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 Tecumseh (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 Tecumseh. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Tecumseh 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 Tecumseh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tecumseh:
- Lenawee County (The home county of Tecumseh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Ridgeway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
- Britton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Macon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Macon is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Holloway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Tipton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Adrian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blissfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Onsted
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Somerset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Somerset Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Locust Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Jerome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Prattville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Moscow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- North Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Pittsford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lickly Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Norvell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norvell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
- Brooklyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fishville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fishville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Napoleon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarklake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Leoni
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Leoni is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Michigan Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- South Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jackson
- Trist
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trist is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trist
- Vandercook Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vandercook Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook Lake
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Chalkerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
- Chalkerville has also been known as:
- Chalkers Landing
- Hell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell
- Hell has also been known as:
- Hi Land Lake
- Highland Lake
- Hiland Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hell <1>
- Kaiserville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kaiserville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
- Unadilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Unadilla is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Cone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Azalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Azalia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Dundee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Milan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Diann
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Diann is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diann
- Federman ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Federman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Oakville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Lulu
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Grape
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grape is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape
- Ida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Bridgewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rowes Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
- Saline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Hollow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
- Pittsfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield has also been known as:
- Pittsfield Village
- Stony Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Whittaker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
- Chelsea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ann Arbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
- Barton Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Belleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Willow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- New Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sheldon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Fulton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Metamora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Lyons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Assumption
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Denson ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Denson is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Lytton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Siney ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Siney is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Oakshade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Advance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Advance is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Ai
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ai is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Lucas County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Berkey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Sylvania
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sharples
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Wernerts Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wernerts Corners is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wernerts Corners
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Ottawa Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Toledo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Toledo is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Toledo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tecumseh, see our County-by-County Page for Tecumseh.
Cemeteries Near Tecumseh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tecumseh.
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 Tecumseh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tecumseh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Brookside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McLain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Aten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Adrian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holloway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holdridge Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Raisin Valley Orthodox Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelbank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Raisin Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (409 more) ...
- South Macon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woerner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Baur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Tecumseh had a population of 2,310 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tecumseh had a population of 8,377 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Newburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
- Ridgeway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Raisin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Raisin Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raisin Center
- Holloway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Britton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Macon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Macon is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Tipton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- River Raisin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- River Raisin is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Raisin
- Adrian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lenawee Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lenawee Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenawee Junction
- Wellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Cone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tecumseh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tecumseh.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tecumseh ...
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 191 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tecumseh.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tecumseh. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tecumseh and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tecumseh.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> of Tecumseh.
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 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 Tecumseh:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Lenawee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsdale County
- Jackson County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Washtenaw County
- Wayne County
- Fulton County
- Lucas 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 Tecumseh, 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- Tecumseh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |