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 Kinneville (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 Kinneville. 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 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.
Kinneville is located in Ingham 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 Ingham County: Clinton, Eaton, Jackson, Livingston, Shiawassee & Washtenaw.
Below are the counties that are near Kinneville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kinneville:
- Ingham County (The home county of Kinneville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinneville, with the one closest to Kinneville listed first.
- Onondaga
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Leslie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Leslie is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leslie
- Leslie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mason
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Holt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fitchburg is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Pollok ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pollok is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
- Pollok has also been known as:
- Pollock
- Lansing
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Meridian
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- East Lansing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Edgemont Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinneville, with the one closest to Kinneville listed first.
- Nashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinneville, with the one closest to Kinneville listed first.
- Duck Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Rice Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Albion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Marshall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pennfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Ceresco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Brownlee Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinneville, with the one closest to Kinneville listed first.
- Clinton Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Gunnisonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- Bath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- De Witt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East DeWitt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- Eagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinneville, with the one closest to Kinneville listed first.
- Eaton Rapids
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Petrieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Petrieville is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrieville
- Charlesworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
- Kingsland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsland is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Dimondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Potterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Windsor is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
- Charlotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Millett is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Millett has also been known as:
- Milletts
- Olivet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ainger
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Hillsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinneville, with the one closest to Kinneville listed first.
- Moscow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Mosherville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Somerset Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Jerome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Litchfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Somerset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinneville, with the one closest to Kinneville listed first.
- Berryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Tompkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tompkins is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Rives Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rives Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
- Springport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Devereaux
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Devereaux is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
- Parma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sandstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sandstone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Munith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Spring Arbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lenawee County
- Cement City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinneville, with the one closest to Kinneville listed first.
- Plainfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Plainfield is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Gregory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parkers Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parkers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corners
- Unadilla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Unadilla is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
- Kaiserville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kaiserville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
- Anderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Chalkerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
- Chalkerville has also been known as:
- Chalkers Landing
- Fowlerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Shiawassee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinneville, with the one closest to Kinneville listed first.
- Shaftsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
- Perry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washtenaw County
- Chelsea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kinneville, see our County-by-County Page for Kinneville.
Cemeteries Near Kinneville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kinneville.
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 Kinneville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kinneville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kinneville, with the one closest to Kinneville listed first.
- Onondaga Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onondaga Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Onondaga Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Onondaga.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #358831 <2>
- Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Cemetery
- The Plains Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aurelius Cemetery
- Montgomery Plains Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fowler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bunker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pope Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Springport.
- The Pope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pope UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969650 <2>
- Continue List (308 more) ...
- Tompkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rives Junction Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pierson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Kinneville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kinneville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kinneville, with the one closest to Kinneville listed first.
- Onondaga
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Aurelius
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aurelius is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelius
- Berryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Eaton Rapids
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
- Tompkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tompkins is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Rives Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rives Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
- Leslie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Springport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsland is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- North Aurelius
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Aurelius is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurelius
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mason
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Brookfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kinneville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kinneville.
Newspapers Published in Kinneville ...
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 Kinneville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kinneville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kinneville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Kinneville:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Ingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Calhoun County
- Clinton County
- Eaton County
- Hillsdale County
- Jackson County
- Lenawee County
- Livingston County
- Shiawassee County
- Washtenaw 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kinneville) 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 Kinneville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |