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 South Fairfield (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 South Fairfield. 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.
Name Variations for South Fairfield ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Fairfield: S. Fairfield
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
South Fairfield is located in Lenawee 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 Lenawee County: Hillsdale, Jackson, Monroe, Washtenaw, Fulton (OH) & Lucas (OH).
Below are the counties that are near South Fairfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Fairfield:
- Lenawee County (The home county of South Fairfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fairfield, with the one closest to South Fairfield listed first.
- Ogden Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Jasper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Blissfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Sand Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Seneca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Adrian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morenci
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fairfield, with the one closest to South Fairfield listed first.
- Prattville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Waldron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Locust Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Lickly Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Pittsford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ransom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Shadyside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Somerset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- Brooklyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fairfield, with the one closest to South Fairfield listed first.
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Petersburg Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lambertville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Samaria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Temperance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Federman ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Federman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman
- Lulu
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Diann
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Diann is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diann
- Dundee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cone
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fairfield, with the one closest to South Fairfield listed first.
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fulton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fairfield, with the one closest to South Fairfield listed first.
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Metamora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Lytton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Siney ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Siney is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Assumption
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Lyons
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ai
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ai is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Advance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Advance is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Oakshade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Denson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Denson is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Henry County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fairfield, with the one closest to South Fairfield listed first.
- Colton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Colton is located in Henry County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McClure
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Napoleon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Grelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grelton is located in Henry County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Malinta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Okolona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Okolona is located in Henry County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Elery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elery is located in Henry County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Florida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Florida is located in Henry County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Lucas County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fairfield, with the one closest to South Fairfield listed first.
- Berkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Sharples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Sylvania
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Wernerts Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wernerts Corners is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wernerts Corners
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Maumee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fairfield, with the one closest to South Fairfield listed first.
- Alvordton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Unity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stryker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Pioneer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Holiday City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Wood County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fairfield, with the one closest to South Fairfield listed first.
- Grand Rapids
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bates is located in Wood County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Haskins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perrysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arbor Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Rossford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tontogany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lime City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lime City is located in Wood County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Northwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Walbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dowling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling is located in Wood County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- The Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Village is located in Wood County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Fairfield, see our County-by-County Page for South Fairfield.
Cemeteries Near South Fairfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Fairfield.
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 South Fairfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Fairfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Fairfield, with the one closest to South Fairfield listed first.
- Peebles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Luke Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ridgeville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dutch Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion United Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Our Lady of Fatima Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Hunt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Weston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 South Fairfield had a population of 38 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Fairfield, with the one closest to South Fairfield listed first.
- Seward
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seward is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Metamora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ogden Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Lyons
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Siney ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Siney is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Jasper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Ogden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Fairfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Ai
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ai is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Berkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Winameg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winameg is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winameg
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- Richfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richfield Center is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Center
- Oakshade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Riga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Fairfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Fairfield.
Newspapers Published in South Fairfield ...
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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Fairfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Fairfield, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Fairfield.
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 either 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 South Fairfield:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Lenawee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsdale County
- Jackson County
- Monroe County
- Washtenaw County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Williams County
- Wood 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 South Fairfield, 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' (or 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- South Fairfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |