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 Warren (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 Warren. 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 Warren ...
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.
Warren has also been known as: Cottageville.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Warren. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Warren.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Warren is located in Macomb 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 Macomb County: Lapeer, Oakland, Saint Clair & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Warren. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Warren:
- Macomb County (The home county of Warren)
- The following are listed by their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
- Center Line
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dalton Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Corners
- Van Dyke ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Van Dyke is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyke
- Spinnings ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spinnings is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnings
- Spinnings has also been known as:
- Spinning
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eastpointe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eastpointe is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastpointe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,720 people
- Former names for Eastpointe:
- East Detroit
- Half-Way
- Halfway
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastpointe <1>
- Plumb Brook ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Plumb Brook is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb Brook
- Plumb Brook has also been known as:
- Plum Brook
- Plumbrook Village
- Plumbrook
- Cady ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cady is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Cady has also been known as:
- Cady's Corner
- Fraser
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Run Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Run Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run Corners
- Saint Clair Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sterling Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eagle Poine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eagle Poine is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Poine
- Lapeer County
- Almont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monroe County
- Flat Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
- Madison Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hazel Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Royal Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Berkley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huntington Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lathrup Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Southfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
- Anchorville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
- Fair Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Perch Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Perch Point is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch Point
- Grande Pointe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grande Pointe is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grande Pointe
- Casco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Starville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Starville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
- Algonac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Peters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peters is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Belle River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belle River is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
- Allenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Allenton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Berville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Berville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berville
- Adair
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adair is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Washtenaw County
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
- Conners Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Conners Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conners Creek
- Harper Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
- Hamtramck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grosse Pointe Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grosse Pointe Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grosse Pointe Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grosse Pointe Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grosse Pointe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Detroit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Strathmoor ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Strathmoor is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor
- Brightmoor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brightmoor is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightmoor
- Dearborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Warren, see our County-by-County Page for Warren.
Cemeteries Near Warren ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Warren.
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 Warren - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Warren covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
- St. Clement Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clement Cemetery
- The St. Clement Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Line Catholic Cemetery
- St. Clements Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1589 <2>
- Warren Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Detroit Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Memorial Park
- The Detroit Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Detroit Memorial Park Cemetery
- Detroit Memorial Park East
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969938 <2>
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Immanuel Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Detroit Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984741 <2>
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ferndale.
- The Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beth Tefilo Emanual Synagogue Cemetery
- Nusach H'ari Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980536 <2>
- Machpelah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart of St. Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart of St. Mary Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart of St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Sweetest Heart of Mary 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Warren had a population of 178 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Warren had a population of 132,877 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
- Conners Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Conners Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conners Creek
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fraser
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cady ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cady is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Cady has also been known as:
- Cady's Corner
- Royal Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Highland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
- Clawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Utica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Utica is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,062 people
- Former names for Utica:
- Hog Hollow
- McDougalville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <1>
- Grosse Pointe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Southfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Detroit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Clemens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Clemens is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clemens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,013 people
- Former names for Mount Clemens:
- Big Springs
- High Banks
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Clemens <1>
- Birmingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Warren. See our List of 1890's Communities around Warren.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Warren ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Warren.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Warren. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Warren and those printed in the larger area surrounding Warren.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> of Warren.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Warren:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Macomb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lapeer County
- Monroe County
- Oakland County
- Saint Clair County
- Washtenaw County
- Wayne 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 Warren, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Warren) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |