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 Lacey (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 Lacey. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lacey is located in Barry 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 Barry County: Allegan, Calhoun, Eaton, Ionia, Kalamazoo & Kent.
Below are the counties that are near Lacey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lacey:
- Barry County (The home county of Lacey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacey, with the one closest to Lacey listed first.
- Dowling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Banfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Cedar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Morgan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Hickory Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hastings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Prairieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Woodland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Allegan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacey, with the one closest to Lacey listed first.
- Hooper
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hooper is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Neeley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Neeley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
- Martin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Plainwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shelbyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bradley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Otsego
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wayland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Watson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Moline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moline is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Hilliards
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hilliards is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
- Hopkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Branch County
- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacey, with the one closest to Lacey listed first.
- Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pennfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Oak Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Level Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Verona Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- Battle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brownlee Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Fort Custer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Beadle Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Ceresco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Sonoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Clinton County
- Eagle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacey, with the one closest to Lacey listed first.
- Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carlisle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Vermontville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ainger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Olivet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Charlotte
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gresham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Little Venice
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Little Venice is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Venice
- Stalls Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stalls Corner is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalls Corner
- Woodbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Sunfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ionia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacey, with the one closest to Lacey listed first.
- Lake Odessa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Campbell Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
- Clarksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elmdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- West Sebewa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Portland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saranac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacey, with the one closest to Lacey listed first.
- Springport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Devereaux
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Devereaux is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
- Kalamazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacey, with the one closest to Lacey listed first.
- South Gull Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Augusta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Yorkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Galesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Climax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- East Cooper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
- Comstock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Eastwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Parchment
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacey, with the one closest to Lacey listed first.
- Alto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Caledonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Segwun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Segwun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segwun
- Saint Joseph County
- Factoryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lacey, see our County-by-County Page for Lacey.
Cemeteries Near Lacey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lacey.
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 Lacey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lacey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lacey, with the one closest to Lacey listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Assyria Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Checkered Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilcox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dowling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Banfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Striker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- German Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Hamilton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Pennfield.
- The West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hicks Cemetery
- Hicks / West Pennfield Cemetery
- Pennfield Charter Twp. Hicks Cemetery
- West Pennfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #171020 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lacey had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lacey, with the one closest to Lacey listed first.
- Assyria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Assyria is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assyria
- Dowling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Banfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Morgan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kalamo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kalamo is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamo
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hastings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Battle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lacey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lacey.
Newspapers Published in Lacey ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lacey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lacey, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lacey.
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 websites either 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 Lacey:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Barry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegan County
- Branch County
- Calhoun County
- Clinton County
- Eaton County
- Ionia County
- Jackson County
- Kalamazoo County
- Kent County
- Saint Joseph 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 Lacey, 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 from Point A (ie- Lacey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |