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 Shaytown (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 Shaytown. 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 southeast 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 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.
Shaytown is located in Eaton 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 Eaton County: Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Ingham, Ionia & Jackson.
Below are the counties that are near Shaytown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shaytown:
- Eaton County (The home county of Shaytown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaytown, with the one closest to Shaytown listed first.
- Little Venice
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Little Venice is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Venice
- Sunfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mulliken
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gresham is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Stalls Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stalls Corner is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalls Corner
- Vermontville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Woodbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Grand Ledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Charlotte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Potterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaytown, with the one closest to Shaytown listed first.
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Maple Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Hastings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Freeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dowling
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Cedar Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Banfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Irving
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Irving is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Cloverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Middleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Delton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaytown, with the one closest to Shaytown listed first.
- Pennfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Duck Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Brownlee Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Verona Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- Battle Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Level Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Oak Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ceresco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Marengo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Marshall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaytown, with the one closest to Shaytown listed first.
- Eagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- De Witt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Fowler
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gunnisonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- East DeWitt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- Bath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Price
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Saint Johns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaytown, with the one closest to Shaytown listed first.
- Edgemont Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- Lansing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Lansing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Lansing is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Holt
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Lansing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Okemos
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Onondaga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Haslett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ionia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaytown, with the one closest to Shaytown listed first.
- Lake Odessa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Sebewa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Campbell Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
- Clarksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Ionia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Ionia is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
- Lyons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elmdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Saranac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ionia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Muir
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pewamo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Matherton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Matherton is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaytown, with the one closest to Shaytown listed first.
- Springport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Devereaux
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Devereaux is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
- Kalamazoo County
- South Gull Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaytown, with the one closest to Shaytown listed first.
- Alto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Segwun
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Segwun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segwun
- Lowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shaytown, see our County-by-County Page for Shaytown.
Cemeteries Near Shaytown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shaytown.
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 Shaytown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shaytown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shaytown, with the one closest to Shaytown listed first.
- Welch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Freemire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hagar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ames Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vermontville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Reeder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coats Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hosmer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Shaytown had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shaytown, with the one closest to Shaytown listed first.
- Sunfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hoytville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hoytville is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Vermontville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gresham is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Mulliken
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Odessa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- West Sebewa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Kalamo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kalamo is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamo
- Eagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shaytown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shaytown.
Newspapers Published in Shaytown ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shaytown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shaytown, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shaytown.
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 Shaytown:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Eaton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Calhoun County
- Clinton County
- Ingham County
- Ionia County
- Jackson County
- Kalamazoo County
- Kent 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 Shaytown, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shaytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |