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 Volinia (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 Volinia. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Volinia is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Elkhart (IN), Saint Joseph (IN), Berrien, Saint Joseph & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Volinia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Volinia:
- Cass County (The home county of Volinia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Volinia, with the one closest to Volinia listed first.
- Penn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Penn is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Wakelee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- La Grange
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- La Grange is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Vandalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Marcellus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cassopolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dowagiac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Jones
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Pokagon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Sumnerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Edwardsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berrien County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volinia, with the one closest to Volinia listed first.
- Naomi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Naomi is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Berrien Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eau Claire
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hartman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hartman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Watervliet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Niles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shanghai Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
- Berrien Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Coloma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Lake
- Sodus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sodus is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
- Twelve Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
- Benton Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Benton Heights is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Heights
- Kalamazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volinia, with the one closest to Volinia listed first.
- Schoolcraft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oshtemo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Portage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vicksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Westwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Kalamazoo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwood
- Pavillion Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
- Alamo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Eastwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Comstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Parchment
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volinia, with the one closest to Volinia listed first.
- Chamberlain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Fabius
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Three Rivers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mottville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Constantine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- White Pigeon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Mendon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wasepi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasepi
- Bluff Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Oakwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Klingers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volinia, with the one closest to Volinia listed first.
- Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lawton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keeler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keeler is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
- Paw Paw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lawrence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mattawan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Almena
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Almena is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Glendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Bangor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Breedsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Lake is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
- Fish Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
- Elkhart County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Volinia, with the one closest to Volinia listed first.
- Simonton Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Bristol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Garden Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Elkhart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dunlap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Jamestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Middlebury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- LaGrange County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Volinia, with the one closest to Volinia listed first.
- Scott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scott is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Shipshewana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Volinia, with the one closest to Volinia listed first.
- Granger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <1>
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Indian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Mishawaka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Volinia, see our County-by-County Page for Volinia.
Cemeteries Near Volinia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Volinia.
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 Volinia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Volinia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Volinia, with the one closest to Volinia listed first.
- Crane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Wayne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Little Fish Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Youngs Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Huyck Graves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Van Riper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Whitmanville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schulte Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moon 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 Volinia had a population of 56 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Volinia, with the one closest to Volinia listed first.
- Penn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Penn is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Wakelee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- La Grange
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- La Grange is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Glenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Vandalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cassopolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marcellus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dowagiac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Jones
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dailey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dailey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Williamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Corey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Howardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Howardsville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Volinia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Volinia.
Newspapers Published in Volinia ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Volinia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Volinia, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Volinia.
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 Volinia:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berrien County
- Kalamazoo County
- Saint Joseph County
- Van Buren County
- Elkhart County
- LaGrange 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 Volinia, 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- Volinia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |