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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Pine Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pine Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pine Hill, please Contact Us.

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 Hill (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 Hill. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Pine Hill is historic, it would have been located within present day Sanilac 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 Sanilac County: Huron, Lapeer, Saint Clair & Tuscola.

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

  • Sanilac County     (The home county of Pine Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hill, with the one closest to Pine Hill listed first.
    • Port Sanilac
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sanilac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sanilac
      • Port Sanilac is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sanilac <3>
    • Applegate
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lexington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Croswell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Croswell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
      • Croswell is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croswell <3>
    • Carsonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Forester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester
      • Forester is located in Sanilac County
    • Lexington Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
      • Lexington Heights is located in Sanilac County
    • Amadore ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amadore
      • Amadore is located in Sanilac County
    • Berkshire ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
    • Cash
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Cash is located in Sanilac County
    • McGregor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGregor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
      • McGregor is located in Sanilac County
    • Watertown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Watertown is located in Sanilac County
    • Deckerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Huron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hill, with the one closest to Pine Hill listed first.
    • White Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Huron County
    • Ruth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Helena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Huron County
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hill, with the one closest to Pine Hill listed first.
    • Brown City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hill, with the one closest to Pine Hill listed first.
    • Jeddo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Saint Clair County
    • North Lakeport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeport
      • North Lakeport is located in Saint Clair County
    • Blaine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
      • Blaine is located in Saint Clair County
    • Lakeport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
      • Lakeport is located in Saint Clair County
      • Former name for Lakeport:
      • Milwaukee City
    • Atkins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Saint Clair County
    • North Street
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Yale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <3>
    • Avoca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Gardendale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gardendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
      • Gardendale is located in Saint Clair County
    • Ruby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Saint Clair County
    • Brockway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brockway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
      • Brockway is located in Saint Clair County
    • Wadhams
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wadhams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadhams
      • Wadhams is located in Saint Clair County
    • Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Pine Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Hill.

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 Pine Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Old Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hubbell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Denis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Denis Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Denis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Lexington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1590 <5>
  • Lexington Municipal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lee Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<6> to the northwest of Carsonville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #920 <5>
  • Sanilac Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Huckins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huckins Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Huckins Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #769 <5>
  • Continue List   (131 more) ...
    • Lexington Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Croswell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Croswell Cemetery
      • The Croswell Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Croswell City Cemetery
      • Croswell Village Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988139 <5>
    • Wixson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wixson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wixson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1985 <5>

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.

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

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

  • Port Sanilac
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sanilac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sanilac
    • Port Sanilac is located in Sanilac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sanilac <3>
  • Applegate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lexington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Croswell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Croswell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
    • Croswell is located in Sanilac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croswell <3>
  • Carsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Forester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester
    • Forester is located in Sanilac County
  • Amadore ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amadore
    • Amadore is located in Sanilac County
  • Berkshire ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
    • Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
  • Cash
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Cash is located in Sanilac County
  • Jeddo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Jeddo is located in Saint Clair County
  • Richmondville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmondville
    • Richmondville is located in Sanilac County
  • Peck
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
    • Peck is located in Sanilac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Roseburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roseburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
      • Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
    • Deckerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Speaker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
      • Speaker 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 Pine Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Hill.

Newspapers Published in Pine Hill ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Hill, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Hill.

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 Pine Hill:

The official website for Sanilac County: www.sanilaccounty.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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>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 from Point A (ie- Pine Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3584, Longitude: -82.5405       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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