Onsted
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Canandaigua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Munson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Steuben County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesville, with the one closest to Jonesville listed first.
- Clear Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Ray
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- York
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Fremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Angola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alvarado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Fulton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesville, with the one closest to Jonesville listed first.
- Fayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Powers ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powers is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesville, with the one closest to Jonesville listed first.
- Northwest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Pioneer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cooney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Ainger
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Jim Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Alvordton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kunkle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Holiday City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Montpelier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Edon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <1>
- West Unity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jonesville, see our County-by-County Page for Jonesville.
Cemeteries Near Jonesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jonesville.
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 Jonesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jonesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jonesville, with the one closest to Jonesville listed first.
- Sunset View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sand Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Bacon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Case Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bankers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- King Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- Lake View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Jonesville had a population of 1,288 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Jonesville had a population of 2,206 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jonesville, with the one closest to Jonesville listed first.
- Hillsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bankers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bankers is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
- Litchfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Osseo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pulaski is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Reading
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cambria is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hanover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butler is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- South Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Butler is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jonesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jonesville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Jonesville ...
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 Jonesville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Jonesville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Jonesville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Jonesville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of Jonesville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Jonesville:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Hillsdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Branch County
- Calhoun County
- Jackson County
- Lenawee County
- Steuben County
- Fulton County
- Williams 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 Jonesville, 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' (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- Jonesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |