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 Dorr (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 Dorr. 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 Dorr ...
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 Dorr: N. Dorr
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
North Dorr is primarily located in Kent County. A portion of North Dorr extends into Allegan 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 Kent County: Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo & Ottawa.
Below are the counties that are near North Dorr. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Dorr:
- Kent County (The home county of North Dorr)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dorr, with the one closest to North Dorr listed first.
- Byron Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Carlisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Cutlerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burlingame
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burlingame is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Grandville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beverly is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Burlingame Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
- Clyde Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clyde Park is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
- Wyoming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Galewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Galewood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Kentwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allegan County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dorr, with the one closest to North Dorr listed first.
- New Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Dorr
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnips
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burnips is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
- Former name for Burnips:
- Burnip's Corners
- Moline
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moline is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Hilliards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hilliards is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
- Hopkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wayland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Bradley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- South Monterey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Monterey is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monterey
- Shelbyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dorr, with the one closest to North Dorr listed first.
- Middleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Irving
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Irving is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Freeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Doster
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Doster is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Prairieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Cloverdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Hastings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Delton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Hickory Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Ionia County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dorr, with the one closest to North Dorr listed first.
- Elmdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Campbell Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saranac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kalamazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dorr, with the one closest to North Dorr listed first.
- Alamo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- East Cooper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
- Muskegon County
- Ravenna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dorr, with the one closest to North Dorr listed first.
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Forest Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
- Hudsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jenison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Drenthe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
- South Blendon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
- Bauer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bauer is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Zeeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Noordeloos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Allendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dorr, with the one closest to North Dorr listed first.
- Gobles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kendall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kendall is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Bloomingdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Lake is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
- Lacota
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lacota is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Dorr, see our County-by-County Page for North Dorr.
Cemeteries Near North Dorr ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Dorr.
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 Dorr - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Dorr covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Dorr, with the one closest to North Dorr listed first.
- North Dorr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Catholic Church of New Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Winegar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Winegar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Sebastian's Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dorr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- Tanner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winchester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Dorr had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Dorr, with the one closest to North Dorr listed first.
- New Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Dorr
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Byron Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gitchel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gitchel is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gitchel
- Moline
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moline is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Carlisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Forest Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Hilliards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hilliards is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
- Zutphen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zutphen is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zutphen
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Corning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Corning is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Hudsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Dorr. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Dorr.
Newspapers Published in North Dorr ...
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 211 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Dorr.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Dorr, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Dorr.
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 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 North Dorr:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegan County
- Barry County
- Ionia County
- Kalamazoo County
- Muskegon County
- Ottawa County
- Van Buren 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> | 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 Dorr, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- North Dorr) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |