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 Laing (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 Laing. 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 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.
Laing is located in Sanilac 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 Sanilac County: Huron, Lapeer, Saint Clair & Tuscola.
Below are the counties that are near Laing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laing:
- Sanilac County (The home county of Laing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laing, with the one closest to Laing listed first.
- Argyle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Argyle is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Snover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snover is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snover
- Elmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elmer is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Decker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Decker is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Sandusky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
- Former name for Sandusky:
- Sanilac Centre
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <1>
- Hemans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hemans is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
- Deckerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McGregor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McGregor is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Tyre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tyre is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Palms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palms is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
- Juhl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Juhl is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
- Cash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cash is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laing, with the one closest to Laing listed first.
- Ubly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ruth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bad Axe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- White Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Helena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Helena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Owendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rapson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rapson is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapson
- Bach
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bach is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
- Elkton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Filion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Filion is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filion
- Harbor Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Beach is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Former name for Harbor Beach:
- Sand Beach
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Beach <1>
- Kilmanagh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kilmanagh is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmanagh
- Berne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berne is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Lapeer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laing, with the one closest to Laing listed first.
- Clifford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Silverwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brown City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Burnside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burnside is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- North Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laing, with the one closest to Laing listed first.
- Yale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Yale is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <1>
- Jeddo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jeddo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Tuscola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laing, with the one closest to Laing listed first.
- Deford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
- Cass City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gagetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Caro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mayville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Colling is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colling
- Wahjamega
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
- Fostoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Juniata
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Unionville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laing, see our County-by-County Page for Laing.
Cemeteries Near Laing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laing.
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 Laing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laing, with the one closest to Laing listed first.
- Argyle Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Snover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #814 <2>
- Wheatland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Cemetery
- The Wheatland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery
- Sutherland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1953 <2>
- St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Argyle.
- The St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph & St. Ignatius' Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152513 <2>
- Evergreen Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moore Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Snover.
- The Moore Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1095 <2>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Farnsworth Grave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nicol Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moshier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hyslop Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Downing Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Germania Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Laing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Laing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laing, with the one closest to Laing listed first.
- Argyle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Argyle is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Shabbona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shabbona is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona
- Cumber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cumber is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumber
- Elmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elmer is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Freidberger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Freidberger is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidberger
- Wickware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wickware is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickware
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Deckerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Palms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palms is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
- Tyre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tyre is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Juhl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Juhl is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
- Deford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wilmot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Cash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cash is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Minden City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laing.
Newspapers Published in Laing ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laing, 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 Laing.
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 Laing:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Sanilac County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Huron County
- Lapeer County
- Saint Clair 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Laing) 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 Laing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |