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 Pine Creek (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 Pine Creek. 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 Pine Creek ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Creek: Pine Crk. (or less commonly used: Pine Ck. or Pine Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Creek.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Pine Creek is located in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Barry, Branch, Eaton, Hillsdale, Jackson, Kalamazoo & Saint Joseph.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Creek:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Pine Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- East Leroy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
- Joppa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- West Leroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Sonoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beadle Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Fort Custer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Battle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brownlee Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Ceresco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Allegan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- Neeley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neeley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
- Plainwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hooper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hooper is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Otsego
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- Banfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Hickory Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Delton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dowling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Doster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Doster is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Prairieville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Cloverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Maple Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Branch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- Union City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sherwood is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Hodunk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Matteson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Matteson is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Girard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Batavia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Bronson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coldwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trailtree Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Hatmaker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Quincy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gilead is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Cass County
- Marcellus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- Bellevue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ainger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Hillsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- Litchfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Allen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- Devereaux
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Devereaux is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
- Kalamazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- Climax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Scotts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Galesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pavillion Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
- Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vicksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Comstock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- South Gull Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Yorkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Milwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Milwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwood
- Eastwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- Factoryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Leonidas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <1>
- Mendon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Parkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parkville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Wasepi
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasepi
- Findley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- Nottawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centreville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Burr Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Three Rivers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- Mattawan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Almena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Almena is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Lawton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- LaGrange County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- Greenfield Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Steuben County (IN)
- Orland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Creek.
Cemeteries Near Pine Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Creek.
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 Pine Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- North Athens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stimpson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Leroy Congregational Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mather Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Leroy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- German Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Northside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Burg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Abscota Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Fulton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pine Creek had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- East Leroy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
- Joppa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- West Leroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Sonoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Climax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Factoryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Scotts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Pavilion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pavilion is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Leonidas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sherwood is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Battle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 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 Pine Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Creek.
Newspapers Published in Pine Creek ...
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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Creek, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Creek.
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 websites either 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 Pine Creek:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegan County
- Barry County
- Branch County
- Cass County
- Eaton County
- Hillsdale County
- Jackson County
- Kalamazoo County
- Saint Joseph County
- Van Buren County
- LaGrange County
- Steuben 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> | 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 Pine Creek, 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' (or 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- Pine Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |