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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 Kings Mill (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 Kings Mill. 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.

Name Variations for Kings Mill ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Kings Mill: Kings Ml. (or less commonly used: Kings Mll.)
  • While the name of this community is Kings Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Kings Mill may originally have been King's Mill.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Kings Mill might be written as King Mill.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties 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 Kings Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kings Mill:

  • Lapeer County     (The home county of Kings Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Mill, with the one closest to Kings Mill listed first.
    • Lum
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • North Branch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Burnside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burnside
      • From Kings Mill to Burnside
    • Attica
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
    • Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Imlay City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brown City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lapeer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
      • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <2>
    • Clifford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Columbiaville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hunters Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dryden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Mill, with the one closest to Kings Mill listed first.
    • Otisville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
      • Otisville is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <2>
    • Davison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davison
      • Davison is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,860 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davison <2>
    • Russellville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Goodrich
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Genesee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
      • Genesee is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <2>
    • Atlas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
      • Atlas is located in Genesee County
    • Burton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Beecher
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beecher have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
      • Beecher is located in Genesee County
    • Mount Morris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Grand Blanc
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Clio
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
      • Clio is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clio
      • From Kings Mill to Clio
  • Macomb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Mill, with the one closest to Kings Mill listed first.
    • Miami ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miami. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
      • Miami is located in Macomb County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Miami
      • From Kings Mill to Miami
    • Doyle ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
      • Doyle is located in Macomb County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Doyle
      • From Kings Mill to Doyle
    • Romeo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grays' Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays' Mills
      • Grays' Mills is located in Macomb County
      • Former names for Grays' Mills:
      • Clifton Mill
      • Clifton Village
      • Clifton
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grays' Mills
      • From Kings Mill to Grays' Mills
    • Thorington ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorington
      • Thorington is located in Macomb County
      • Thorington has also been known as:
      • Thorington Settlement
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thorington
      • From Kings Mill to Thorington
    • Armada Corners ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Armada Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada Corners
      • Armada Corners is located in Macomb County
      • Armada Corners has also been known as:
      • Selleck's Corners
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Armada Corners
      • From Kings Mill to Armada Corners
    • Armada
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Memphis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Former name for Memphis:
      • Well's Settlement
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <2>
    • Crissmanville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Berry's Corners ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Ray Center ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ray Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Center
      • Ray Center is located in Macomb County
      • Ray Center has also been known as:
      • Ray
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ray Center
      • From Kings Mill to Ray Center
  • Oakland County
  • Saint Clair County
  • Sanilac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Mill, with the one closest to Kings Mill listed first.
    • Valley Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Marlette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Melvin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Juhl
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Juhl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
      • Juhl is located in Sanilac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Juhl
      • From Kings Mill to Juhl
    • Speaker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Peck
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Roseburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roseburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
      • Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roseburg
      • From Kings Mill to Roseburg
    • Decker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hemans
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hemans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
      • Hemans is located in Sanilac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hemans
      • From Kings Mill to Hemans
    • Elmer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Watertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cash
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Cash is located in Sanilac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cash
      • From Kings Mill to Cash
  • Tuscola County

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

Cemeteries Near Kings Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kings Mill.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Arcadia Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Lakes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Five Lakes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Five Lakes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bahel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bahel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bahel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stuart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stuart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stuart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Burnside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Burnside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Burnside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goodland Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Westlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stiles Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (252 more) ...
    • Attica Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Indian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fox Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kings Mill had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Five Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
    • Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
  • Lum
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • North Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Goodland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
    • Goodland is located in Lapeer County
  • Burnside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
    • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Burnside
    • From Kings Mill to Burnside
  • Attica
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
    • Attica is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
  • Imlay City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lapeer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
    • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <2>
  • Brown City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Clifford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Clifford is located in Lapeer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Columbiaville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hunters Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Kings Mill ...

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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kings Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kings Mill, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kings Mill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kings Mill:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kings Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Kings Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 from Point A (ie- Kings Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kings Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1423, Longitude: -83.1728    









 

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