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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 Lapeer (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 Lapeer. 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 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.

Lapeer is located in Lapeer County and is the County Seat.

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 Lapeer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lapeer:

  • Lapeer County     (The home county of Lapeer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lapeer, with the one closest to Lapeer listed first.
    • Hunters Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
      • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
    • Metamora
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hadley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadley <1>
    • Attica
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Columbiaville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
      • Lum is located in Lapeer County
    • Kings Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
      • Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
    • Imlay City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Imlay City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay City
      • Imlay City is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay City <1>
    • Dryden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Otter Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
      • Otter Lake is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Lake <1>
    • North Branch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Almont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
      • Almont is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,815 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <1>
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lapeer, with the one closest to Lapeer listed first.
    • Davison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Atlas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
      • Atlas is located in Genesee County
    • Goodrich
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Russellville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Genesee County
    • Otisville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Genesee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Burton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Grand Blanc
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beecher
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beecher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
      • Beecher is located in Genesee County
    • Flint
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <1>
    • Mount Morris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Clio
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Farrandville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
      • Farrandville is located in Genesee County
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lapeer, with the one closest to Lapeer listed first.
    • Tyrone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyrone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
      • Tyrone is located in Livingston County
    • Hallers Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
      • Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Macomb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lapeer, with the one closest to Lapeer listed first.
    • Miami ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Thorington ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Romeo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Armada Corners ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Crissmanville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crissmanville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crissmanville
      • Crissmanville is located in Macomb County
    • Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Mount Vernon is located in Macomb County
    • Doyle ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Armada
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada
      • Armada is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
      • Former names for Armada:
      • Burk's Corners
      • Honeyoe
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armada <1>
    • Washington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shelby ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shelby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Macomb County
      • Shelby has also been known as:
      • Shelby Crossing
      • Shelby Station
    • Berry's Corners ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berry's Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry's Corners
      • Berry's Corners is located in Macomb County
    • Davis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Macomb County
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lapeer, with the one closest to Lapeer listed first.
    • Thomas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Oakland County
    • Oakwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Oakland County
    • Ortonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oxford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Perry Lake Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perry Lake Heights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Lake Heights
      • Perry Lake Heights is located in Oakland County
    • Leonard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
      • Lakeville is located in Oakland County
    • Lake Orion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion
      • Lake Orion is located in Oakland County
      • 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>
    • Lake Orion Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Heights
      • Lake Orion Heights is located in Oakland County
    • Campbells Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campbells Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corner
      • Campbells Corner is located in Oakland County
    • Groveland Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Groveland Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
      • Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
    • Newark
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Oakland County
    • Austin Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Corners
      • Austin Corners is located in Oakland County
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lapeer, with the one closest to Lapeer listed first.
    • Birch Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Frankenmuth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Taymouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
      • Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lapeer, with the one closest to Lapeer listed first.
    • Capac
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
      • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <1>
    • Allenton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
      • Allenton is located in Saint Clair County
    • Lesterville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
      • Lesterville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Berville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berville
      • Berville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Riley Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Center
      • Riley Center is located in Saint Clair County
    • Yale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <1>
    • Brockway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brockway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
      • Brockway is located in Saint Clair County
    • Emmett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
      • Emmett is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <1>
  • Sanilac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lapeer, with the one closest to Lapeer listed first.
    • Marlette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
      • Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
    • Melvin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Speaker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
      • Speaker is located in Sanilac County
    • Peck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Peck is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Roseburg
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Shiawassee County
    • Lennon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennon
      • Lennon is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennon <1>
  • Tuscola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lapeer, with the one closest to Lapeer listed first.
    • Fostoria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
      • Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
    • Mayville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Millington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Juniata
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
      • Juniata is located in Tuscola County
    • Tuscola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tuscola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <1>
    • Vassar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Wahjamega
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahjamega. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
      • Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
    • Watrousville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
      • Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
    • Wilmot
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
    • Caro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
      • Caro is located in Tuscola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caro <1>
    • Denmark Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denmark Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
      • Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
    • Richville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Lapeer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lapeer.

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 Lapeer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Lapeer State Home Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lapeer State Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lapeer State Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mt. Loretto Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Loretto Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Loretto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Higley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stiles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Millville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bentley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bentley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bentley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hunters Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunters Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunters Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Schuneman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schuneman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schuneman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elba Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elba Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elba Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Dawn Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawn Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawn Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Farmers Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmers Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmers Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Roscoe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roscoe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roscoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lapeer had a population of 2,753 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lapeer had a population of 8,452 people.

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

  • Hunters Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
    • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
  • Farmers Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Creek
    • Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer County
  • Elba
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Elba is located in Lapeer County
  • Hadley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
    • Hadley is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadley <1>
  • Metamora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Thornville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
    • Thornville is located in Lapeer County
  • Attica
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Columbiaville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Lakes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
    • Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
  • Lum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
    • Lum is located in Lapeer County
  • Kings Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
    • Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
  • Thomas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Thomas is located in Oakland County
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    • Atlas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
      • Atlas is located in Genesee County
    • Goodrich
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Oakland County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lapeer ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lapeer.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lapeer. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lapeer and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lapeer.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6> of Lapeer.

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 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 Lapeer:

The official website for Lapeer: www.ci.lapeer.mi.us/

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

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 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.
<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 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.
<5>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 Lapeer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Lapeer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lapeer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0470, Longitude: -83.3249       In this case, the coordinates for Lapeer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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