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 Scotts (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 Scotts. 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 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.
Scotts is located in Kalamazoo 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 Kalamazoo County: Allegan, Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Saint Joseph & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Scotts. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scotts:
- Kalamazoo County (The home county of Scotts)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts, with the one closest to Scotts listed first.
- Pavillion Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
- Climax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Galesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Vicksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Comstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Milwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwood
- Portage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Augusta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eastwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Kalamazoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parchment
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Cooper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
- Allegan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts, with the one closest to Scotts listed first.
- Plainwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Neeley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Neeley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
- Hooper
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hooper is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Otsego
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Martin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Watson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Shelbyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts, with the one closest to Scotts listed first.
- Hickory Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Banfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Doster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Doster is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Delton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Prairieville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Cedar Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cloverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Dowling
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Maple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Branch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts, with the one closest to Scotts listed first.
- Sherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Union City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Matteson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Matteson is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Hodunk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Bronson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Girard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Batavia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Coldwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hatmaker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Trailtree Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Gilead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts, with the one closest to Scotts listed first.
- West Leroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Sonoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Fort Custer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- East Leroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Joppa is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Level Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Oak Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Beadle Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Battle Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownlee Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts, with the one closest to Scotts listed first.
- Marcellus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Corey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Wakelee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Jones
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts, with the one closest to Scotts listed first.
- Bellevue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts, with the one closest to Scotts listed first.
- Factoryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Leonidas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mendon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Parkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parkville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Colon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <1>
- Fairfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Wasepi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasepi
- Centreville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Nottawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chamberlain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Findley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- Three Rivers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts, with the one closest to Scotts listed first.
- Mattawan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Almena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Almena is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- North Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Lake is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
- Lawton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kendall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kendall is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Paw Paw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gobles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Decatur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scotts, see our County-by-County Page for Scotts.
Cemeteries Near Scotts ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scotts.
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 Scotts - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scotts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scotts, with the one closest to Scotts listed first.
- Wolcott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Boughten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McKain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wheaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (287 more) ...
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kalamazoo County Poor Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Scotts had a population of 275 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scotts, with the one closest to Scotts listed first.
- Pavilion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pavilion is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion
- Climax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- West Leroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Galesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vicksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Comstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Sonoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Portage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Leroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Joppa is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Factoryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kalamazoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scotts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scotts.
Newspapers Published in Scotts ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scotts.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scotts, 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 Scotts.
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 Scotts:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Kalamazoo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegan County
- Barry County
- Branch County
- Calhoun County
- Cass County
- Eaton County
- Saint Joseph County
- Van Buren 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 Scotts, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scotts) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |