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 Richfield Center (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 Richfield Center. 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 Richfield Center ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Richfield Center: Richfield Ctr. (or less commonly used: Richfield Cen., Richfield Cent. or Richfield Cntr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Richfield Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Richfield Center.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Richfield Center is located in Genesee 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 Genesee County: Lapeer, Livingston, Oakland, Saginaw, Shiawassee & Tuscola.
Below are the counties that are near Richfield Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richfield Center:
- Genesee County (The home county of Richfield Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richfield Center, with the one closest to Richfield Center listed first.
- Russellville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Russellville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Davison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Otisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Genesee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beecher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beecher is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Atlas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Atlas is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Flint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farrandville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farrandville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
- Goodrich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lapeer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richfield Center, with the one closest to Richfield Center listed first.
- Columbiaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lapeer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hadley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Five Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Metamora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Attica
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lum
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lum is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
- North Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richfield Center, with the one closest to Richfield Center listed first.
- Tyrone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Hallers Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
- Deer Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Parshallville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parshallville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
- Macomb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richfield Center, with the one closest to Richfield Center listed first.
- Miami ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miami is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
- Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grays' Mills is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays' Mills
- Former names for Grays' Mills:
- Clifton Mill
- Clifton Village
- Clifton
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richfield Center, with the one closest to Richfield Center listed first.
- Newark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Ortonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oakwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Thomas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Five Points
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Groveland Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
- Perry Lake Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Perry Lake Heights is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Lake Heights
- Austin Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Austin Corners is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Corners
- Holly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jossman Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jossman Acres is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jossman Acres
- Oxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richfield Center, with the one closest to Richfield Center listed first.
- Birch Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frankenmuth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taymouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
- Burt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Layton Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
- Blumfield Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blumfield Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumfield Corners
- Reese
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Luce ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Luce is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
- Buena Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Chesaning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair County
- Capac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sanilac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richfield Center, with the one closest to Richfield Center listed first.
- Marlette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Shiawassee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richfield Center, with the one closest to Richfield Center listed first.
- Lennon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Lothrop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Juddville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
- Durand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Byron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Tuscola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richfield Center, with the one closest to Richfield Center listed first.
- Millington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fostoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Juniata
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Juniata is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Tuscola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mayville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vassar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Denmark Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
- Richville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wahjamega
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
- Watrousville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
- Kingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richfield Center, see our County-by-County Page for Richfield Center.
Cemeteries Near Richfield Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richfield Center.
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 Richfield Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Richfield Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richfield Center, with the one closest to Richfield Center listed first.
- Richfield Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood Colonial Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Cemetery
- The Dodge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flint River Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #523 <2>
- Cottage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Davison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- German Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tanner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elba Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dawn Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Assyrian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Richfield Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Richfield Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Richfield Center, with the one closest to Richfield Center listed first.
- Rogersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rogersville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Elba
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Otisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Genesee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belsay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belsay is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsay
- Columbiaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Atlas is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Lapeer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hadley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Pine Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Run is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
- Grand Blanc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodrich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Richfield Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richfield Center.
Newspapers Published in Richfield Center ...
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 206 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richfield Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richfield Center, 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 Richfield Center.
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 websites either 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 Richfield Center:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Genesee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lapeer County
- Livingston County
- Macomb County
- Oakland County
- Saginaw County
- Saint Clair County
- Sanilac County
- Shiawassee County
- Tuscola 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Richfield Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Richfield Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |