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 Maple Beach (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 Maple Beach. 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 Maple Beach ...
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 Maple Beach: Maple Bch.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Maple Beach. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maple Beach.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Maple Beach is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Macomb, Monroe, Oakland & Washtenaw.
Below are the counties that are near Maple Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maple Beach:
- Wayne County (The home county of Maple Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Beach, with the one closest to Maple Beach listed first.
- Gibraltar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gibraltar is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
- Rockwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grosse Ile
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Southgate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wyandotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Willow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Willow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ecorse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Macomb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Beach, with the one closest to Maple Beach listed first.
- Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dalton Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Corners
- Van Dyke ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Van Dyke is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyke
- Center Line
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Beach, with the one closest to Maple Beach listed first.
- South Rockwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Estral Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Estral Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estral Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Woodland Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Beach
- Carleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grafton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grafton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Detroit Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Detroit Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Beach
- Steiner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steiner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Scofield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Scofield is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Beach, with the one closest to Maple Beach listed first.
- Clarenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clarenceville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
- Farmington Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Farmington Acres is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Acres
- Ferndale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hazel Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Huntington Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Southfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lathrup Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Royal Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Northville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Beach, with the one closest to Maple Beach listed first.
- Willis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rawsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
- Whittaker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
- Stony Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Ypsilanti
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dixboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
- Pittsfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield has also been known as:
- Pittsfield Village
- Lucas County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Beach, with the one closest to Maple Beach listed first.
- Immergrun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Immergrun is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immergrun
- Harbor View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harbor View is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Willow Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Beach is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
- Bono
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bono is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Yondota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yondota is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
- Ironville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Ottawa County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Beach, with the one closest to Maple Beach listed first.
- Isle Saint George
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Isle Saint George is located in Ottawa County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Saint George
- Locust Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maple Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Maple Beach.
Cemeteries Near Maple Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple Beach.
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 Maple Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maple Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maple Beach, with the one closest to Maple Beach listed first.
- East Rockwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gibraltar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Christ Church Anglican Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Potter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. Charles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. John The Baptist RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (261 more) ...
- Rucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Forest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Maple Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maple Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maple Beach, with the one closest to Maple Beach listed first.
- Gibraltar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gibraltar is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
- Rockwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Rockwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grosse Ile
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sibley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Stony Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Carleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grafton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grafton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Steiner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steiner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wyandotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Taylor Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Taylor Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Center
- Ecorse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maple Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maple Beach.
Newspapers Published in Maple Beach ...
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 463 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maple Beach, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maple Beach.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Maple Beach:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Macomb County
- Monroe County
- Oakland County
- Washtenaw County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa 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> | 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 Maple Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Maple Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |