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 Clair Haven (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 Clair Haven. 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 Clair Haven ...
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 Saint Clair Haven: St. Clair Hvn. (or less commonly used: St. Clair Havn.)
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.
Saint Clair Haven is located in Macomb 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 Macomb County: Lapeer, Oakland, Saint Clair & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Saint Clair Haven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Clair Haven:
- Macomb County (The home county of Saint Clair Haven)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clair Haven, with the one closest to Saint Clair Haven listed first.
- Belvidere ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Belvidere is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Former name for Belvidere:
- Huron Point
- Lakeside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Anchor Bay Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Anchor Bay Shores is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Bay Shores
- Liverpool ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liverpool is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Anchor Bay Gardens ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Anchor Bay Gardens is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Bay Gardens
- Mount Clemens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Clemens is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clemens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,013 people
- Former names for Mount Clemens:
- Big Springs
- High Banks
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Clemens <1>
- Anchor Bay Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Anchor Bay Harbor is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Bay Harbor
- Lottivue
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lottivue is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottivue
- Chesterfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Warsaw ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warsaw is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Warsaw has also been known as:
- Warsaw Village
- Quinn ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quinn is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Fairchild ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairchild is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Fairchild has also been known as:
- Slippery Corner
- Lapeer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clair Haven, with the one closest to Saint Clair Haven listed first.
- Almont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dryden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clair Haven, with the one closest to Saint Clair Haven listed first.
- Yates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Yates is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Big Beaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Madison Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Creek is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Creek has also been known as:
- Stoney Creek Village
- Stoney Creek
- Stony Creek Village
- Hazel Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clawson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rochester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lake Orion Junction ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Orion Junction is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Junction
- Ferndale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Royal Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clair Haven, with the one closest to Saint Clair Haven listed first.
- Anchorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
- Fair Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Perch Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perch Point is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch Point
- Grande Pointe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grande Pointe is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grande Pointe
- Starville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Starville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
- Algonac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Casco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peters is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Broadbridge Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broadbridge Station is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadbridge Station
- Adair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adair is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Belle River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Belle River is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
- Marine City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marine City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
- Former names for Marine City:
- Cottrellville
- Marine
- Newport
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City <1>
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clair Haven, with the one closest to Saint Clair Haven listed first.
- Grosse Pointe Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grosse Pointe Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harper Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grosse Pointe Farms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conners Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conners Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conners Creek
- Grosse Pointe Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grosse Pointe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hamtramck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
- Detroit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Strathmoor ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Strathmoor is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor
- Springwells
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springwells is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwells
- Former name for Springwells:
- Fordson
- Brightmoor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brightmoor is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightmoor
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Clair Haven, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Clair Haven.
Cemeteries Near Saint Clair Haven ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Clair Haven.
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 Clair Haven - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Clair Haven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Clair Haven, with the one closest to Saint Clair Haven listed first.
- Tucker Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clemens Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- The St. Peter Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1692 <2>
- Beth Tephilath Moses Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clinton Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Workmen's Circle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hebrew Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radomer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- B'rith Sholom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beth Ahm Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Ahm Memorial Park
- The Beth Ahm Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Aaron Moishe Cemetery
- Beth Moses Cemetery
- Beth Tikvah Cemetery
- Mezeritcher Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1109 <2>
- Moses Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- St. Gertrude Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erin Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crittenden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1874 <2>
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 Clair Haven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Clair Haven.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Clair Haven, with the one closest to Saint Clair Haven listed first.
- Mount Clemens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Clemens is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clemens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,013 people
- Former names for Mount Clemens:
- Big Springs
- High Banks
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Clemens <1>
- Chesterfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Milton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- New Baltimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Baltimore is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,281 people
- Former names for New Baltimore:
- Ashley
- Ashleyville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baltimore <1>
- Fraser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cady ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cady is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Cady has also been known as:
- Cady's Corner
- Roseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anchorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
- Waldenburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waldenburg is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldenburg
- New Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Haven is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,061 people
- Former names for New Haven:
- New Baltimore Station
- New Haven Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <1>
- Meade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meade is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Former names for Meade:
- Crawfords Settlement
- Vienna
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Macomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Starville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Starville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
- Utica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Utica is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,062 people
- Former names for Utica:
- Hog Hollow
- McDougalville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Clair Haven. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Clair Haven.
Newspapers Published in Saint Clair Haven ...
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 455 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Clair Haven.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Clair Haven, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Clair Haven.
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 helpful 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 Saint Clair Haven:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Macomb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lapeer County
- Oakland County
- Saint Clair County
- Wayne 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 Clair Haven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Saint Clair Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |