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 Marshall (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 Marshall. 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.
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.
Marshall is located in Calhoun County and is the County Seat.
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 Calhoun County: Barry, Branch, Eaton, Hillsdale, Jackson, Kalamazoo & Saint Joseph.
Below are the counties that are near Marshall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marshall:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Marshall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Marengo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Ceresco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Rice Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Beadle Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Albion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pennfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Brownlee Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Verona Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- Tekonsha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Battle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Banfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Maple Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Dowling
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Nashville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hickory Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Morgan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Delton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Prairieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Branch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Girard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Union City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hodunk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Trailtree Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Coldwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Quincy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sherwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Batavia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Matteson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Matteson is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Fisher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fisher is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Hatmaker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Bronson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Bellevue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Olivet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ainger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Charlesworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
- Carlisle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Charlotte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Eaton Rapids
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vermontville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Petrieville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Petrieville is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrieville
- Gresham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gresham is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Stalls Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stalls Corner is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalls Corner
- Hillsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Litchfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mosherville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Allen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Hillsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Onondaga
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Leslie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Leslie is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leslie
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Devereaux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Devereaux is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
- Springport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Parma
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spring Arbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sandstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sandstone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Tompkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tompkins is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Horton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hanover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Rives Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rives Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
- Berryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Kalamazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Climax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Galesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Scotts
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yorkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- South Gull Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Highland Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Richland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pavillion Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
- Comstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- East Cooper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Factoryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Leonidas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <1>
- Fairfax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Mendon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marshall, see our County-by-County Page for Marshall.
Cemeteries Near Marshall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marshall.
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 Marshall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marshall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Oakridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Calhoun County Poor Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marengo Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Townsend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Houston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hotchkiss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Eckford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marengo Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ceresco Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Porter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Eckford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sampson 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Marshall had a population of 3,968 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Marshall had a population of 6,923 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Marengo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Ceresco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Eckford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eckford is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckford
- Rice Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Clarendon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarendon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Condit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Condit is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- Albion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tekonsha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Partello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Partello is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partello
- Battle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bellevue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Olivet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Joppa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Joppa is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marshall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marshall.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Marshall ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marshall.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Marshall. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Marshall and those printed in the larger area surrounding Marshall.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Marshall.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Marshall:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Branch County
- Eaton County
- Hillsdale County
- Ingham County
- Jackson County
- Kalamazoo County
- Saint Joseph 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 Marshall, 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- Marshall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |