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 Parisville (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 Parisville. 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 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.
Parisville is located in Huron 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 Huron County: Sanilac & Tuscola.
Below are the counties that are near Parisville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parisville:
- Huron County (The home county of Parisville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parisville, with the one closest to Parisville listed first.
- Ruth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Helena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Ubly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- White Rock is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Rapson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rapson is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapson
- Harbor Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Beach is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Former name for Harbor Beach:
- Sand Beach
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Beach <1>
- Bad Axe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Redman is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
- Port Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Filion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Filion is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filion
- Kinde
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Huron City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Huron City is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron City
- Sanilac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parisville, with the one closest to Parisville listed first.
- Minden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tyre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyre is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Palms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Palms is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
- Forestville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Argyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Deckerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Richmondville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richmondville is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmondville
- McGregor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McGregor is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
- Forester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Forester is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Snover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Snover is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snover
- Carsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sandusky
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
- Former name for Sandusky:
- Sanilac Centre
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <1>
- Tuscola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parisville, with the one closest to Parisville listed first.
- Cass City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gagetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Deford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
- Elmwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Wilmot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Kingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parisville, see our County-by-County Page for Parisville.
Cemeteries Near Parisville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parisville.
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 Parisville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parisville, with the one closest to Parisville listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brackley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Minden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden Cemetery
- The Minden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Minden City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1081 <2>
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Immanuel Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #786 <2>
- Vogel Estates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tyre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Lutheran Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Minden City.
- The St. John Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Cemetery
- West Delaware Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1931 <2>
- Verona Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (113 more) ...
- Bingham Twp. Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. John's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Parisville had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parisville, with the one closest to Parisville listed first.
- Ruth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Minden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tyre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyre is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Helena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Palms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Palms is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
- Freidberger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freidberger is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidberger
- White Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- White Rock is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Cumber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cumber is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumber
- Rapson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rapson is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapson
- Forestville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Bad Axe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Argyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Deckerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wickware
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wickware is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickware
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parisville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parisville.
Newspapers Published in Parisville ...
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 Parisville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parisville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parisville.
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 Parisville:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Huron County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Sanilac County
- Tuscola 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Parisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |