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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 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 doctors and 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Huron County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruth <2>
    • Helena
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Huron County
    • Ubly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • White Rock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Huron County
    • Rapson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapson
      • Rapson is located in Huron County
    • Harbor Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Beach
      • Harbor Beach is located in Huron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
      • Former name for Harbor Beach:
      • Sand Beach
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Beach <2>
    • Bad Axe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe
      • Bad Axe is located in Huron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bad Axe <2>
    • Redman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
      • Redman is located in Huron County
    • Port Hope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Filion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filion
      • Filion is located in Huron County
    • Kinde
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
      • Tyre is located in Sanilac County
    • Palms
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
      • Palms is located in Sanilac County
    • Forestville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
      • Forestville is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Argyle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Argyle is located in Sanilac County
    • Deckerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
      • Deckerville is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deckerville <2>
    • Richmondville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmondville
      • Richmondville is located in Sanilac County
    • Forester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester
      • Forester is located in Sanilac County
    • Berkshire ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berkshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
    • Snover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snover
      • Snover is located in Sanilac County
    • Carsonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Sandusky
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
      • Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
      • Former name for Sandusky:
      • Sanilac Centre
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cass City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass City
      • Cass City is located in Tuscola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass City <2>
    • Gagetown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gagetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagetown
      • Gagetown is located in Tuscola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gagetown <2>
    • Deford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
      • Deford is located in Tuscola County
    • Elmwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Tuscola County
    • Wilmot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
    • 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.

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]<4>. 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 begin 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 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.

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brackley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brackley Cemetery
  • Minden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Vogel Estates Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vogel Estates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vogel Estates Cemetery
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Lutheran Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the northwest of Minden City.
    • The St. John Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John Cemetery
    • West Delaware Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1931 <5>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery

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.<6>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Ruth is located in Huron County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruth <2>
  • Minden City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tyre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Tyre is located in Sanilac County
  • Charleston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Sanilac County
  • Helena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Huron County
  • Palms
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
    • Palms is located in Sanilac County
  • Freidberger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freidberger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidberger
    • Freidberger is located in Sanilac County
  • White Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • White Rock is located in Huron County
  • Cumber
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumber have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumber
    • Cumber is located in Sanilac County
  • Rapson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapson
    • Rapson is located in Huron County
  • Forestville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
    • Forestville is located in Sanilac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Bad Axe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe
    • Bad Axe is located in Huron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bad Axe <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Argyle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Argyle is located in Sanilac County
    • Deckerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
      • Deckerville is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deckerville <2>
    • Wickware
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickware have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickware
      • Wickware is located in Sanilac County

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.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 from Point A (ie- Parisville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7139, Longitude: -82.7994       In this case, the coordinates for Parisville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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