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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 Oneida Center (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 Oneida Center. 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 Oneida Center ...

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.

You might see Oneida Centre instead of Oneida Center.

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.

For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.

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 and hospitals 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.

Oneida Center is located in Eaton 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 Eaton County: Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Ingham, Ionia & Jackson.

Below are the counties that are near Oneida Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oneida Center:

  • Eaton County     (The home county of Oneida Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oneida Center, with the one closest to Oneida Center listed first.
    • Grand Ledge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Needmore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Needmore is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • West Windsor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • West Windsor is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
    • Mulliken
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Potterville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Millett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Millett is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
      • Millett has also been known as:
      • Milletts
    • Waverly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Waverly is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Dimondale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gresham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Gresham is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
    • Stalls Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Stalls Corner is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalls Corner
    • Little Venice
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Little Venice is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Venice
    • Chester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Chester is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Charlotte
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Barry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oneida Center, with the one closest to Oneida Center listed first.
    • Nashville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Woodland is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
    • Maple Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Grove is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Morgan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Morgan is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Hastings
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Dowling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dowling is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
    • Freeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oneida Center, with the one closest to Oneida Center listed first.
    • Duck Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
    • Rice Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
    • Pennfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oneida Center, with the one closest to Oneida Center listed first.
    • Eagle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Clinton Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
    • De Witt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Westphalia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • East DeWitt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
    • Gunnisonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
    • Bath
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Fowler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Price
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Price is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Saint Johns
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Rapids
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Shepardsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
    • Duplain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Duplain is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
  • Ingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oneida Center, with the one closest to Oneida Center listed first.
    • Edgemont Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
    • Lansing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • North Lansing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • North Lansing is located in Ingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
    • East Lansing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Holt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Okemos
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Haslett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Mason
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Meridian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Meridian is located in Ingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Onondaga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pollok ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Pollok is located in Ingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
      • Pollok has also been known as:
      • Pollock
    • North Leslie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • North Leslie is located in Ingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leslie
    • Leslie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ionia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oneida Center, with the one closest to Oneida Center listed first.
    • Portland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Sebewa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
    • Lake Odessa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pewamo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Muir
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Ionia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • South Ionia is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
    • Matherton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Matherton is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
    • Ionia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Campbell Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
    • Clarksville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hubbardston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Saranac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oneida Center, with the one closest to Oneida Center listed first.
    • Springport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Berryville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Berryville is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Tompkins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tompkins is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
    • Devereaux
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Devereaux is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
    • Rives Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rives Junction is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
  • Shiawassee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oneida Center, with the one closest to Oneida Center listed first.
    • Laingsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Shaftsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
    • Perry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Perry is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,075 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Oneida Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oneida Center.

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 Oneida Center - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Strange Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Needmore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Moyer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Benton Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Potterville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • West Windsor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Delta Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Niles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (261 more) ...

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>

While we didn't find Oneida Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oneida Center.

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

  • Grand Ledge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • West Windsor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Windsor is located in Eaton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
  • Mulliken
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hoytville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hoytville is located in Eaton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
  • Potterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gresham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gresham is located in Eaton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
  • Dimondale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Millett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Millett is located in Eaton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
    • Millett has also been known as:
    • Milletts
  • Wacousta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wacousta is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacousta
  • Packard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Packard is located in Eaton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
  • Chester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chester is located in Eaton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • South Riley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • South Riley is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Riley
    • Shaytown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Shaytown is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaytown
    • Charlotte
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Oneida Center ...

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 256 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oneida Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oneida Center, 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 Oneida Center.

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 Oneida Center:

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 Oneida Center, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oneida Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.