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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 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 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 Shiawassee 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 Shiawassee County: Clinton, Genesee, Gratiot, Ingham, Livingston & Saginaw.

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:

  • Shiawassee 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.
    • Henderson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Smith Crossing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Smith Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Crossing
    • Owosso
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <1>
    • Corunna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Middletown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Five Points
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Juddville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
    • Burton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Burton is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • New Lothrop
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Vernon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Newburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Lennon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bancroft
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Haven, with the one closest to New Haven listed first.
    • Elsie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ovid
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ovid is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <1>
    • Shepardsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
    • Duplain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Duplain is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
    • Eureka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Eureka is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Price
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Price is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Saint Johns
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bath
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • East DeWitt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
    • Gunnisonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
    • De Witt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Rapids
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Clinton Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Haven, with the one closest to New Haven listed first.
    • Brent Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Brent Creek is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Creek
    • Montrose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Flushing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Duffield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Duffield is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
    • Swartz Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Gaines
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Clio
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Clio is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <1>
    • Farrandville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Farrandville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
    • Beecher
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Beecher is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
    • Flint
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Flint is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <1>
    • Mount Morris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Argentine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Argentine is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
    • Linden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gratiot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Haven, with the one closest to New Haven listed first.
    • Bannister
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Ashley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Edgewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Sickles
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sickles is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
    • North Star
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • North Star is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
      • North Star has also been known as:
      • Northstar
    • Pompeii
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Ithaca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wheeler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Breckenridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Perrinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
    • Middleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • North Wheeler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wheeler
  • Ingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Haven, with the one closest to New Haven listed first.
    • Haslett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Williamston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Meridian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Meridian is located in Ingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Webberville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • East Lansing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Okemos
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Lansing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Lansing is located in Ingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Haven, with the one closest to New Haven listed first.
    • Cohoctah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
    • Deer Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Oak Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Fowlerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Midland County
    • Ryan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ryan is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Haven, with the one closest to New Haven listed first.
    • Oakley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Chesaning
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Chapin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Chapin is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Layton Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
    • Luce ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Luce is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
    • Fenmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
    • Brant
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Saint Charles
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Burt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Garfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Garfield is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Nelson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Nelson is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Taymouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
    • Lakefield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakefield is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
  • Tuscola County

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.

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 Haven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Haven.

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

  • Henderson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oakley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Easton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Easton is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Owosso
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <1>
  • Chesaning
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Corunna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Kerby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kerby is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
    • Kerby has also been known as:
    • Kerby Mine
  • Carland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Carland is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carland
  • Burton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Burton is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
  • Chapin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Chapin is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • New Lothrop
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Layton Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Groveton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Groveton is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
    • Bennington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Bennington is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Luce ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Luce is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce

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 98 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Haven) 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 Haven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.