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 Verona (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 Verona. 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.
Verona is located in Huron 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 Huron County: Sanilac & Tuscola.
Below are the counties that are near Verona. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Verona:
- Huron County (The home county of Verona)
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Rapson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rapson is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapson
- Bad Axe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ubly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Redman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Redman is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
- Filion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Filion is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filion
- Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Helena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Ruth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kinde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harbor Beach is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Former name for Harbor Beach:
- Sand Beach
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Beach <1>
- Port Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pinnebog
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pinnebog is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnebog
- Elkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sanilac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Tyre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tyre is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Minden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palms
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palms is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
- Argyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Argyle is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Forestville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Deckerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Richmondville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmondville is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmondville
- McGregor
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McGregor is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
- Snover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Snover is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snover
- Decker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Decker is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Hemans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hemans is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Tuscola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Cass City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gagetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deford is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
- Elmwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Wilmot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Colling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colling is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colling
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Verona, see our County-by-County Page for Verona.
Cemeteries Near Verona ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Verona.
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 Verona - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Verona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Verona Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bingham Twp. Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Ubly.
- The St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148404 <2>
- Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Ubly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1881 <2>
- Brackley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Colfax Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sacred Heart RC Cemetery
- Continue List (108 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tyre Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Verona in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Verona.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Rapson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rapson is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapson
- Bad Axe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parisville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parisville
- Redman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Redman is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
- Filion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Filion is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filion
- Tyre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tyre is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Ruth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Helena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Popple
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Popple is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popple
- Minden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kinde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Freidberger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Freidberger is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidberger
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Port Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cumber is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumber
- Palms
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palms is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Verona. See our List of 1890's Communities around Verona.
Newspapers Published in Verona ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Verona.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Verona, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Verona.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Verona:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Huron County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Sanilac County
- Tuscola 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> | 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- Verona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Verona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |