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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 Tift Corner (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 Tift Corner. 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 Tift Corner ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Tift Corner: Tift Cor. (or less commonly used: Tift Crn.)

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Tift Corner is located in Newaygo 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 Newaygo County: Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Oceana & Osceola.

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

  • Newaygo County     (The home county of Tift Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tift Corner, with the one closest to Tift Corner listed first.
    • Croton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Croton is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
    • Riverview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverview is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Sun
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sun is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Newaygo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Grant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashland is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • White Cloud
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wooster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wooster is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
    • Bishop
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Bishop is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Ramona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ramona is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
    • Bridgeton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bridgeton is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
    • Fremont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Fremont is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
      • Former name for Fremont:
      • Fremont Center
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <1>
  • Ionia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tift Corner, with the one closest to Tift Corner listed first.
    • Belding
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Smyrna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Isabella County
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tift Corner, with the one closest to Tift Corner listed first.
    • Sand Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Casnovia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kent City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheffield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sheffield is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
    • Edgerton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Edgerton is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
    • Sparta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Harvard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Harvard is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Rockford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lisbon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lisbon is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Belmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Cannonsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Mecosta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tift Corner, with the one closest to Tift Corner listed first.
    • Morley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Borland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Borland is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
    • Stanwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rustford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rustford is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
    • Canadian Lakes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Canadian Lakes is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Lakes
    • Big Rapids
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Halls Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Halls Corner is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
    • Rodney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mecosta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Paris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Remus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Millbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Montcalm County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tift Corner, with the one closest to Tift Corner listed first.
    • Howard City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pierson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Coral
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Amble
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Amble is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
    • Trufant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Gowen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Langston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Langston is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
    • Entrican
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Entrican is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrican
    • Six Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Greenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka Place
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
  • Muskegon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tift Corner, with the one closest to Tift Corner listed first.
    • Bailey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Canada Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
    • Slocum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Slocum is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Morgan Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Morgan Corners is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Corners
    • Ravenna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brunswick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Brunswick is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Holton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Sullivan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Wolf Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Twin Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Oceana County
    • Hesperia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tift Corner, with the one closest to Tift Corner listed first.
    • Wright
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wright is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Conklin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Marne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Coopersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont

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

Cemeteries Near Tift Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tift Corner.

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 Tift Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tift Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Christian Plains Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • North Ensley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Gulp Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Croton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crandall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pierson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (226 more) ...
    • Sand Lake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Newaygo City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Parkview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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>

While we didn't find Tift Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tift Corner.

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

  • Croton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Croton is located in Newaygo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
  • Sun
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sun is located in Newaygo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
  • Howard City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sand Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pierson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Big Prairie is located in Newaygo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
  • Newaygo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Grant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashland is located in Newaygo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Coral
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Morley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bailey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cedar Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Amble
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Amble is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
    • Casnovia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Tift Corner ...

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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tift Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tift Corner, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tift Corner.

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 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 Tift Corner:

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 Tift Corner, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tift Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.