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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 North Lansing (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 Lansing. 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 Lansing ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Lansing: N. Lansing

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 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.

North Lansing is located in Ingham County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties 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 Lansing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Lansing:

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

Cemeteries Near North Lansing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Lansing.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hurd Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gunnisonville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunnisonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunnisonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. David's Memorial Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Deepdale Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • DeWitt City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Delta Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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    • North Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Glendale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • River Bend Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River Bend Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, North Lansing had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Lansing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gunnisonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • De Witt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Millett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
    • Millett is located in Eaton County
    • Millett has also been known as:
    • Milletts
  • Packard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
    • Packard is located in Eaton County
  • Okemos
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bath
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
  • Holt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Holt is located in Ingham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holt <1>
  • South Riley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Riley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Riley
    • South Riley is located in Clinton County
  • Wacousta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wacousta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacousta
    • Wacousta is located in Clinton County
  • Dimondale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Meridian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meridian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Meridian is located in Ingham County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Meridian
    • From North Lansing to Meridian
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    • Grand Ledge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Ledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ledge
      • Grand Ledge is located in Eaton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ledge <1>
    • West Windsor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Price
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Price. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
      • Price is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Price
      • From North Lansing to Price

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of North Lansing ...

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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Lansing.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of North Lansing. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of North Lansing and those printed in the larger area surrounding North Lansing.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of North Lansing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 North Lansing:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Lansing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ingham County: www.ingham.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lansing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 Lansing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Lansing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7657, Longitude: -84.5466    









 

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