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 New Greenleaf (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 Greenleaf. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Greenleaf is located in Sanilac 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 Sanilac County: Huron, Lapeer, Saint Clair & Tuscola.
Below are the counties that are near New Greenleaf. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Greenleaf:
- Sanilac County (The home county of New Greenleaf)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Greenleaf, with the one closest to New Greenleaf listed first.
- Tyre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tyre is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Hemans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hemans is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
- Decker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Decker is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Snover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Snover is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snover
- Minden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Palms
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Palms is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
- Elmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elmer is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Deckerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- McGregor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McGregor is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
- Sandusky
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
- Former name for Sandusky:
- Sanilac Centre
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <1>
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Greenleaf, with the one closest to New Greenleaf listed first.
- Ubly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bad Axe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Owendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bach is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
- Berne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berne is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Kilmanagh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kilmanagh is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmanagh
- Pigeon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Filion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Filion is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filion
- Rapson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rapson is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapson
- Ruth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ora Labora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ora Labora is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora Labora
- Ora Labora has also been known as:
- Ora et Labora
- Lapeer County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Greenleaf, with the one closest to New Greenleaf listed first.
- Clifford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Silverwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tuscola County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Greenleaf, with the one closest to New Greenleaf listed first.
- Cass City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gagetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
- Elmwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Wilmot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Colling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Colling is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colling
- Kingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Caro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Akron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wahjamega
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
- Bay Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bay Park is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Park
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Greenleaf, see our County-by-County Page for New Greenleaf.
Cemeteries Near New Greenleaf ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Greenleaf.
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 New Greenleaf - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Greenleaf covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Greenleaf, with the one closest to New Greenleaf listed first.
- St. Columbkille Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McTaggart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nicol Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elkland Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. John's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grant Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Novesta Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Argyle.
- The St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph & St. Ignatius' Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152513 <2>
- Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Ubly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1881 <2>
- St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Ubly.
- The St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148404 <2>
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- Oliver Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Agatha's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elmwood Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find New Greenleaf in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Greenleaf.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Greenleaf, with the one closest to New Greenleaf listed first.
- Wickware
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wickware is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickware
- Cumber
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cumber is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumber
- Cass City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Popple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Popple is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popple
- Freidberger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Freidberger is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidberger
- Gagetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shabbona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shabbona is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Tyre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tyre is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Bad Axe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Owendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Deford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
- Elkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Colwood is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Greenleaf. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Greenleaf.
Newspapers Published in New Greenleaf ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Greenleaf.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Greenleaf, 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 New Greenleaf.
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 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 Greenleaf:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Sanilac County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Huron County
- Lapeer County
- Tuscola 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> | 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- New Greenleaf) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 New Greenleaf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |