RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Michigan >> Jackson County >> Springport >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Michigan

The Commemorative Quarter for Michigan





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 Springport (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 Springport. 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 doctors and 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.

Springport is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Calhoun, Eaton, Hillsdale, Ingham, Lenawee, Livingston & Washtenaw.

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

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Springport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springport, with the one closest to Springport listed first.
    • Devereaux
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tompkins
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
      • Tompkins is located in Jackson County
    • Parma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
      • Parma is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <2>
    • Berryville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rives Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rives Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
      • Rives Junction is located in Jackson County
    • Sandstone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodville
      • From Springport to Woodville
    • Concord
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Spring Arbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
      • Pleasant Lake is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Lake <2>
    • Jackson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Horton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Barry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springport, with the one closest to Springport listed first.
    • Maple Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nashville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <2>
    • Morgan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Morgan is located in Barry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Morgan
      • From Springport to Morgan
    • Dowling
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Banfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Branch County
  • Calhoun County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springport, with the one closest to Springport listed first.
    • Clinton Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
      • Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
    • Eagle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Eaton County
  • Hillsdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springport, with the one closest to Springport listed first.
    • Mosherville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
      • Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County
    • Litchfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
      • Litchfield is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <2>
    • Moscow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jerome
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Hillsdale County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerome <2>
    • Somerset Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jonesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
      • Jonesville is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <2>
    • Somerset
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <2>
    • North Adams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
      • North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Ingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springport, with the one closest to Springport listed first.
    • Onondaga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Leslie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • North Leslie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leslie
      • North Leslie is located in Ingham County
    • Mason
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Mason is located in Ingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
    • Bunker Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Holt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in Ingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holt <2>
    • Fitchburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Dansville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Pollok ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgemont Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
      • Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
    • Lansing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • East Lansing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
      • East Lansing is located in Ingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lansing <2>
  • Lenawee County

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

Cemeteries Near Springport ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springport.

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 Springport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Springport Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pierson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pierson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dyer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • King Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clarence Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarence Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarence Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reed Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quakertown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quakertown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quakertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Griffith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Krenerick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krenerick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krenerick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (312 more) ...
    • Brown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Carrier Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carrier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carrier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • North Clarence Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Clarence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Clarence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Springport had a population of 1,168 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Springport had a population of 783 people.

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

  • Devereaux
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Duck Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Charlesworth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rice Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Brookfield is located in Eaton County
  • Partello
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Partello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partello
    • Partello is located in Calhoun County
  • Tompkins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
    • Tompkins is located in Jackson County
  • Onondaga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Albion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Parma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
    • Parma is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <2>
  • Eaton Rapids
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Marengo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Berryville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sandstone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rives Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rives Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
      • Rives Junction is located in Jackson County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Springport ...

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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springport.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Springport. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Springport and those printed in the larger area surrounding Springport.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Springport.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Springport:

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mi.us/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Springport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Springport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3783, Longitude: -84.6990    
<5>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.
<6>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 Springport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025