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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 Pompeii (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 Pompeii. 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 Pompeii ...

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.

Another variation: Pompei.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Pompeii is located in Gratiot 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 Gratiot County: Clinton, Ionia, Isabella, Midland, Montcalm, Saginaw & Shiawassee.

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

  • Gratiot County     (The home county of Pompeii)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pompeii, with the one closest to Pompeii listed first.
    • Maple Rapids
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
      • Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Eureka
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Clinton County
    • Saint Johns
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
      • Saint Johns is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,904 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <1>
    • Duplain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Elsie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fowler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shepardsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ovid
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
      • Ovid is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <1>
    • Price
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Price. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
      • Price is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Price
      • From Pompeii to Price
    • Westphalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • De Witt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • East DeWitt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Gunnisonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Eaton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pompeii, with the one closest to Pompeii listed first.
    • Grand Ledge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Ledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ledge
      • Grand Ledge is located in Eaton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ledge <1>
    • Waverly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Eaton County
  • Ingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pompeii, with the one closest to Pompeii listed first.
    • North Lansing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Edgemont Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
      • Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
  • Ionia County
  • Isabella County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pompeii, with the one closest to Pompeii listed first.
    • Coe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
      • Coe is located in Isabella County
    • Shepherd
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Strickland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strickland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
      • Strickland is located in Isabella County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Strickland
      • From Pompeii to Strickland
    • Crawford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Winn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Isabella County
    • Alembic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Midland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pompeii, with the one closest to Pompeii listed first.
    • Redstone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ryan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Ryan is located in Midland County
    • Porter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Oil City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Midland County
  • Montcalm County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pompeii, with the one closest to Pompeii listed first.
    • Carson City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
      • Carson City is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <1>
    • Butternut
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Crystal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Vickeryville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Vestaburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheridan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
    • Fenwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • McBride
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBride <1>
    • Stanton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <1>
    • Edmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Amsden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Sidney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <1>
  • Saginaw County
  • Shiawassee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pompeii, with the one closest to Pompeii listed first.
    • Burton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Henderson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <1>
    • Smith Crossing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Points
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Laingsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laingsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laingsburg
      • Laingsburg is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laingsburg <1>
    • Owosso
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Middletown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
    • Corunna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
      • Corunna is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corunna <1>
    • Shaftsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Pompeii ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pompeii.

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

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

  • Fritz Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fritz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fritz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Collister Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collister Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Collier Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fulton Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Fulton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fulton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Danley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hufford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hufford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hufford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Star Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hayes Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beechler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beechler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beechler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (224 more) ...
    • Staton Farm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staton Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staton Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Payne Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pompeii had a population of 175 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Bridgeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
    • Bridgeville is located in Gratiot County
  • Perrinton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • North Star
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Middleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Maple Rapids
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
    • Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • Ashley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ithaca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
    • Ithaca is located in Gratiot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,744 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <1>
  • Eureka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Clinton County
  • Newark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in Gratiot County
  • Brice
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
    • Brice is located in Gratiot County
  • Bannister
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sickles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • New Haven Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Center
      • New Haven Center is located in Gratiot County
    • Sethton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sethton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sethton
      • Sethton is located in Gratiot County
    • Beebe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beebe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
      • Beebe is located in Gratiot County

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

Newspapers Published in Pompeii ...

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 Pompeii.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pompeii, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pompeii.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Pompeii:

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

The official website for Gratiot County: www.co.gratiot.mi.us/

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

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 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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Pompeii) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pompeii. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1845, Longitude: -84.6006    
<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>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 Pompeii, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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