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 Rome 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 Rome 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 Rome 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 Rome Center: Rome Ctr. (or less commonly used: Rome Cen., Rome Cent. or Rome Cntr.)
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 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.
Rome Center is located in Lenawee 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 Lenawee County: Hillsdale, Jackson, Monroe, Washtenaw, Fulton (OH) & Lucas (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Rome Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rome Center:
- Lenawee County (The home county of Rome Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome Center, with the one closest to Rome Center listed first.
- Onsted
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Devils Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
- Manitou Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Addison Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
- Rollin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Adrian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cambridge Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cambridge Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Junction
- Tipton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Addison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome Center, with the one closest to Rome Center listed first.
- Somerset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Somerset Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Prattville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Jerome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pittsford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lickly Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- North Adams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Moscow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Osseo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shadyside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Waldron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome Center, with the one closest to Rome Center listed first.
- Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norvell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Norvell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
- Clarklake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Napoleon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Fishville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fishville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- South Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jackson
- Vandercook Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vandercook Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook Lake
- Grass Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leoni
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leoni is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
- Michigan Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome Center, with the one closest to Rome Center listed first.
- Cone
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Petersburg Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Dundee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Azalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Azalia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Milan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Diann
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Diann is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diann
- Federman ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Federman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman
- Lulu
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome Center, with the one closest to Rome Center listed first.
- Sharon Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
- Bridgewater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pittsfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield has also been known as:
- Pittsfield Village
- Fulton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome Center, with the one closest to Rome Center listed first.
- Denson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Denson is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Lyons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Powers ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Fayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oakshade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Advance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Advance is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Metamora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome Center, with the one closest to Rome Center listed first.
- Berkey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Sharples
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Sylvania
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome Center, with the one closest to Rome Center listed first.
- Alvordton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Pioneer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Unity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Jim Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rome Center, see our County-by-County Page for Rome Center.
Cemeteries Near Rome Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rome 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 Rome Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rome Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rome Center, with the one closest to Rome Center listed first.
- Rome Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Halstead Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bates Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Rome Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rome Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Rome Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west of Adrian.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1945 <3>
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Rome Cemetery
- East Rome Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #429 <3>
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Shade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Rome Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Dover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Adrian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dover Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (397 more) ...
- Hand Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rollin Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Rome Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rome Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rome Center, with the one closest to Rome Center listed first.
- Onsted
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Geneva is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Clayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Cadmus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cadmus is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Springville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Springville is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Devils Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
- Manitou Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rollin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Addison Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
- Adrian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tipton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Addison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sand Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Medina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Medina is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rome Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rome Center.
Newspapers Published in Rome 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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rome Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rome Center, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rome Center.
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 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 Rome Center:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Lenawee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsdale County
- Jackson County
- Monroe County
- Washtenaw County
- Fulton County
- Lucas County
- Williams 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rome Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rome Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |