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 Shabbona (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 Shabbona. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Shabbona is located in Sanilac 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 Sanilac County: Huron, Lapeer, Saint Clair & Tuscola.
Below are the counties that are near Shabbona. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shabbona:
- Sanilac County (The home county of Shabbona)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shabbona, with the one closest to Shabbona listed first.
- Decker
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Decker is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Hemans
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hemans is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
- Argyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Argyle is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Snover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snover is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snover
- Elmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elmer is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Tyre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tyre is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Juhl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Juhl is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
- Sandusky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
- Former name for Sandusky:
- Sanilac Centre
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <1>
- Marlette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Deckerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McGregor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McGregor is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
- Palms
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Palms is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shabbona, with the one closest to Shabbona listed first.
- Ubly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Owendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bad Axe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bach
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bach is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
- Elkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ruth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kilmanagh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kilmanagh is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmanagh
- Rapson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rapson is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapson
- Pigeon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Helena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Helena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Berne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berne is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Sebewaing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Filion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Filion is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filion
- Lapeer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shabbona, with the one closest to Shabbona listed first.
- Clifford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Silverwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brown City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burnside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burnside is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- North Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kings Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Five Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Otter Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lum is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
- Saint Clair County
- Yale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <1>
- Tuscola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shabbona, with the one closest to Shabbona listed first.
- Cass City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Deford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
- Wilmot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gagetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Caro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Colling
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Colling is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colling
- Mayville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wahjamega
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
- Unionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Juniata
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Akron
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shabbona, see our County-by-County Page for Shabbona.
Cemeteries Near Shabbona ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shabbona.
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 Shabbona - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shabbona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shabbona, with the one closest to Shabbona listed first.
- Evergreen Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moshier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Snover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #814 <2>
- Argyle Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nicol Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Novesta Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elkland Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Snover.
- The Moore Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1095 <2>
- St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Argyle.
- The St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph & St. Ignatius' Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152513 <2>
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kingston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Kingston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #841 <2>
- Germania Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shabbona had a population of 24 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shabbona, with the one closest to Shabbona listed first.
- Wickware
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wickware is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickware
- Argyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Argyle is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Deford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Deford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
- Cumber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumber is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumber
- Cass City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Elmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elmer is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Freidberger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freidberger is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidberger
- Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tyre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tyre is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Gagetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Juhl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Juhl is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
- Ellington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ellington is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
- East Dayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Dayton is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dayton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shabbona. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shabbona.
Newspapers Published in Shabbona ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shabbona.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shabbona, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shabbona.
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 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 Shabbona:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Sanilac County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Huron County
- Lapeer County
- Saint Clair County
- Tuscola 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shabbona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Shabbona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |