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 Kerr Hill (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 Kerr Hill. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Kerr Hill is located in Lapeer 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 Lapeer County: Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, Saint Clair, Sanilac & Tuscola.
Below are the counties that are near Kerr Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kerr Hill:
- Lapeer County (The home county of Kerr Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerr Hill, with the one closest to Kerr Hill listed first.
- Hadley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Metamora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Creek is also located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Lapeer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dryden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Attica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Almont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Columbiaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Five Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Five Lakes is also located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Imlay City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lum is also located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
- Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kings Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Mill is also located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerr Hill, with the one closest to Kerr Hill listed first.
- Goodrich
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Atlas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Atlas is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Davison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Blanc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Flint
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bayport Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bayport Park is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Park
- Lake Fenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Fenton is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fenton
- Lakeside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Fenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Genesee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Otisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerr Hill, with the one closest to Kerr Hill listed first.
- Hallers Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
- Tyrone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Hartland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parshallville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parshallville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
- Deer Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Cohoctah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Macomb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerr Hill, with the one closest to Kerr Hill listed first.
- Miami ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miami was located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
- Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grays' Mills was located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays' Mills
- Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon was located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Thorington ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Thorington was located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorington
- Thorington has also been known as:
- Thorington Settlement
- Crissmanville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crissmanville was located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crissmanville
- Romeo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shelby ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby was located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby has also been known as:
- Shelby Crossing
- Shelby Station
- Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armada Corners ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Armada Corners was located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada Corners
- Armada Corners has also been known as:
- Selleck's Corners
- Depew ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Depew was located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
- Depew has also been known as:
- Depew Siding
- Disco ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Disco was located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Davis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Gas Settlement ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gas Settlement was located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Settlement
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerr Hill, with the one closest to Kerr Hill listed first.
- Oakwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Ortonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Perry Lake Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Perry Lake Heights is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Lake Heights
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jossman Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jossman Acres is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jossman Acres
- Austin Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Corners is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Corners
- Groveland Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Lake Orion Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Orion Heights is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Heights
- Clarkston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Orion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Orion is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,191 people
- Former names for Lake Orion:
- Canandaigua City
- New Canandaigua
- Oakland
- Orion
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Orion <1>
- Newark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerr Hill, with the one closest to Kerr Hill listed first.
- Allenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Capac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Berville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Berville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berville
- Lesterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lesterville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
- Riley Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Riley Center is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Center
- Former name for Riley Center:
- Riley Centre
- Shiawassee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerr Hill, with the one closest to Kerr Hill listed first.
- Lennon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Byron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Durand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tuscola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerr Hill, with the one closest to Kerr Hill listed first.
- Fostoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Millington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mayville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kerr Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Kerr Hill.
Cemeteries Near Kerr Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kerr Hill.
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 Kerr Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kerr Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kerr Hill, with the one closest to Kerr Hill listed first.
- South Hadley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
- The Eaton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Honert Road Cemetery
- Carmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Oakwood - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
- Hadley Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ortonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Farmers Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sanborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sweers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brandon Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bald Eagle Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Goodrich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shurter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seymour Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Kerr Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kerr Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kerr Hill, with the one closest to Kerr Hill listed first.
- Ortonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Thomas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Hadley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Farmers Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers Creek is also located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Creek
- Goodrich
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Metamora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Atlas is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Creek is also located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Elba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elba is also located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Thornville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thornville is also located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clarkston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lapeer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Davisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kerr Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kerr Hill.
Newspapers Published in Kerr Hill ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kerr Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kerr Hill, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kerr Hill.
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 helpful 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 Kerr Hill:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Lapeer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Macomb County
- Oakland County
- Saint Clair County
- Shiawassee County
- Tuscola 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> | 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 Kerr Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Kerr Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |