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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 Pointe aux Peaux (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 Pointe aux Peaux. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Pointe aux Peaux is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Lenawee, Washtenaw, Wayne & Lucas (OH).

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

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Pointe aux Peaux)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pointe aux Peaux, with the one closest to Pointe aux Peaux listed first.
    • Stony Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Stony Point is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Estral Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Estral Beach is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estral Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Detroit Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Detroit Beach is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Beach
    • Woodland Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Woodland Beach is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Beach
    • Newport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Steiner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Steiner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
    • Monroe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • South Rockwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Grafton ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Grafton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • South Monroe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • South Monroe is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monroe
    • West Monroe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • West Monroe is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Carleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lenawee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pointe aux Peaux, with the one closest to Pointe aux Peaux listed first.
    • Deerfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Britton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Riga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Riga is located in Lenawee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
  • Washtenaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pointe aux Peaux, with the one closest to Pointe aux Peaux listed first.
    • Whittaker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
    • Willis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rawsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
    • Stony Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
    • Ypsilanti
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittsfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield has also been known as:
      • Pittsfield Village
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pointe aux Peaux, with the one closest to Pointe aux Peaux listed first.
    • Rockwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gibraltar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Gibraltar is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
    • Woodhaven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Grosse Ile
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Willow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
    • Trenton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Riverview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • New Boston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Southgate
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Taylor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Wyandotte
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Lucas County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pointe aux Peaux, with the one closest to Pointe aux Peaux listed first.
    • Harbor View
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Harbor View is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
    • Immergrun
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Immergrun is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immergrun
    • Willow Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Beach is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
    • Bono
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bono is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Yondota
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Yondota is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
    • Ironville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ironville is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
    • Oregon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Oregon is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,016 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <1>
    • West Toledo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • West Toledo is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Toledo
    • Auburndale ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Auburndale is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
    • Toledo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Toledo is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271,455 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <1>
    • Wernerts Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Wernerts Corners is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wernerts Corners
    • East Toledo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • East Toledo is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
  • Ottawa County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pointe aux Peaux, with the one closest to Pointe aux Peaux listed first.
    • Curtice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Locust Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Locust Point is located in Ottawa County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
    • Clay Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Clay Center is located in Ottawa County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Martin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Isle Saint George
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Isle Saint George is located in Ottawa County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Saint George
    • Rocky Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Genoa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Genoa is located in Ottawa County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <1>
    • Oak Harbor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Put-in-Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wood County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pointe aux Peaux, with the one closest to Pointe aux Peaux listed first.
    • Northwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Millbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Walbridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Arbor Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Arbor Hills is located in Wood County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
    • Rossford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bates is located in Wood County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates

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

Cemeteries Near Pointe aux Peaux ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pointe aux Peaux.

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 Pointe aux Peaux - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pointe aux Peaux covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pointe aux Peaux, with the one closest to Pointe aux Peaux listed first.

  • Brest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Newport Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old St. Charles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Potter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kentucky Soldiers Park Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ash Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • East Rockwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (235 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Grafton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gethsemane Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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.<2>

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

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pointe aux Peaux, with the one closest to Pointe aux Peaux listed first.

  • Newport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stony Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Stony Creek is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Monroe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Steiner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Steiner is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
  • South Rockwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rockwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Grafton ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grafton is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Flat Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Gibraltar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Gibraltar is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
  • Carleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • La Salle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Scofield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Scofield is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Strasburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Strasburg is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
    • Grosse Ile
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Trenton
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Pointe aux Peaux. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pointe aux Peaux.

Newspapers Published in Pointe aux Peaux ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pointe aux Peaux.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pointe aux Peaux, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pointe aux Peaux.

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 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 Pointe aux Peaux:

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>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 Pointe aux Peaux, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pointe aux Peaux) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.