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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 Pavillion 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 Pavillion 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 Pavillion 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.

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 Pavillion Center: Pavillion Ctr. (or less commonly used: Pavillion Cen., Pavillion Cent. or Pavillion Cntr.)

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 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.

Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo 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 Kalamazoo County: Allegan, Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Saint Joseph & Van Buren.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Pavillion Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pavillion 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.

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 Pavillion Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McKain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boughten Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boughten Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boughten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wolcott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolcott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolcott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wheaton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Fields Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Fields Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Fields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Portage South Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portage South Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portage South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Portage Central Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portage Central Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portage Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Gourdneck Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gourdneck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gourdneck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Comstock Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comstock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Comstock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Schoolcraft Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schoolcraft Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schoolcraft Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>

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

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

  • Pavilion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pavilion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion
    • Pavilion is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Scotts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
    • Scotts is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts <2>
  • Vicksburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Portage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Comstock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
    • Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Galesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Climax
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fulton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Kalamazoo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Schoolcraft
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • East Cooper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • West Leroy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oshtemo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pine Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
      • Pine Creek is located in Calhoun County
    • Yorkville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Pavillion 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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pavillion Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pavillion Center, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pavillion Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Pavillion Center:

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

The official website for Kalamazoo County: www.kalcounty.com/

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>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 Pavillion Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Pavillion Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pavillion Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2013, Longitude: -85.4814    









 

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