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 Parishfield (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 Parishfield. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Parishfield is located in Livingston 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 Livingston County: Genesee, Ingham, Jackson, Oakland, Shiawassee & Washtenaw.
Below are the counties that are near Parishfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parishfield:
- Livingston County (The home county of Parishfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parishfield, with the one closest to Parishfield listed first.
- Lakeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pettysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pettysville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitmore Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
- Green Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Oak is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Pinckney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Chalkerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
- Chalkerville has also been known as:
- Chalkers Landing
- Hartland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parishfield, with the one closest to Parishfield listed first.
- Argentine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Argentine is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Fenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Linden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Fenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Fenton is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fenton
- Lakeside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lakeside is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Bayport Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bayport Park is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Park
- Gaines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Duffield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Duffield is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parishfield, with the one closest to Parishfield listed first.
- Stockbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Webberville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fitchburg is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Bunker Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Dansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Williamston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pollok ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pollok is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
- Pollok has also been known as:
- Pollock
- Meridian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Leslie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parishfield, with the one closest to Parishfield listed first.
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Trist
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trist is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trist
- Munith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fishville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fishville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Grass Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leoni
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leoni is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
- Norvell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norvell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
- Lenawee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parishfield, with the one closest to Parishfield listed first.
- Macon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
- Monroe County
- Milan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parishfield, with the one closest to Parishfield listed first.
- South Lyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Highland
- Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wixom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Clyde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland
- Glengary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Glengary is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
- Walled Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Seven Harbors
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Harbors is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Harbors
- Commerce
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Commerce is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Shiawassee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parishfield, with the one closest to Parishfield listed first.
- Byron
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nicholson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholson is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Bancroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Durand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Morrice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Perry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parishfield, with the one closest to Parishfield listed first.
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Hudson Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Mills
- Delhi Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
- Dexter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barton Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Emery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Ann Arbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dixboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
- Chelsea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield has also been known as:
- Pittsfield Village
- Ypsilanti
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parishfield, with the one closest to Parishfield listed first.
- Plymouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Westland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Livonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elm is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Belleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beech
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Redford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eloise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eloise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloise
- Garden City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Inkster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parishfield, see our County-by-County Page for Parishfield.
Cemeteries Near Parishfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parishfield.
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 Parishfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parishfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parishfield, with the one closest to Parishfield listed first.
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Hamburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Placeway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placeway Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Placeway Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Pinckney.
- The Placeway Cemetery has also been known as:
- Planeway Cemetery
- Placeway Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1405 <3>
- Hamburg Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Benedicts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Brighton Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. George Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (369 more) ...
- Whitmore Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Irish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodruff Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Parishfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parishfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parishfield, with the one closest to Parishfield listed first.
- Pettysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pettysville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Chilson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chilson is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilson
- Hamburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitmore Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
- Pinckney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Oak is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Rushton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rushton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushton
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- South Lyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Howell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dexter
(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 Parishfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parishfield.
Newspapers Published in Parishfield ...
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 213 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parishfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parishfield, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parishfield.
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 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 Parishfield:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Livingston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Ingham County
- Jackson County
- Lenawee County
- Monroe County
- Oakland County
- Shiawassee County
- Washtenaw County
- Wayne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parishfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Parishfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |