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 Taylor Center (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 Taylor Center. 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 Taylor Center ...
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 Taylor Center: Taylor Ctr. (or less commonly used: Taylor Cen., Taylor Cent. or Taylor Cntr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Taylor Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Taylor Center.
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 and 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.
Taylor Center is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Macomb, Monroe, Oakland & Washtenaw.
Below are the counties that are near Taylor Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylor Center:
- Wayne County (The home county of Taylor Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Center, with the one closest to Taylor Center listed first.
- Taylor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Allen Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Southgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ecorse
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wyandotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Melvindale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eloise
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eloise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloise
- Inkster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Romulus
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dearborn Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Center, with the one closest to Taylor Center listed first.
- Green Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Oak is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Whitmore Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Macomb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Center, with the one closest to Taylor Center listed first.
- Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Corners
- Van Dyke ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Van Dyke is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyke
- Center Line
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
- Warren has also been known as:
- Cottageville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
- Eastpointe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Eastpointe is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastpointe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,720 people
- Former names for Eastpointe:
- East Detroit
- Half-Way
- Halfway
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastpointe <1>
- Spinnings ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spinnings is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnings
- Spinnings has also been known as:
- Spinning
- Roseville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Poine ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Poine is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Poine
- Fraser
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair Shores
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cady ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cady is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Cady has also been known as:
- Cady's Corner
- Plumb Brook ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plumb Brook is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb Brook
- Plumb Brook has also been known as:
- Plum Brook
- Plumbrook Village
- Plumbrook
- Red Run Corners ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Run Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run Corners
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Center, with the one closest to Taylor Center listed first.
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Rockwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Estral Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Estral Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estral Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Steiner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Steiner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
- Scofield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scofield is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Stony Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Woodland Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodland Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Beach
- Maybee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Detroit Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Detroit Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Beach
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Center, with the one closest to Taylor Center listed first.
- Clarenceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clarenceville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
- Oak Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Farmington Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington Acres is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Acres
- Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ferndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Southfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Farmington Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Huntington Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lathrup Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hazel Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Northville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Center, with the one closest to Taylor Center listed first.
- Rawsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
- Willis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whittaker
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
- Ypsilanti
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Stony Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Dixboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
- Emery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Emery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Pittsfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield has also been known as:
- Pittsfield Village
- Ann Arbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Barton Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Saline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Delhi Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylor Center, see our County-by-County Page for Taylor Center.
Cemeteries Near Taylor Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylor Center.
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 Taylor Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylor Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylor Center, with the one closest to Taylor Center listed first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Mound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Our Lady of Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nowlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ferndale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Cemetery
- The Westwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mishkan Israel Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ecorse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eloise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ganong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Taylor Center had a population of 80 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylor Center, with the one closest to Taylor Center listed first.
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sibley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Wyandotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Inkster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ecorse
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Romulus
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- River Rouge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grosse Ile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Delray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delray is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Dearborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gibraltar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gibraltar is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylor Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylor Center.
Newspapers Published in Taylor Center ...
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 528 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylor Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylor Center, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taylor Center.
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 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 Taylor Center:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Livingston County
- Macomb County
- Monroe County
- Oakland County
- Washtenaw 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 Taylor Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Taylor Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |