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 Silverwood (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 Silverwood. 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 hospitals 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.
Silverwood is primarily located in Lapeer County. A portion of Silverwood extends into Tuscola 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 Lapeer County: Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, Saint Clair, Sanilac & Tuscola.
Below are the counties that are near Silverwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silverwood:
- Lapeer County (The home county of Silverwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- Clifford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clifford is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- North Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Burnside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnside is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Five Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Kings Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Otter Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brown City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lum is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
- Lapeer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Attica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bay County
- Munger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- Otisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Genesee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Davison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Farrandville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Farrandville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
- Clio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Morris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beecher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beecher is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
- Atlas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Burton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodrich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- Bach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bach is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
- Owendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kilmanagh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kilmanagh is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmanagh
- Sebewaing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ubly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland County
- Thomas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- Reese
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blumfield Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blumfield Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumfield Corners
- Frankenmuth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Birch Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- Capac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yale
(26 miles [41.8 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>
- Brockway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brockway is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
- Lesterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lesterville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
- Sanilac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- Marlette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hemans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hemans is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
- Decker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Decker is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Juhl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Juhl is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
- Snover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snover is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snover
- Elmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmer is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Valley Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Watertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Watertown is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Melvin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Melvin is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Peck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Peck is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Sandusky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Argyle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Argyle is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Tuscola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- Mayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fostoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Wilmot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Juniata
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Juniata is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Deford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Deford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
- Caro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wahjamega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
- Millington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Watrousville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
- Vassar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elmwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silverwood, see our County-by-County Page for Silverwood.
Cemeteries Near Silverwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silverwood.
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 Silverwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silverwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- West Burlington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Agatha Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dayton Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Branch - Burlington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Dayton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dayton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Dayton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Mayville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1930 <2>
- Fremont Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Twp. Cemetery
- The Fremont Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fremont Cemetery
- Mayville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #556 <2>
- Watertown Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Dayton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Siple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Kingston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- West Deerfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
While we didn't find Silverwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silverwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- Clifford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clifford is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Mayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Dayton is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dayton
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fostoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- North Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marlette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Juniata
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Juniata is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Burnside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnside is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Five Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Otter Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kings Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Caro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Deford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silverwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silverwood.
Newspapers Published in Silverwood ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silverwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silverwood, 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 Silverwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Silverwood:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Lapeer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bay County
- Genesee County
- Huron County
- Oakland County
- Saginaw County
- Saint Clair County
- Sanilac 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silverwood) 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 Silverwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |