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 Vickery Landing (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 Vickery Landing. 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 Vickery Landing ...
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 Vickery Landing: Vickery Lndg. (or less commonly used: Vickery Lndng.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Vickery Landing is located in Barry 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 Barry County: Allegan, Calhoun, Eaton, Ionia, Kalamazoo & Kent.
Below are the counties that are near Vickery Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vickery Landing:
- Barry County (The home county of Vickery Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vickery Landing, with the one closest to Vickery Landing listed first.
- Dowling
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Banfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Cedar Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cloverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Hickory Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Morgan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Prairieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Hastings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irving
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Irving is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Doster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Doster is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Allegan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vickery Landing, with the one closest to Vickery Landing listed first.
- Hooper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hooper is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Neeley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Neeley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
- Martin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Plainwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shelbyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bradley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Otsego
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wayland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Moline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moline is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Hilliards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilliards is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
- Hopkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dorr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Branch County
- Union City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vickery Landing, with the one closest to Vickery Landing listed first.
- Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Level Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Oak Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pennfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Battle Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Custer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Verona Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- Brownlee Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Beadle Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Sonoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- West Leroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Ceresco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vickery Landing, with the one closest to Vickery Landing listed first.
- Bellevue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carlisle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Vermontville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ainger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Olivet
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Little Venice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Venice is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Venice
- Woodbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Gresham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Stalls Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stalls Corner is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalls Corner
- Charlotte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sunfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Ionia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vickery Landing, with the one closest to Vickery Landing listed first.
- Campbell Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
- Lake Odessa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elmdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- West Sebewa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Saranac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- Springport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kalamazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vickery Landing, with the one closest to Vickery Landing listed first.
- Highland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- South Gull Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Yorkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Cooper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
- Climax
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Comstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Eastwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Parchment
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kalamazoo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwood
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vickery Landing, with the one closest to Vickery Landing listed first.
- Caledonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Corinth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Dutton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Lowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Segwun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Segwun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segwun
- Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Cutlerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kentwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Dorr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Dorr is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vickery Landing, with the one closest to Vickery Landing listed first.
- Kendall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kendall is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- North Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Lake is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vickery Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Vickery Landing.
Cemeteries Near Vickery Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vickery Landing.
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 Vickery Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vickery Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vickery Landing, with the one closest to Vickery Landing listed first.
- Banfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dowling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Iden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Hickory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Checkered Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Striker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bedford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (282 more) ...
- Assyria Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilcox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barry County Poor Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Vickery Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vickery Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vickery Landing, with the one closest to Vickery Landing listed first.
- Dowling
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Banfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Cedar Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Lacey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lacey is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Hickory Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Delton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Assyria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Assyria is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assyria
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Morgan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Prairieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hastings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cressey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cressey is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cressey
- Yorkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vickery Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vickery Landing.
Newspapers Published in Vickery Landing ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vickery Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vickery Landing, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vickery Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Vickery Landing:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Barry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegan County
- Branch County
- Calhoun County
- Eaton County
- Ionia County
- Jackson County
- Kalamazoo County
- Kent County
- Van Buren 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 Vickery Landing, 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 from Point A (ie- Vickery Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |