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 Saint Anthony (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 Saint Anthony. 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 Saint Anthony ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Anthony: St. Anthony
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Anthony. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Anthony.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Saint Anthony is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Lenawee, Washtenaw, Wayne & Lucas (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Saint Anthony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Anthony:
- Monroe County (The home county of Saint Anthony)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Lambertville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Temperance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Lulu
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Petersburg Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Yargerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
- Federman ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Federman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Erie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lenawee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Blissfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wellsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Britton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Holloway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Ridgeway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Adrian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Whittaker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
- Stony Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Willis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield has also been known as:
- Pittsfield Village
- Rawsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
- Ypsilanti
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Willow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- New Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gibraltar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gibraltar is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
- Fulton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Metamora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Assumption
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Ai
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ai is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Lytton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Swanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Siney ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Siney is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Lyons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Delta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Delta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Advance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Advance is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Henry County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Colton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colton is located in Henry County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Sylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wernerts Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wernerts Corners is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wernerts Corners
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Ottawa Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- West Toledo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Toledo is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Toledo
- Air Line Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Toledo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Beach is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
- Berkey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ottawa County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Curtice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clay Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Martin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Locust Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Sandusky County (OH)
- Woodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wood County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Arbor Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Bates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bates is located in Wood County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Rossford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Northwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perrysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lime City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lime City is located in Wood County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Millbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dowling is located in Wood County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Lemoyne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Haskins
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Luckey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Anthony, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Anthony.
Cemeteries Near Saint Anthony ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Anthony.
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 Saint Anthony - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Anthony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Lambertville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Van Auken Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Whiteford Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteford Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Whiteford Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Lambertville.
- The Whiteford Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whiteford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961 <2>
- Hungerford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weeks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Toledo Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Lulu Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Porta Coeli Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ravine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Saint Anthony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Anthony.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Whiteford Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteford Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteford Center
- Lambertville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Temperance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Samaria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Sylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yargerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
- Lulu
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Federman ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Federman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman
- Mitchaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchaw is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchaw
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Erie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Anthony. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Anthony.
Newspapers Published in Saint Anthony ...
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 187 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Anthony.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Anthony, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Anthony.
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 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 Saint Anthony:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lenawee County
- Washtenaw County
- Wayne County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Sandusky County
- Wood 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 Saint Anthony, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Anthony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |