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 Lyndon Center (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 Lyndon Center. 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 Lyndon Center ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lyndon Center: Lyndon Ctr. (or less commonly used: Lyndon Cen., Lyndon Cent. or Lyndon Cntr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lyndon Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lyndon Center.
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 and hospitals 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.
Lyndon Center is located in Washtenaw 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 Washtenaw County: Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Oakland & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Lyndon Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lyndon Center:
- Washtenaw County (The home county of Lyndon Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyndon Center, with the one closest to Lyndon Center listed first.
- Chelsea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Hudson Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hudson Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Mills
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rowes Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
- Sharon Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
- Delhi Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Barton Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Bridgewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ann Arbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Emery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Emery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyndon Center, with the one closest to Lyndon Center listed first.
- Petrieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Petrieville is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrieville
- Eaton Rapids
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Genesee County
- Argentine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Argentine is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Hillsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyndon Center, with the one closest to Lyndon Center listed first.
- Somerset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyndon Center, with the one closest to Lyndon Center listed first.
- Stockbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fitchburg is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Bunker Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Dansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- North Leslie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Leslie is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leslie
- Webberville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pollok ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pollok is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
- Pollok has also been known as:
- Pollock
- Mason
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williamston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Onondaga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Meridian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyndon Center, with the one closest to Lyndon Center listed first.
- Waterloo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Trist
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trist is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trist
- Munith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grass Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fishville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fishville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Leoni
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leoni is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
- Pleasant Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Norvell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Norvell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
- Michigan Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Napoleon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Rives Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rives Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
- Lenawee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyndon Center, with the one closest to Lyndon Center listed first.
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
- Cambridge Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cambridge Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Junction
- Macon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Cement City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Onsted
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tecumseh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Devils Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
- Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Addison Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
- Addison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyndon Center, with the one closest to Lyndon Center listed first.
- Unadilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Unadilla is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
- Chalkerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
- Chalkerville has also been known as:
- Chalkers Landing
- Kaiserville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kaiserville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
- Gregory
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plainfield is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Pinckney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
- Parkers Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Parkers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corners
- Pettysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pettysville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Lakeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyndon Center, with the one closest to Lyndon Center listed first.
- Milan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyndon Center, with the one closest to Lyndon Center listed first.
- South Lyon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Highland
- Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wixom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Highland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shiawassee County
- Nicholson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nicholson is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Wayne County
- Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lyndon Center, see our County-by-County Page for Lyndon Center.
Cemeteries Near Lyndon Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lyndon Center.
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 Lyndon Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lyndon Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lyndon Center, with the one closest to Lyndon Center listed first.
- Collins Plains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Waterloo Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Canfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Unadilla Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Waterloo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loveland Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Jacob's German Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Lyndon Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lyndon Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lyndon Center, with the one closest to Lyndon Center listed first.
- Waterloo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Unadilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Unadilla is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
- Gregory
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chelsea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trist
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trist is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trist
- Stockbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Francisco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Pinckney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Munith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plainfield is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fitchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fitchburg is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Grass Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lyndon Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lyndon Center.
Newspapers Published in Lyndon Center ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyndon Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lyndon Center, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lyndon Center.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Lyndon Center:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Washtenaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Eaton County
- Genesee County
- Hillsdale County
- Ingham County
- Jackson County
- Lenawee County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Oakland County
- Shiawassee County
- Wayne 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 Lyndon Center, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lyndon Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |