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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 Trufant (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 Trufant. 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.

Trufant is located in Montcalm 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 Montcalm County: Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Kent, Mecosta & Newaygo.

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

  • Montcalm County     (The home county of Trufant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trufant, with the one closest to Trufant listed first.
    • Coral
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Langston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Langston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
      • Langston is located in Montcalm County
    • Gowen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen
      • Gowen is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowen <1>
    • Howard City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
      • Howard City is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard City <1>
    • Pierson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Amble
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
      • Amble is located in Montcalm County
    • Lakeview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <1>
    • Sidney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <1>
    • Eureka Place
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eureka Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
      • Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
    • Stanton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <1>
    • Six Lakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gratiot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trufant, with the one closest to Trufant listed first.
    • Elm Hall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
      • Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
    • Riverdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Riverdale is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <1>
    • Sumner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
      • Sumner is located in Gratiot County
    • Elwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Ionia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trufant, with the one closest to Trufant listed first.
    • Belding
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Smyrna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <1>
    • Shiloh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Ionia County
    • Orleans
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Orleans is located in Ionia County
    • Woods Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
      • Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
    • Palo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
      • Palo is located in Ionia County
    • Ionia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Saranac
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • South Ionia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
      • South Ionia is located in Ionia County
    • Hubbardston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
      • Hubbardston is located in Ionia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbardston <1>
    • Lyons
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Muir
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Isabella County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trufant, with the one closest to Trufant listed first.
    • Blanchard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <1>
    • Winn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Isabella County
    • Strickland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strickland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
      • Strickland is located in Isabella County
    • Lake Isabella
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
      • Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
      • Lake Isabella has also been known as:
      • Lake Isabella village
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trufant, with the one closest to Trufant listed first.
    • Sand Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
      • Sand Lake is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Lake <1>
    • Harvard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harvard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
      • Harvard is located in Kent County
    • Sheffield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Sheffield is located in Kent County
    • Cedar Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
      • Cedar Springs is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Springs <1>
    • Edgerton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
      • Edgerton is located in Kent County
    • Grattan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
      • Grattan is located in Kent County
    • Rockford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Rockford is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <1>
    • Cannonsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Parnell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parnell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Parnell is located in Kent County
    • Sparta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kent City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent City
      • Kent City is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent City <1>
  • Mecosta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trufant, with the one closest to Trufant listed first.
    • Morley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Morley is located in Mecosta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morley <1>
    • Rustford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rustford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
      • Rustford is located in Mecosta County
    • Borland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Borland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
      • Borland is located in Mecosta County
    • Halls Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
      • Halls Corner is located in Mecosta County
    • Canadian Lakes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Lakes
      • Canadian Lakes is located in Mecosta County
    • Stanwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Millbrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
      • Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
    • Mecosta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecosta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecosta
      • Mecosta is located in Mecosta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mecosta <1>
    • Remus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rodney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Rodney is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodney <1>
    • Big Rapids
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rapids
      • Big Rapids is located in Mecosta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,408 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Rapids <1>
    • Chippewa Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Muskegon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trufant, with the one closest to Trufant listed first.
    • Bailey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <1>
    • Canada Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
      • Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
    • Slocum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slocum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
      • Slocum is located in Muskegon County
    • Ravenna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
      • Ravenna is located in Muskegon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <1>
  • Newaygo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trufant, with the one closest to Trufant listed first.
    • Croton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Croton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
      • Croton is located in Newaygo County
    • Riverview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Newaygo County
    • Sun
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
      • Sun is located in Newaygo County
    • Ashland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Newaygo County
    • Grant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Newaygo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newaygo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaygo
      • Newaygo is located in Newaygo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,099 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newaygo <1>
    • White Cloud
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bishop
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
      • Bishop is located in Newaygo County
    • Wooster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wooster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
      • Wooster is located in Newaygo County
    • Bridgeton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
      • Bridgeton is located in Newaygo County
    • Ramona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
      • Ramona is located in Newaygo County
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trufant, with the one closest to Trufant listed first.
    • Wright
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Wright is located in Ottawa County
    • Conklin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne
      • Marne is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marne <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Trufant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trufant.

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

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

  • Trufant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trufant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trufant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coady Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Pine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Pine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Denmark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Denmark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Denmark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coral Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coral Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coral Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Coral.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #313 <4>
  • Langston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Perch Lake Bible Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perch Lake Bible Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perch Lake Bible Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Monroe Roads Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monroe Roads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monroe Roads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Nelson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Nelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Wolverton Plains Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolverton Plains Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolverton Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • East Montcalm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Montcalm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Montcalm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pierson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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.<3> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Trufant had a population of 400 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Coral
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gowen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen
    • Gowen is located in Montcalm County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowen <1>
  • Langston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Langston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
    • Langston is located in Montcalm County
  • Howard City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
    • Howard City is located in Montcalm County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
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  • Pierson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sand Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
    • Sand Lake is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
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  • Amble
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
    • Amble is located in Montcalm County
  • Evans
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Evans is located in Kent County
  • Harvard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harvard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Harvard is located in Kent County
  • Lakeview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheffield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
    • Sheffield is located in Kent County
  • Greenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
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    • Entrican
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Entrican have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrican
      • Entrican is located in Montcalm County
    • Cedar Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
      • Cedar Springs is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,743 people
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    • Sidney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Montcalm County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Trufant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trufant.

Newspapers Published in Trufant ...

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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trufant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Trufant, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Trufant.

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 Trufant:

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

The official website for Montcalm County: www.montcalm.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Trufant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Trufant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Trufant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3139, Longitude: -85.3545       In this case, the coordinates for Trufant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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