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 North Aurelius (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 North Aurelius. 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.
Name Variations for North Aurelius ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Aurelius: N. Aurelius
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
North Aurelius is located in Ingham 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 Ingham County: Clinton, Eaton, Jackson, Livingston, Shiawassee & Washtenaw.
Below are the counties that are near North Aurelius. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Aurelius:
- Ingham County (The home county of North Aurelius)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Aurelius, with the one closest to North Aurelius listed first.
- Holt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mason
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Leslie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Leslie is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leslie
- Onondaga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pollok ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pollok is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
- Pollok has also been known as:
- Pollock
- Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leslie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Lansing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Edgemont Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- Meridian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Okemos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Aurelius, with the one closest to North Aurelius listed first.
- Nashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Aurelius, with the one closest to North Aurelius listed first.
- Duck Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Rice Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Marshall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Aurelius, with the one closest to North Aurelius listed first.
- Clinton Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Gunnisonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- Bath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- De Witt
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East DeWitt
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- Eagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Price
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Westphalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shepardsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Fowler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ovid
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Aurelius, with the one closest to North Aurelius listed first.
- Petrieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Petrieville is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrieville
- Kingsland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kingsland is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Dimondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Rapids
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millett is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Millett has also been known as:
- Milletts
- West Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Windsor is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
- Potterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Charlesworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
- Charlotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grand Ledge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Ionia County
- Portland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Aurelius, with the one closest to North Aurelius listed first.
- Berryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Rives Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rives Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
- Tompkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tompkins is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Springport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Munith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Devereaux
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Devereaux is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
- Parma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sandstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sandstone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Woodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
- Former name for Jackson:
- Jacksonopolis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Trist
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trist is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trist
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Aurelius, with the one closest to North Aurelius listed first.
- Parkers Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Parkers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corners
- Plainfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Plainfield is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Fowlerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gregory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Unadilla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Unadilla is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
- Anderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Chalkerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
- Chalkerville has also been known as:
- Chalkers Landing
- Kaiserville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kaiserville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
- Hell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell
- Hell has also been known as:
- Hi Land Lake
- Highland Lake
- Hiland Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hell <1>
- Shiawassee County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Aurelius, with the one closest to North Aurelius listed first.
- Shaftsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
- Laingsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Morrice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholson is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Aurelius, see our County-by-County Page for North Aurelius.
Cemeteries Near North Aurelius ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Aurelius.
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 North Aurelius - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Aurelius covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Aurelius, with the one closest to North Aurelius listed first.
- North Aurelius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Markham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham Cemetery
- The Markham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grovenburgh Cemetery
- Bunker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Skinner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Munger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Cemetery
- The Plains Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aurelius Cemetery
- Montgomery Plains Cemetery
- Rolfe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (291 more) ...
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 North Aurelius had a population of 15 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Aurelius, with the one closest to North Aurelius listed first.
- Aurelius
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aurelius is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelius
- Holt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mason
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kingsland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kingsland is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Dimondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Rapids
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Packard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Packard is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Onondaga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Millett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millett is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Millett has also been known as:
- Milletts
- West Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Windsor is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
- Leslie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Potterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Charlesworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Aurelius. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Aurelius.
Newspapers Published in North Aurelius ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Aurelius.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Aurelius, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Aurelius.
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 websites either 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 North Aurelius:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Ingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Calhoun County
- Clinton County
- Eaton County
- Ionia County
- Jackson County
- Livingston County
- Shiawassee 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 North Aurelius, 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' (or 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- North Aurelius) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |