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 Haven (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 Haven. 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 doctors and 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 Haven is located in Macomb 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 Macomb County: Lapeer, Oakland, Saint Clair & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near New Haven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Haven:
- Macomb County (The home county of New Haven)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Haven, with the one closest to New Haven listed first.
- Heart ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heart is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart
- Omo ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Omo is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omo
- Milton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- New Baltimore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Baltimore is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,281 people
- Former names for New Baltimore:
- Ashley
- Ashleyville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baltimore <1>
- Fairchild ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairchild is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Fairchild has also been known as:
- Slippery Corner
- Meade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meade is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Former names for Meade:
- Crawfords Settlement
- Vienna
- Bates Corner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bates Corner is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Corner
- Coopertown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coopertown is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Muttonville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Muttonville is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttonville
- Anchor Bay Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Anchor Bay Harbor is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Bay Harbor
- Lottivue
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lottivue is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottivue
- Chesterfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lapeer County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Haven, with the one closest to New Haven listed first.
- Almont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dryden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Imlay City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Attica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Metamora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Haven, with the one closest to New Haven listed first.
- Yates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yates is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Stony Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Creek has also been known as:
- Stoney Creek Village
- Stoney Creek
- Stony Creek Village
- Campbells Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Campbells Corner is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corner
- Kline ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kline is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Kline has also been known as:
- Kline Settlement
- Lake Orion Junction ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Orion Junction is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Junction
- Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Goodison
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Goodison is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodison
- Rochester Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leonard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lakeville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Big Beaver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Haven, with the one closest to New Haven listed first.
- Casco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Anchorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
- Belle River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belle River is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
- Peters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peters is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Fair Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adair is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Perch Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perch Point is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch Point
- Starville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Starville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Berville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berville
- Broadbridge Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Broadbridge Station is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadbridge Station
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Haven, with the one closest to New Haven listed first.
- Grosse Pointe Shores
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grosse Pointe Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harper Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grosse Pointe Farms
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Conners Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conners Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conners Creek
- Grosse Pointe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grosse Pointe Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hamtramck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
- Detroit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strathmoor ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strathmoor is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Haven, see our County-by-County Page for New Haven.
Cemeteries Near New Haven ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Haven.
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 Haven - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Haven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Haven, with the one closest to New Haven listed first.
- Centennial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Haire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lenox Burial Grounds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Burial Grounds
- The Lenox Burial Grounds has also been known as:
- Kuster Road Cemetery
- Lenox Burying Ground
- Lenox Centre Burial Grounds
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184910 <2>
- Meade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- The Meade Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crawford Settlement Cemetery
- Vienna Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #605014 <2>
- Hart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- The Hart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chesterfield Cemetery
- Chesterfield Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #683 <2>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of New Baltimore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1651 <2>
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crittenden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1874 <2>
- St. Joseph's Seminary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (268 more) ...
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Macomb Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. James UCC 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 New Haven had a population of 606 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Haven had a population of 5,061 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Haven, with the one closest to New Haven listed first.
- Milton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Meade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meade is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Former names for Meade:
- Crawfords Settlement
- Vienna
- New Baltimore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Baltimore is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,281 people
- Former names for New Baltimore:
- Ashley
- Ashleyville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baltimore <1>
- Chesterfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ray Center ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ray Center is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Center
- Ray Center has also been known as:
- Ray
- Anchorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
- Casco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belle River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belle River is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
- Macomb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waldenburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waldenburg is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldenburg
- Fair Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Adair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adair is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Armada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Armada is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Former names for Armada:
- Burk's Corners
- Honeyoe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armada <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Haven. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Haven.
Newspapers Published in New Haven ...
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 New Haven.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Haven, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Haven.
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 Haven:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Macomb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lapeer County
- Oakland County
- Saint Clair County
- Wayne 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 New Haven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |