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 Rapids (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 Rapids. 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 Rapids ...
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 Maple Rapids: Maple Rpds.
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 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.
Maple Rapids is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia, Montcalm, Saginaw & Shiawassee.
Below are the counties that are near Maple Rapids. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maple Rapids:
- Clinton County (The home county of Maple Rapids)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
- Fowler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Saint Johns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duplain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Westphalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elsie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shepardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Price
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Ovid
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- De Witt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East DeWitt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- Eagle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
- Grand Ledge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Mulliken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Millett is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Millett has also been known as:
- Milletts
- Sunfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Gratiot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
- Middleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Perrinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Pompeii
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Star is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- North Star has also been known as:
- Northstar
- Bannister
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ithaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sumner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sumner is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Sickles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sickles is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Edgewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Elm Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
- North Lansing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Lansing is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Edgemont Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- Lansing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Lansing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haslett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Okemos
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ionia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
- Hubbardston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Matherton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Matherton is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
- Pewamo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Muir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Palo is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Lyons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Portland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Woods Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
- Ionia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Ionia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Ionia is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
- Orleans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Isabella County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
- Summerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Summerton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
- Coe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coe is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
- Strickland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Strickland is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Shepherd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crawford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crawford is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Winn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Winn is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Midland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
- Redstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Redstone is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Ryan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ryan is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Porter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Porter is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Montcalm County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
- Carson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Butternut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Butternut is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Crystal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vickeryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
- Fenwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Sheridan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vestaburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vestaburg is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestaburg
- Amsden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Amsden is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
- Stanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McBride
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
- Fenmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Chapin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chapin is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Lakefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakefield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
- Brant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Merrill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Chesaning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Charles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shiawassee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
- Burton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Laingsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Smith Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Smith Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Crossing
- Owosso
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Shaftsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
- Corunna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Perry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maple Rapids, see our County-by-County Page for Maple Rapids.
Cemeteries Near Maple Rapids ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple Rapids.
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 Rapids - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maple Rapids covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
- Maple Rapids Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stoll Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beech Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Danley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fulton Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fulton Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Perrinton.
- The Fulton Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fulton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #423623 <3>
- Old Fulton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wager Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Collister Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Frink Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Collier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Maple Rapids had a population of 533 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Maple Rapids had a population of 671 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
- Middleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bridgeville is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
- Perrinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Brice
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brice is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Pompeii
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Matherton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Matherton is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
- Fowler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hubbardston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Sethton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sethton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sethton
- Saint Johns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newark is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Pewamo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven Center is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maple Rapids. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maple Rapids.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Maple Rapids ...
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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Rapids.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Maple Rapids. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Maple Rapids and those printed in the larger area surrounding Maple Rapids.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Maple Rapids.
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 helpful 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 Maple Rapids:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Eaton County
- Gratiot County
- Ingham County
- Ionia County
- Isabella County
- Midland County
- Montcalm County
- Saginaw County
- Shiawassee 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Rapids) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Maple Rapids, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |