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 Rosemary Beach (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 Rosemary Beach. 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 Rosemary Beach ...
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 Rosemary Beach: Rosemary Bch.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rosemary Beach. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rosemary Beach.
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 doctors and 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.
Rosemary Beach is located in Berrien 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 Berrien County: LaPorte (IN), Saint Joseph (IN), Cass & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Rosemary Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rosemary Beach:
- Berrien County (The home county of Rosemary Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosemary Beach, with the one closest to Rosemary Beach listed first.
- Bridgman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stevensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baroda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenlord
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenlord is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlord
- Glenlord has also been known as:
- Glen Lord
- Snow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snow is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Shoreham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shoreham is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
- Sawyer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hinchman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hinchman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchman
- Scottdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scottdale is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
- New Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glendora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glendora is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Hazelhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelhurst is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosemary Beach, with the one closest to Rosemary Beach listed first.
- Sumnerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Pokagon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Dowagiac
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- La Grange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- La Grange is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Edwardsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cassopolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosemary Beach, with the one closest to Rosemary Beach listed first.
- Keeler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keeler is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
- Fish Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
- Hartford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Covert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- LaPorte County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosemary Beach, with the one closest to Rosemary Beach listed first.
- Hesston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Smith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Smith is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Michiana Shores
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Long Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pottawattamie Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pottawattamie Park is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottawattamie Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Trail Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
- Michigan City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- La Porte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stillwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Door Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Porter County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosemary Beach, with the one closest to Rosemary Beach listed first.
- Beverly Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Town-of-Pines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Town-of-Pines is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town-of-Pines
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Saint Joseph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosemary Beach, with the one closest to Rosemary Beach listed first.
- New Carlisle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Zeigler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Roseland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Crumstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Indian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- South Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Granger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mishawaka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gulivoire Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
- Nutwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rosemary Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Rosemary Beach.
Cemeteries Near Rosemary Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosemary Beach.
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 Rosemary Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rosemary Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rosemary Beach, with the one closest to Rosemary Beach listed first.
- Graceland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ruggles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- California School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stevensville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hinman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Feather Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brown School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Troy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glendora Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Boyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Royalton 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 Rosemary Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rosemary Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rosemary Beach, with the one closest to Rosemary Beach listed first.
- Livingston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Livingston is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Bridgman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stevensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Derby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Hollywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Glenlord
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenlord is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlord
- Glenlord has also been known as:
- Glen Lord
- Sawyer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glendora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glendora is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Hinchman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hinchman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchman
- Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vineland is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Harbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Saint Joseph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Sodus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sodus is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rosemary Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rosemary Beach.
Newspapers Published in Rosemary Beach ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosemary Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosemary Beach, 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 Rosemary Beach.
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 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 Rosemary Beach:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Berrien County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Van Buren County
- LaPorte County
- Porter County
- Saint Joseph 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 Rosemary Beach, 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' (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- Rosemary Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |