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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 Shorewood (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 Shorewood. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Shorewood is located in Allegan County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allegan County: Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, Ottawa & Van Buren.

Below are the counties that are near Shorewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shorewood:

  • Allegan County     (The home county of Shorewood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shorewood, with the one closest to Shorewood listed first.
    • Saugatuck
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugatuck
      • Saugatuck is located in Allegan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugatuck <2>
    • Singapore ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singapore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singapore
      • Singapore is located in Allegan County
    • Douglas
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Ganges
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
      • Ganges is located in Allegan County
    • Fennville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Graafschap
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
      • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
    • Glenn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fillmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
      • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
    • Glenn Haven Shores
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Haven Shores
      • Glenn Haven Shores is located in Allegan County
      • Glenn Haven Shores has also been known as:
      • Hollywood
    • Glenn Shores
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Shores
      • Glenn Shores is located in Allegan County
      • Glenn Shores has also been known as:
      • Glenn Stores
    • Spring Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
    • Cedar Bluff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Allegan County
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shorewood, with the one closest to Shorewood listed first.
    • Lake Michigan Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Michigan Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Michigan Beach
      • Lake Michigan Beach is located in Berrien County
    • Paw Paw Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Lake
      • Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shorewood, with the one closest to Shorewood listed first.
    • North Dorr
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dorr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
    • Byron Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Corinth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Kent County
    • Carlisle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Kent County
    • Grandville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shorewood, with the one closest to Shorewood listed first.
    • Macatawa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Holland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beechwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
    • Waverly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
    • Noordeloos
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
      • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
    • Zeeland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Drenthe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drenthe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
    • Port Sheldon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sheldon
      • Port Sheldon is located in Ottawa County
    • West Olive
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Olive
      • West Olive is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Olive <2>
    • Forest Grove Station
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
      • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
    • Agnew
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
      • Agnew is located in Ottawa County
    • Jamestown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shorewood, with the one closest to Shorewood listed first.
    • Kibbie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
      • Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
    • Lacota
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
      • Lacota is located in Van Buren County
    • South Haven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bloomingdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Breedsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bangor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <2>
    • Covert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Gobles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fish Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
      • Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
    • Glendale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Van Buren County
    • Kendall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Kendall is located in Van Buren County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shorewood, see our County-by-County Page for Shorewood.

Newspapers Published in Shorewood ...

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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shorewood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shorewood, 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 Shorewood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Shorewood:

Cemeteries Near Shorewood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shorewood.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shorewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shorewood, with the one closest to Shorewood listed first.

  • Douglas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
  • Douglas Annex Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Annex Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Annex Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
  • Plummerville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plummerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plummerville Cemetery
  • Loomis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loomis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loomis Cemetery
  • Hutchins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchins Cemetery
  • Fennville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fennville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fennville Cemetery
  • Manlius Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • East Saugatuck Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Saugatuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Saugatuck Cemetery
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
  • Continue List   (146 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Junction Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Junction Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Junction Cemetery
    • Graafschap Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graafschap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graafschap Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Shorewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shorewood.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Shorewood, with the one closest to Shorewood listed first.

  • Saugatuck
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugatuck
    • Saugatuck is located in Allegan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugatuck <2>
  • Douglas
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gibson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Gibson is located in Allegan County
  • Ganges
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
    • Ganges is located in Allegan County
  • New Richmond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
    • New Richmond is located in Allegan County
  • East Saugatuck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Saugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saugatuck
    • East Saugatuck is located in Allegan County
  • Fennville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Graafschap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
    • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
  • Pearl
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Pearl is located in Allegan County
  • Spring Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
  • Fillmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Holland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bravo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bravo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
      • Bravo is located in Allegan County
    • Hamilton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shorewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shorewood.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shorewood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allegan County: www.allegancounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shorewood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shorewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6506, Longitude: -86.2220       In this case, the coordinates for Shorewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Shorewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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