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Introduction ...

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

We've added Plumb Brook to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Plumb Brook, 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 Plumb Brook (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 Plumb Brook. 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 Plumb Brook ...

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.

Plumb Brook has also been known as: Plum Brook, Plumbrook Village and Plumbrook.

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Plumb Brook is historic, it would have been located within present day Macomb 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 Macomb County: Lapeer, Oakland, Saint Clair & Wayne.

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

  • Macomb County     (The home county of Plumb Brook)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plumb Brook, with the one closest to Plumb Brook listed first.
    • Cady ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
      • Cady is located in Macomb County
      • Cady has also been known as:
      • Cady's Corner
    • Red Run Corners ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Run Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run Corners
      • Red Run Corners is located in Macomb County
    • Sterling Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Heights
      • Sterling Heights is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling Heights <4>
    • Clinton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Macomb County
    • Dresden Village ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dresden Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Village
      • Dresden Village is located in Macomb County
    • Fraser
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraser have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
      • Fraser is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fraser <4>
    • Spinnings ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spinnings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnings
      • Spinnings is located in Macomb County
      • Spinnings has also been known as:
      • Spinning
    • Frankfort ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frankfort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Macomb County
    • South Waldenburg ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Waldenburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldenburg
      • South Waldenburg is located in Macomb County
      • South Waldenburg has also been known as:
      • Bobceans Corners
    • Utica
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,062 people
      • Former names for Utica:
      • Hog Hollow
      • McDougalville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <4>
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quinn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Quinn is located in Macomb County
    • Mount Clemens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clemens
      • Mount Clemens is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,013 people
      • Former names for Mount Clemens:
      • Big Springs
      • High Banks
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Clemens <4>
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plumb Brook, with the one closest to Plumb Brook listed first.
    • Almont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
      • Almont is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,815 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <4>
    • Dryden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
      • Dryden is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>
    • Metamora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plumb Brook, with the one closest to Plumb Brook listed first.
    • Big Beaver
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
      • Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
    • Yates
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
      • Yates is located in Oakland County
    • Madison Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clawson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Troy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
    • Hazel Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Royal Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rochester Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Hills
      • Rochester Hills is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester Hills <4>
    • Rochester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Stony Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek is located in Oakland County
      • Stony Creek has also been known as:
      • Stoney Creek Village
      • Stoney Creek
      • Stony Creek Village
    • Ferndale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plumb Brook, with the one closest to Plumb Brook listed first.
    • Anchorville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
      • Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Fair Haven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
      • Fair Haven is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <4>
    • Perch Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch Point
      • Perch Point is located in Saint Clair County
    • Pearl Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Beach
      • Pearl Beach is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl Beach <4>
    • Casco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
      • Casco is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <4>
    • Starville ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
      • Starville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Peters
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
      • Peters is located in Saint Clair County
    • Grande Pointe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grande Pointe
      • Grande Pointe is located in Saint Clair County
    • Belle River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
      • Belle River is located in Saint Clair County
    • Algonac
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonac
      • Algonac is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,034 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonac <4>
    • Allenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
      • Allenton is located in Saint Clair County
    • Adair
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
      • Adair is located in Saint Clair County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plumb Brook, with the one closest to Plumb Brook listed first.
    • Harper Woods
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Woods
      • Harper Woods is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper Woods <4>
    • Grosse Pointe Woods
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grosse Pointe Shores
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamtramck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Grosse Pointe Farms
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
    • Grosse Pointe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosse Pointe
      • Grosse Pointe is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosse Pointe <4>
    • Grosse Pointe Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Pointe Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosse Pointe Park
      • Grosse Pointe Park is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,972 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosse Pointe Park <4>
    • Strathmoor ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strathmoor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor
      • Strathmoor is located in Wayne County
    • Detroit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Brightmoor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightmoor
      • Brightmoor is located in Wayne County
    • Dearborn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Plumb Brook ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plumb Brook.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plumb Brook, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plumb Brook.

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 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 Plumb Brook:

Cemeteries Near Plumb Brook ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plumb Brook.

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 Plumb Brook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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 Plumb Brook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Plumb Brook.

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

  • Cady ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
    • Cady is located in Macomb County
    • Cady has also been known as:
    • Cady's Corner
  • Fraser
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraser have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
    • Fraser is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fraser <4>
  • Utica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Utica is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,062 people
    • Former names for Utica:
    • Hog Hollow
    • McDougalville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <4>
  • Warren
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Warren is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
    • Warren has also been known as:
    • Cottageville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <4>
  • Roseville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Clemens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clemens
    • Mount Clemens is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,013 people
    • Former names for Mount Clemens:
    • Big Springs
    • High Banks
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Clemens <4>
  • Waldenburg ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldenburg
    • Waldenburg is located in Macomb County
  • Disco ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
    • Disco is located in Macomb County
    • Former name for Disco:
    • Whiskey Center
  • Big Beaver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
    • Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
  • Clawson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Macomb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Troy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Oakland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Royal Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Conners Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conners Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conners Creek
      • Conners Creek is located in Wayne County
    • Shelby ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Macomb County
      • Shelby has also been known as:
      • Shelby Crossing
      • Shelby Station

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

The official website for Macomb County: www.macombcountymi.gov/

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 Plumb Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plumb Brook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plumb Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5743, Longitude: -82.9899    
<6>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.




 

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