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 Vermontville (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 Vermontville. 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.
Vermontville is located in Eaton 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 Eaton County: Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Ingham, Ionia & Jackson.
Below are the counties that are near Vermontville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vermontville:
- Eaton County (The home county of Vermontville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermontville, with the one closest to Vermontville listed first.
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chester is also located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Little Venice
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Venice is also located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Venice
- Carlisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is also located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Gresham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gresham is also located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Stalls Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stalls Corner is also located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalls Corner
- Sunfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is also located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Needmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is also located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Ainger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ainger is also located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Charlotte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mulliken
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Olivet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allegan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermontville, with the one closest to Vermontville listed first.
- Hooper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hooper is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Neeley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Neeley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermontville, with the one closest to Vermontville listed first.
- Nashville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Dowling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Hastings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Freeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Banfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Cedar Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cloverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Irving
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Irving is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Delton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermontville, with the one closest to Vermontville listed first.
- Pennfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Duck Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Verona Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- Battle Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brownlee Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Rice Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Level Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Oak Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ceresco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Beadle Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Marshall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermontville, with the one closest to Vermontville listed first.
- Eagle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- De Witt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gunnisonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- East DeWitt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- Fowler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermontville, with the one closest to Vermontville listed first.
- Edgemont Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- Holt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lansing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Lansing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Lansing is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Onondaga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Lansing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mason
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ionia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermontville, with the one closest to Vermontville listed first.
- Lake Odessa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Sebewa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Campbell Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elmdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Saranac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Ionia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Ionia is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
- Ionia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lyons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Muir
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pewamo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Orleans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermontville, with the one closest to Vermontville listed first.
- Springport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Devereaux
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Devereaux is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
- Tompkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkins is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Kalamazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermontville, with the one closest to Vermontville listed first.
- Highland Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- South Gull Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Yorkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Augusta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Galesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermontville, with the one closest to Vermontville listed first.
- Alto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Segwun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Segwun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segwun
- Caledonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vermontville, see our County-by-County Page for Vermontville.
Cemeteries Near Vermontville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vermontville.
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 Vermontville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vermontville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vermontville, with the one closest to Vermontville listed first.
- Vermontville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ames Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nashville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cogsdil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hagar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freemire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hosmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kalamo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- German Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- West Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gresham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Welch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Vermontville had a population of 730 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Vermontville had a population of 770 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vermontville, with the one closest to Vermontville listed first.
- Nashville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kalamo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kalamo is also located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamo
- Carlisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is also located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chester is also located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Shaytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shaytown is also located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaytown
- Gresham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gresham is also located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is also located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Sunfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coats Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coats Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Grove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ainger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ainger is also located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Charlotte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hoytville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hoytville is also located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vermontville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vermontville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Vermontville ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vermontville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Vermontville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Vermontville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Vermontville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Vermontville.
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 Vermontville:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Eaton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegan County
- Barry County
- Calhoun County
- Clinton County
- Ingham County
- Ionia County
- Jackson County
- Kalamazoo County
- Kent 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> | 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 Vermontville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vermontville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |