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 Qumby (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 Qumby. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Qumby is located in Barry 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 Barry County: Allegan, Calhoun, Eaton, Ionia, Kalamazoo & Kent.
Below are the counties that are near Qumby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Qumby:
- Barry County (The home county of Qumby)
- The following are listed by their distance from Qumby, with the one closest to Qumby listed first.
- Morgan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Hastings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dowling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Cedar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Cloverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Banfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Irving
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Irving is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Delton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allegan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qumby, with the one closest to Qumby listed first.
- Neeley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Neeley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
- Hooper
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hooper is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Shelbyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bradley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Martin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wayland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Moline
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Moline is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Plainwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Watson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Hilliards
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hilliards is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
- Otsego
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dorr
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qumby, with the one closest to Qumby listed first.
- Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Level Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Oak Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Pennfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Verona Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- Battle Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brownlee Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Fort Custer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Beadle Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Ceresco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Duck Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qumby, with the one closest to Qumby listed first.
- Eagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qumby, with the one closest to Qumby listed first.
- Vermontville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Carlisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Little Venice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Little Venice is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Venice
- Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Sunfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gresham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gresham is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Stalls Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stalls Corner is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalls Corner
- Ainger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Needmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Mulliken
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ionia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qumby, with the one closest to Qumby listed first.
- Lake Odessa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Campbell Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
- Clarksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elmdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- West Sebewa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Saranac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Portland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Ionia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Ionia is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
- Ionia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lyons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Muir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kalamazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qumby, with the one closest to Qumby listed first.
- Highland Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- South Gull Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Yorkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Augusta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Richland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Cooper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
- Galesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Climax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Comstock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Eastwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Parchment
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kalamazoo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qumby, with the one closest to Qumby listed first.
- Alto
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Segwun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Segwun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segwun
- Lowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dutton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Corinth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Kentwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Cutlerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Byron Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Qumby, see our County-by-County Page for Qumby.
Cemeteries Near Qumby ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Qumby.
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 Qumby - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Qumby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Qumby, with the one closest to Qumby listed first.
- Hastings Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barry County Poor Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Striker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barryville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dowling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- German Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hosmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leach Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (292 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilcox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Qumby in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Qumby.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Qumby, with the one closest to Qumby listed first.
- Morgan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Hastings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coats Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coats Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Grove
- Dowling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Nashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Lacey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lacey is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Cloverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Banfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Vermontville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Delton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Assyria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Assyria is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assyria
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Qumby. See our List of 1890's Communities around Qumby.
Newspapers Published in Qumby ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Qumby.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Qumby, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Qumby.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Qumby:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Barry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegan County
- Calhoun County
- Clinton County
- Eaton County
- Ionia County
- Kalamazoo County
- Kent 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> | 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 Qumby, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Qumby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |