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 Macks Landing (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 Macks Landing. 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 Macks Landing ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Macks Landing: Macks Lndg. (or less commonly used: Macks Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Macks Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Macks Landing may originally have been Mack's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Macks Landing might be written as Mack Landing.
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 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.
Macks Landing is located in Allegan 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 Allegan County: Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, Ottawa & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Macks Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Macks Landing:
- Allegan County (The home county of Macks Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Macks Landing, with the one closest to Macks Landing listed first.
- Douglas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Saugatuck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fennville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Singapore ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Singapore is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singapore
- Ganges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ganges is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Boyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Graafschap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Graafschap is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
- Fillmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Glenn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn Shores is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Shores
- Glenn Shores has also been known as:
- Glenn Stores
- Glenn Haven Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn Haven Shores is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Haven Shores
- Glenn Haven Shores has also been known as:
- Hollywood
- Berrien County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macks Landing, with the one closest to Macks Landing listed first.
- Paw Paw Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Lake
- Lake Michigan Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Michigan Beach is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Michigan Beach
- Kalamazoo County
- Alamo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macks Landing, with the one closest to Macks Landing listed first.
- North Dorr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Dorr is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
- Byron Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Corinth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Grandville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Burlingame Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
- Burlingame
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burlingame is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Wyoming
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde Park is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
- Urbandale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Urbandale is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macks Landing, with the one closest to Macks Landing listed first.
- Macatawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beechwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Zeeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Noordeloos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
- Drenthe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
- Port Sheldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Port Sheldon is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sheldon
- Forest Grove Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
- Forest Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- West Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Hudsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macks Landing, with the one closest to Macks Landing listed first.
- Kibbie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- Lacota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lacota is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
- Bloomingdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grand Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Breedsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bangor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Covert
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gobles
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Kendall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kendall is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Fish Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
- North Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Lake is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Macks Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Macks Landing.
Cemeteries Near Macks Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Macks Landing.
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 Macks Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Macks Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Macks Landing, with the one closest to Macks Landing listed first.
- Douglas Annex Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Douglas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hutchins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fennville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loomis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Manlius Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plummerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Junction Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (169 more) ...
- East Saugatuck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pearl Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Macks Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Macks Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Macks Landing, with the one closest to Macks Landing listed first.
- New Richmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Richmond is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Douglas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fennville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saugatuck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ganges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ganges is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- East Saugatuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Saugatuck is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saugatuck
- Gibson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Pearl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Glenn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Bravo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bravo is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fillmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Graafschap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Graafschap is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
- Overisel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Overisel is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overisel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Macks Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Macks Landing.
Newspapers Published in Macks Landing ...
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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Macks Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Macks Landing, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Macks Landing.
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 Macks Landing:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Allegan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berrien County
- Kalamazoo County
- Kent County
- Ottawa County
- Van Buren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Macks Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Macks Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |