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 Millbrook (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 Millbrook. 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 southwest 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 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.
Millbrook is primarily located in Mecosta County. A portion of Millbrook extends into Isabella 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 Mecosta County: Clare, Isabella, Lake, Montcalm, Newaygo & Osceola.
Below are the counties that are near Millbrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millbrook:
- Mecosta County (The home county of Millbrook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millbrook, with the one closest to Millbrook listed first.
- Remus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Halls Corner is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Mecosta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canadian Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Canadian Lakes is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Lakes
- Rustford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rustford is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
- Barryton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rodney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chippewa Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Borland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Borland is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
- Morley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stanwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pogy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pogy is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
- Big Rapids
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clare County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millbrook, with the one closest to Millbrook listed first.
- Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Former name for Lake:
- Lake Station
- Farwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clare
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Lake George
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Hatton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Gratiot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millbrook, with the one closest to Millbrook listed first.
- Riverdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
- Elwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Sumner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Alma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Louis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ithaca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ionia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millbrook, with the one closest to Millbrook listed first.
- Palo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Palo is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Shiloh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Isabella County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millbrook, with the one closest to Millbrook listed first.
- Blanchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Isabella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
- Lake Isabella has also been known as:
- Lake Isabella village
- Winn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winn is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Weidman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sherman City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City
- Beal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beal City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
- Strickland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Strickland is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Crawford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Brinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brinton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Summerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Summerton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
- Rosebush
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millbrook, with the one closest to Millbrook listed first.
- Sand Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Midland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millbrook, with the one closest to Millbrook listed first.
- Oil City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Coleman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alamando
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alamando is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
- Montcalm County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millbrook, with the one closest to Millbrook listed first.
- Wyman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wyman is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Six Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McBride
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vestaburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vestaburg is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestaburg
- Entrican
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Entrican is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrican
- Stanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Amble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amble is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
- Langston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Langston is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Sidney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coral
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newaygo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millbrook, with the one closest to Millbrook listed first.
- Croton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Croton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Riverview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Osceola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millbrook, with the one closest to Millbrook listed first.
- Orient
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Orient is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
- Chippewa Station ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chippewa Station is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Station
- Sears
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Evart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hersey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reed City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millbrook, see our County-by-County Page for Millbrook.
Cemeteries Near Millbrook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millbrook.
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 Millbrook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millbrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millbrook, with the one closest to Millbrook listed first.
- Decker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blanchard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Norman - Cummings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wamboldt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolland Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Broomfield #1 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Broomfield Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (206 more) ...
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Millbrook had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Millbrook, with the one closest to Millbrook listed first.
- Blanchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Remus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wyman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wyman is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Six Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mecosta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sylvester is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
- Edmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Horr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Horr is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horr
- Cedar Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Altona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Altona is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sherman City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rustford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rustford is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
- Westville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- McBride
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millbrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millbrook.
Newspapers Published in Millbrook ...
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 186 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millbrook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millbrook, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millbrook.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Millbrook:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Mecosta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clare County
- Gratiot County
- Ionia County
- Isabella County
- Kent County
- Midland County
- Montcalm County
- Newaygo County
- Osceola 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 Millbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Millbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |