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 Romulus (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 Romulus. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Romulus is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Macomb, Monroe, Oakland & Washtenaw.
Below are the counties that are near Romulus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Romulus:
- Wayne County (The home county of Romulus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Romulus, with the one closest to Romulus listed first.
- Eloise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eloise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloise
- Wayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Taylor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Inkster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Belleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Willow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Willow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Allen Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lenawee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romulus, with the one closest to Romulus listed first.
- Macon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Macon is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Britton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romulus, with the one closest to Romulus listed first.
- Whitmore Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Oak is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Hamburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Macomb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romulus, with the one closest to Romulus listed first.
- Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Corners
- Van Dyke ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Van Dyke is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyke
- Center Line
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
- Warren has also been known as:
- Cottageville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
- Eastpointe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eastpointe is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastpointe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,720 people
- Former names for Eastpointe:
- East Detroit
- Half-Way
- Halfway
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastpointe <1>
- Spinnings ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spinnings is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnings
- Spinnings has also been known as:
- Spinning
- Roseville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cady ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cady is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Cady has also been known as:
- Cady's Corner
- Eagle Poine ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Poine is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Poine
- Fraser
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plumb Brook ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plumb Brook is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb Brook
- Plumb Brook has also been known as:
- Plum Brook
- Plumbrook Village
- Plumbrook
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romulus, with the one closest to Romulus listed first.
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Rockwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Oakville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Scofield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Scofield is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Steiner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Steiner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
- Maybee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Estral Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Estral Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estral Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Milan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodland Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Beach
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romulus, with the one closest to Romulus listed first.
- Clarenceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clarenceville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
- Farmington Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Farmington Acres is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Acres
- Northville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Farmington Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Novi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Quakertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Quakertown is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Oak Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Southfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lathrup Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wood Creek Farms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wood Creek Farms is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Creek Farms
- Beverly Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romulus, with the one closest to Romulus listed first.
- Rawsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
- Willis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ypsilanti
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whittaker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
- Stony Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Dixboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
- Emery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Emery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Pittsfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield has also been known as:
- Pittsfield Village
- Ann Arbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Barton Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Saline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Romulus, see our County-by-County Page for Romulus.
Cemeteries Near Romulus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Romulus.
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 Romulus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Romulus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Romulus, with the one closest to Romulus listed first.
- Romulus City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ganong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tyler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mallett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Wayne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nowland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eloise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Otisville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- Krause Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Romulus had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Romulus had a population of 23,528 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Romulus, with the one closest to Romulus listed first.
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Wayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Taylor Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Taylor Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Center
- Inkster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Martinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Denton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Denton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rawsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
- Willis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Sumpter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sumpter
- Stark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stark is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Sibley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sibley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Romulus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Romulus.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Romulus ...
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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Romulus.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Romulus. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Romulus and those printed in the larger area surrounding Romulus.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of Romulus.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Romulus:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lenawee County
- Livingston County
- Macomb County
- Monroe County
- Oakland County
- Washtenaw 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 Romulus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Romulus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |