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 Vineland (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 Vineland. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Vineland is located in Berrien 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 Berrien County: LaPorte (IN), Saint Joseph (IN), Cass & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Vineland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vineland:
- Berrien County (The home county of Vineland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineland, with the one closest to Vineland listed first.
- Fair Plain
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fair Plain is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plain
- Saint Joseph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scottdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scottdale is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
- Glenlord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenlord is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlord
- Glenlord has also been known as:
- Glen Lord
- Shoreham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shoreham is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
- Benton Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stevensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sodus
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sodus is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
- Benton Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Heights is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Heights
- Hinchman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hinchman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchman
- Shanghai Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
- Mizpah Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mizpah Park is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Park
- Baroda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Allegan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineland, with the one closest to Vineland listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- South Haven Highlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Miami Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Miami Park is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Park
- Miami Park has also been known as:
- Miami Park Beach
- Miomi Park Beach
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineland, with the one closest to Vineland listed first.
- Sumnerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Pokagon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Dowagiac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- La Grange
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- La Grange is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Cassopolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Penn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Penn is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Vandalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Wakelee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineland, with the one closest to Vineland listed first.
- Keeler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Keeler is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
- Fish Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
- Hartford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Covert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bangor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Breedsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kibbie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- Lacota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lacota is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
- LaPorte County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineland, with the one closest to Vineland listed first.
- Hesston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Smith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Rolling Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Michiana Shores
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Long Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineland, with the one closest to Vineland listed first.
- New Carlisle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Zeigler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Indian Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Roseland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Granger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crumstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vineland, see our County-by-County Page for Vineland.
Cemeteries Near Vineland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vineland.
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 Vineland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vineland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vineland, with the one closest to Vineland listed first.
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brown School Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jerome Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scottdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stevensville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- B'nai Sholom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Morton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pearl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ruggles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Vineland had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vineland, with the one closest to Vineland listed first.
- Glenlord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenlord is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlord
- Glenlord has also been known as:
- Glen Lord
- Saint Joseph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Derby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Hollywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Benton Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stevensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sodus
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sodus is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
- Hinchman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hinchman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchman
- Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Spinks Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spinks Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks Corners
- Millburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millburg is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburg
- Twelve Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hartman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Bridgman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vineland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vineland.
Newspapers Published in Vineland ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vineland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vineland, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vineland.
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 Vineland:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Berrien County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegan County
- Cass County
- Van Buren County
- LaPorte County
- Saint Joseph 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> | 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 Vineland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Vineland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |