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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 Walters (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 Walters. 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.

Walters is located in Oakland County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oakland County: Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Washtenaw & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Walters. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walters:

  • Oakland County     (The home county of Walters)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walters, with the one closest to Walters listed first.
    • Lake Orion Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Heights
      • Lake Orion Heights is located in Oakland County
    • Gingellville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gingellville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingellville
      • Gingellville is located in Oakland County
      • Gingellville has also been known as:
      • Gingeville
    • Lake Angelus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Angelus
      • Lake Angelus is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
    • Clarkston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Village of Clarkston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Clarkston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Clarkston
      • Village of Clarkston is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
    • Lake Orion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion
      • Lake Orion is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,191 people
      • Former names for Lake Orion:
      • Canandaigua City
      • New Canandaigua
      • Oakland
      • Orion
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Orion <2>
    • Oxford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Perry Lake Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perry Lake Heights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Lake Heights
      • Perry Lake Heights is located in Oakland County
    • Clintonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clintonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Clintonville is located in Oakland County
    • Drayton Plains
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drayton Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton Plains
      • Drayton Plains is located in Oakland County
    • Waterford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <2>
    • Decker ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Decker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
      • Decker is located in Oakland County
      • Decker has also been known as:
      • Decker Settlement
    • Jossman Acres
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jossman Acres. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jossman Acres
      • Jossman Acres is located in Oakland County
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walters, with the one closest to Walters listed first.
    • Goodrich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Atlas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
      • Atlas is located in Genesee County
    • Grand Blanc
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Fenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Fenton is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,374 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <2>
    • Lake Fenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fenton
      • Lake Fenton is located in Genesee County
    • Lakeside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Genesee County
    • Davison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davison
      • Davison is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,860 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davison <2>
    • Bayport Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Park
      • Bayport Park is located in Genesee County
    • Burton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Linden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,954 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <2>
    • Flint
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <2>
    • Russellville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Genesee County
    • Argentine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argentine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
      • Argentine is located in Genesee County
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walters, with the one closest to Walters listed first.
    • Metamora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hadley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadley <2>
    • Hunters Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
      • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
    • Dryden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Almont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
      • Almont is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,815 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <2>
    • Lapeer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
      • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <2>
    • Attica
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
    • Imlay City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Imlay City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay City
      • Imlay City is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay City <2>
    • Lum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
      • Lum is located in Lapeer County
    • Columbiaville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Kings Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
      • Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
    • Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walters, with the one closest to Walters listed first.
    • Hallers Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
      • Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Tyrone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyrone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
      • Tyrone is located in Livingston County
    • Hartland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Parshallville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parshallville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
      • Parshallville is located in Livingston County
    • Green Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
      • Green Oak is located in Livingston County
    • Brighton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
    • Whitmore Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitmore Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore Lake
      • Whitmore Lake is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitmore Lake <2>
    • Cohoctah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
      • Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
    • Oak Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
  • Macomb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walters, with the one closest to Walters listed first.
    • Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grays' Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays' Mills
      • Grays' Mills is located in Macomb County
      • Former names for Grays' Mills:
      • Clifton Mill
      • Clifton Village
      • Clifton
    • Miami ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miami. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
      • Miami is located in Macomb County
    • Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Mount Vernon is located in Macomb County
    • Crissmanville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crissmanville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crissmanville
      • Crissmanville is located in Macomb County
    • Shelby ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shelby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Macomb County
      • Shelby has also been known as:
      • Shelby Crossing
      • Shelby Station
    • Thorington ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorington
      • Thorington is located in Macomb County
      • Thorington has also been known as:
      • Thorington Settlement
    • Depew ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Depew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
      • Depew is located in Macomb County
      • Depew has also been known as:
      • Depew Siding
    • Washington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Disco ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
      • Disco is located in Macomb County
      • Former name for Disco:
      • Whiskey Center
    • Romeo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Shelby Village ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shelby Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Village
      • Shelby Village is located in Macomb County
    • Cooley's Corners ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooley's Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooley's Corners
      • Cooley's Corners is located in Macomb County
    • Prestonville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prestonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
      • Prestonville is located in Macomb County
      • Prestonville has also been known as:
      • Preston Corners
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walters, with the one closest to Walters listed first.
    • Allenton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
      • Allenton is located in Saint Clair County
    • Berville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berville
      • Berville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Lesterville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
      • Lesterville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Capac
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
      • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <2>
    • Riley Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Center
      • Riley Center is located in Saint Clair County
  • Shiawassee County
    • Byron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <2>
  • Washtenaw County
    • Salem
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Washtenaw County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walters, with the one closest to Walters listed first.
    • Brightmoor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightmoor
      • Brightmoor is located in Wayne County
    • Beech
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
      • Beech is located in Wayne County
    • Livonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Redford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
      • Redford is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redford <2>
    • Strathmoor ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strathmoor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor
      • Strathmoor is located in Wayne County
    • Plymouth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Highland Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
    • Hamtramck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dearborn Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Heights
      • Dearborn Heights is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,027 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn Heights <2>
    • Garden City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Westland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Harper Woods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Woods
      • Harper Woods is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper Woods <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walters, see our County-by-County Page for Walters.

Cemeteries Near Walters ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walters.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walters covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walters, with the one closest to Walters listed first.

  • Case Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sashabaw Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sashabaw Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sashabaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Berridge Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berridge Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berridge Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seymour Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seymour Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seymour Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Square Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Square Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Square Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shurter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shurter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shurter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ottawa Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterford Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterford Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterford Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Drayton Plains Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (383 more) ...
    • Perry Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lake Orion.
    • Oxford Twp. Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxford Twp. Cemetery
      • The Oxford Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oxford Cemetery

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 Walters in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walters.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Walters, with the one closest to Walters listed first.

  • Clarkston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Waterford is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <2>
  • Drayton Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drayton Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton Plains
    • Drayton Plains is located in Oakland County
  • Oxford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Oakwood is located in Oakland County
  • Pontiac
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Thomas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Thomas is located in Oakland County
  • Ortonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Goodison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodison
    • Goodison is located in Oakland County
  • Oxbow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxbow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
    • Oxbow is located in Oakland County
  • Four Towns
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Four Towns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Towns
    • Four Towns is located in Oakland County
  • Lakeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • Lakeville is located in Oakland County
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    • Davisburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rochester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • White Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
      • White Lake is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walters. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walters.

Newspapers Published in Walters ...

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 158 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walters.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walters, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walters.

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 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 Walters:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walters. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Walters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walters) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walters. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7639, Longitude: -83.3413       In this case, the coordinates for Walters have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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