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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 Lothrop (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 Lothrop. 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.

New Lothrop 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 Lothrop. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Lothrop:

  • Shiawassee County     (The home county of New Lothrop)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lothrop, with the one closest to New Lothrop listed first.
    • Juddville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
    • Lennon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Corunna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Henderson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Vernon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Middletown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Owosso
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Durand
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Durand is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <1>
    • Smith Crossing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Smith Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Crossing
    • Newburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Five Points
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Bancroft
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lothrop, with the one closest to New Lothrop listed first.
    • Amelith
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Amelith is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelith
    • Munger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Frankenlust
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Frankenlust is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lothrop, with the one closest to New Lothrop listed first.
    • Elsie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Ovid
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Duplain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Duplain is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
    • Shepardsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
    • Eureka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Eureka is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Price
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Price is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Saint Johns
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lothrop, with the one closest to New Lothrop listed first.
    • Brent Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Brent Creek is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Creek
    • Montrose
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Flushing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clio
      (12 miles [19.3 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>
    • Swartz Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Beecher
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Beecher is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
    • Mount Morris
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Farrandville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Farrandville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
    • Duffield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Duffield is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
    • Flint
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Genesee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Gaines
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Gratiot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lothrop, with the one closest to New Lothrop listed first.
    • Bannister
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Edgewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Sickles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sickles is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
    • Ashley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • North Star
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • North Star is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
      • North Star has also been known as:
      • Northstar
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lothrop, with the one closest to New Lothrop listed first.
    • Otter Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Columbiaville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Hadley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lothrop, with the one closest to New Lothrop listed first.
    • Cohoctah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
    • Deer Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Tyrone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tyrone is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Oak Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Parshallville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Parshallville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lothrop, with the one closest to New Lothrop listed first.
    • Newark
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Newark is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Five Points
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Five Points is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Holly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Holly is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,079 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <1>
    • Groveland Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lothrop, with the one closest to New Lothrop listed first.
    • Layton Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
    • Burt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Luce ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Luce is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
    • Chesaning
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Taymouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
    • Oakley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Birch Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Charles
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Chapin is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Bridgeport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Garfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Garfield is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Tuscola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lothrop, with the one closest to New Lothrop listed first.
    • Tuscola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Millington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Richville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Denmark Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
    • Vassar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Juniata
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Juniata is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata

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

Cemeteries Near New Lothrop ...

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

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 Lothrop - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hazelton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • North Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Roberts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Montrose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Montrose Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Montrose.
    • The Montrose Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Montrose Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1093 <2>
  • Easton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wilkinson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bendle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Flushing Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (272 more) ...
    • West Albee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ziegler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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 Lothrop had a population of 195 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, New Lothrop had a population of 548 people.

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

  • Layton Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
  • Brent Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Brent Creek is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Creek
  • Montrose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Easton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Easton is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Flushing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Luce ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Luce is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
  • Burt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Chesaning
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kerby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kerby is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
    • Kerby has also been known as:
    • Kerby Mine
  • Lennon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Taymouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
  • Oakley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Henderson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Corunna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Groveton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Groveton is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton

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

Newspapers Published in New Lothrop ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Lothrop.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Lothrop, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Lothrop.

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 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 Lothrop:

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 Lothrop, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Lothrop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.