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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 New Boston (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 New Boston. 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 doctors 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.

New Boston is located in Wayne County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties 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 New Boston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Boston:

  • Wayne County     (The home county of New Boston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.
    • Willow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Willow is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Willow
      • From New Boston to Willow
    • Romulus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romulus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
      • Romulus is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romulus <3>
    • Belleville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <3>
    • Taylor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
    • Woodhaven
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhaven
      • Woodhaven is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodhaven <3>
    • Wayne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sheldon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Eloise
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Riverview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverview <3>
    • Inkster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Canton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <3>
  • Lenawee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.
    • Macon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Britton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Britton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
      • Britton is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britton <3>
    • Ridgeway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Deerfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
    • Holloway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holloway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
      • Holloway is located in Lenawee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holloway
      • From New Boston to Holloway
    • Tecumseh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
      • Tecumseh is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <3>
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.
    • Whitmore Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitmore Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore Lake
      • Whitmore Lake is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitmore Lake <3>
    • Green Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
      • Green Oak is located in Livingston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Green Oak
      • From New Boston to Green Oak
    • Hamburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <3>
    • Lakeland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Macomb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.
    • Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Van Dyke ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Dyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyke
      • Van Dyke is located in Macomb County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Van Dyke
      • From New Boston to Van Dyke
    • Center Line
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Line have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Line
      • Center Line is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,090 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Line <3>
    • Warren
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
      • Warren has also been known as:
      • Cottageville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
  • Monroe County
  • Oakland County
  • Washtenaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.
    • Rawsonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Willis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Willis is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <3>
    • Whittaker
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ypsilanti
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stony Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Dixboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittsfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pittsfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
      • Pittsfield has also been known as:
      • Pittsfield Village
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pittsfield
      • From New Boston to Pittsfield
    • Ann Arbor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Emery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
      • Emery is located in Washtenaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emery
      • From New Boston to Emery
    • Salem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Saline
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Barton Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
      • Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Boston, see our County-by-County Page for New Boston.

Cemeteries Near New Boston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Boston.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Boston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.

  • Nowland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nowland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nowland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mallett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mallett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mallett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Stephen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Krause Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krause Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krause Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Otisville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otisville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otisville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Felt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huron Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kittle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kittle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kittle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martinsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martinsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martinsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waltz Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waltz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waltz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodmere Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodmere Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodmere Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (355 more) ...
    • Michigan Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Romulus City Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Romulus City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Romulus City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Boston had a population of 218 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.

  • Martinsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Martinsville is located in Wayne County
  • Romulus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romulus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
    • Romulus is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romulus <3>
  • Belleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • Belleville is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,865 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <3>
  • West Sumpter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sumpter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sumpter
    • West Sumpter is located in Wayne County
  • Carleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Flat Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Wayne County
  • Grafton ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grafton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Grafton is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Grafton
    • From New Boston to Grafton
  • Taylor Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Center
    • Taylor Center is located in Wayne County
  • Wayne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rawsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Willis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Willis is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <3>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Denton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Wayne County
    • Whittaker
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Oakville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Boston. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Boston.

Newspapers Published in New Boston ...

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 464 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Boston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Boston, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Boston.

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 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 New Boston:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Boston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of New Boston and Flat Rock. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<6>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- New Boston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Boston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1635, Longitude: -83.3980    
<7>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 New Boston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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