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 Montgomery (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 Montgomery. 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 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.
Montgomery is located in Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale County: Steuben (IN), Branch, Calhoun, Jackson, Lenawee, Fulton (OH) & Williams (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Montgomery. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Montgomery:
- Hillsdale County (The home county of Montgomery)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Camden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reading
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Steamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Hillsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ransom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Shadyside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Jonesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osseo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lickly Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Branch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Ray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fisher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Canada Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Quincy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Trailtree Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Coldwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Batavia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Gilead
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gilead is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Girard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Hodunk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Bronson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Tekonsha
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Homer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Burlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Hanover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Horton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lenawee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Munson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Rollin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Addison Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
- Manitou Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canandaigua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Morenci
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Morenci
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Devils Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
- Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Burr Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fawn River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Colon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Findley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- DeKalb County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Ashley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Waterloo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Corunna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- LaGrange County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Greenfield Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Brushy Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Stroh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Mongo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gravel Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Brighton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Plato
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- South Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Steuben County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Clear Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Ray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Fremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Angola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alvarado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Russels Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Pleasant Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Orland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hudson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Fayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Powers ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Powers is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Northwest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Cooney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Ainger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Jim Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Pioneer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <1>
- Blakeslee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Holiday City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kunkle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Alvordton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Montgomery, see our County-by-County Page for Montgomery.
Cemeteries Near Montgomery ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montgomery.
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 Montgomery - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Montgomery covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Berg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Camden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Covenant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Reading Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gleason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Teeters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- California Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Amish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Amish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hultz Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Billingstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Woodbridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Devine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Montgomery had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Montgomery had a population of 329 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Clear Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Camden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- California
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- California is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Reading
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Algansee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Algansee is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algansee
- Northwest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Cambria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Cooney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Nettle Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nettle Lake is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Lake
- Frontier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Bankers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bankers is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ellis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Metz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Metz is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Ainger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Montgomery. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montgomery.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Montgomery ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montgomery.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Montgomery. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Montgomery and those printed in the larger area surrounding Montgomery.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of Montgomery.
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 Montgomery:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Hillsdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Branch County
- Calhoun County
- Jackson County
- Lenawee County
- Saint Joseph County
- DeKalb County
- LaGrange County
- Steuben County
- Fulton County
- Williams 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 Montgomery, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Montgomery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |