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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 Lenawee Junction (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 Lenawee Junction. 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 Lenawee Junction ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lenawee Junction: Lenawee Jct. (or less commonly used: Lenawee Jctn.)
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 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.
Lenawee Junction is located in Lenawee 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 Lenawee County: Hillsdale, Jackson, Monroe, Washtenaw, Fulton (OH) & Lucas (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Lenawee Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lenawee Junction:
- Lenawee County (The home county of Lenawee Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenawee Junction, with the one closest to Lenawee Junction listed first.
- Palmyra
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wellsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Holloway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Adrian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blissfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ogden Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tecumseh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Riga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Britton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenawee Junction, with the one closest to Lenawee Junction listed first.
- Somerset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Prattville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Somerset Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Waldron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Lickly Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Pittsford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jerome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Adams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Osseo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shadyside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenawee Junction, with the one closest to Lenawee Junction listed first.
- Brooklyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norvell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norvell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
- Fishville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fishville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Napoleon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clarklake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Grass Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leoni
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leoni is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenawee Junction, with the one closest to Lenawee Junction listed first.
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Petersburg Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Cone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Dundee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Diann
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Diann is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diann
- Federman ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Federman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman
- Lulu
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Azalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Azalia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Lambertville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Samaria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Milan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenawee Junction, with the one closest to Lenawee Junction listed first.
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rowes Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
- Sharon Hollow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
- Saline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Whittaker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
- Pittsfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield has also been known as:
- Pittsfield Village
- Willis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ann Arbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chelsea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ypsilanti
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rawsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
- Fulton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenawee Junction, with the one closest to Lenawee Junction listed first.
- Metamora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Assumption
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Lyons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lytton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Siney ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Siney is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Denson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denson is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Ai
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ai is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Advance
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Advance is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Oakshade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Henry County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenawee Junction, with the one closest to Lenawee Junction listed first.
- Colton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Colton is located in Henry County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lucas County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenawee Junction, with the one closest to Lenawee Junction listed first.
- Berkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Sylvania
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Sharples
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Holland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Wernerts Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wernerts Corners is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wernerts Corners
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- West Toledo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Toledo is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Toledo
- Air Line Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Maumee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams County (OH)
- Alvordton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wood County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenawee Junction, with the one closest to Lenawee Junction listed first.
- Bates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bates is located in Wood County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Rossford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arbor Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Perrysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lime City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lime City is located in Wood County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Walbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lenawee Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Lenawee Junction.
Cemeteries Near Lenawee Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lenawee Junction.
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 Lenawee Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lenawee Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lenawee Junction, with the one closest to Lenawee Junction listed first.
- Palmyra Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clark Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Underwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scovell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Raisin Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Siena Heights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelbank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (410 more) ...
- Speigel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holdridge Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holloway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lenawee Junction had a population of 21 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lenawee Junction, with the one closest to Lenawee Junction listed first.
- Palmyra
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wellsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Holloway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Raisin Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Raisin Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raisin Center
- Ogden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Adrian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blissfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Ogden Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Tecumseh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Sand Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lenawee Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lenawee Junction.
Newspapers Published in Lenawee Junction ...
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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lenawee Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lenawee Junction, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lenawee Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Lenawee Junction:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Lenawee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsdale County
- Jackson County
- Monroe County
- Washtenaw County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Williams County
- Wood 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> | 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 Lenawee Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lenawee Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |