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 Welcome Corner (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 Welcome Corner. 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 Welcome Corner ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Welcome Corner: Welcome Cor. (or less commonly used: Welcome Crn.)
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Welcome Corner 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 Welcome Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Welcome Corner:
- Barry County (The home county of Welcome Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Welcome Corner, with the one closest to Welcome Corner listed first.
- Hastings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Irving
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Irving is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Middleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cedar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Dowling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Maple Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Delton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prairieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Allegan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welcome Corner, with the one closest to Welcome Corner listed first.
- Wayland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hooper
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hooper is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Bradley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Shelbyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Neeley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Neeley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
- Moline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Moline is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Martin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dorr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hilliards
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hilliards is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
- Watson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Hopkins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Plainwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Salem is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welcome Corner, with the one closest to Welcome Corner listed first.
- Bedford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Level Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Oak Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Pennfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Battle Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Verona Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- Brownlee Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Fort Custer
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Beadle Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welcome Corner, with the one closest to Welcome Corner listed first.
- Eagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Westphalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welcome Corner, with the one closest to Welcome Corner listed first.
- Woodbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Vermontville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sunfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Little Venice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Little Venice is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Venice
- Carlisle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Gresham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gresham is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Mulliken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stalls Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stalls Corner is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalls Corner
- Needmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Bellevue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ainger
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Charlotte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ionia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welcome Corner, with the one closest to Welcome Corner listed first.
- Campbell Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
- Lake Odessa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elmdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- West Sebewa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Saranac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Ionia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Ionia is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
- Ionia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Orleans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Lyons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belding
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kalamazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welcome Corner, with the one closest to Welcome Corner listed first.
- Highland Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- South Gull Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Yorkville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Richland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Augusta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Cooper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
- Galesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parchment
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Alamo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Eastwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welcome Corner, with the one closest to Welcome Corner listed first.
- Alto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Segwun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Segwun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segwun
- Lowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dutton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Kentwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Ada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Carlisle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Cutlerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Grand Rapids
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Byron Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welcome Corner, with the one closest to Welcome Corner listed first.
- Jenison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Forest Grove Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Welcome Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Welcome Corner.
Cemeteries Near Welcome Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Welcome Corner.
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 Welcome Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Welcome Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Welcome Corner, with the one closest to Welcome Corner listed first.
- Leach Grave
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Carlton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Irving Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ingraham Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rutland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barnum Neighborhood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freeport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fuller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Barry County Poor Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hastings Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cheney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Welcome Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Welcome Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Welcome Corner, with the one closest to Welcome Corner listed first.
- Hastings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coats Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coats Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Grove
- Irving
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Irving is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Lake Odessa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elmdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Bowens Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bowens Mill is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Mill
- Cloverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Alto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Welcome Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Welcome Corner.
Newspapers Published in Welcome Corner ...
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 164 newspapers that have been published in the area around Welcome Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Welcome Corner, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Welcome Corner.
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 either 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 Welcome Corner:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Barry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegan County
- Calhoun County
- Clinton County
- Eaton County
- Ionia County
- Kalamazoo County
- Kent County
- Ottawa 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 Welcome Corner, 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- Welcome Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |