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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 Westacres (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 Westacres. 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 Westacres ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: West Acres.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Westacres 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 Westacres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westacres:

  • Oakland County     (The home county of Westacres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westacres, with the one closest to Westacres listed first.
    • Four Towns
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Towns
      • Four Towns is located in Oakland County
    • Union Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Lake
      • Union Lake is located in Oakland County
    • Orchard Lake Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lake Village
      • Orchard Lake Village is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,471 people
      • Orchard Lake Village has also been known as:
      • Orchard Lake
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Lake Village <2>
    • Oxbow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
      • Oxbow is located in Oakland County
    • Wolverine Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine Lake
      • Wolverine Lake is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,745 people
    • Commerce
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
      • Commerce is located in Oakland County
    • Keego Harbor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Glengary
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glengary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
      • Glengary is located in Oakland County
    • Sylvan Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • North Farmington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Farmington
      • North Farmington is located in Oakland County
    • Walled Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Drayton Plains
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drayton Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton Plains
      • Drayton Plains is located in Oakland County
    • Bloomfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Oakland County
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westacres, with the one closest to Westacres listed first.
    • Fenton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Lakeside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Genesee County
    • Goodrich
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Bayport Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Park
      • Bayport Park is located in Genesee County
    • Lake Fenton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fenton
      • Lake Fenton is located in Genesee County
    • Atlas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
      • Atlas is located in Genesee County
    • Linden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Argentine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argentine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
      • Argentine is located in Genesee County
    • Grand Blanc
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Burton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Davison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Gaines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westacres, with the one closest to Westacres listed first.
    • Hadley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Metamora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hunters Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
      • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
    • Dryden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
      • Dryden is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <2>
    • Almont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westacres, with the one closest to Westacres listed first.
    • Hallers Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
      • Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Green Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
      • Green Oak is located in Livingston County
    • Hartland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Tyrone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
      • Tyrone is located in Livingston County
    • Brighton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <2>
    • Whitmore Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitmore Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Hamburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <2>
    • Lakeland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Pettysville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
      • Pettysville is located in Livingston County
    • Howell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Howell is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,648 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <2>
    • Deer Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
    • Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chubb's Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
      • Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Oak Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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 Westacres, with the one closest to Westacres listed first.
    • Depew ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
      • Depew is located in Macomb County
      • Depew has also been known as:
      • Depew Siding
    • Shelby Village ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Village
      • Shelby Village is located in Macomb County
    • Shelby ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Macomb County
      • Shelby has also been known as:
      • Shelby Crossing
      • Shelby Station
    • Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Mount Vernon is located in Macomb County
    • Disco ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
      • Disco is located in Macomb County
      • Former name for Disco:
      • Whiskey Center
    • Dresden Village ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dresden Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Village
      • Dresden Village is located in Macomb County
    • Spinnings ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spinnings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnings
      • Spinnings is located in Macomb County
      • Spinnings has also been known as:
      • Spinning
    • Sterling Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Heights
      • Sterling Heights is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling Heights <2>
    • Utica
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,062 people
      • Former names for Utica:
      • Hog Hollow
      • McDougalville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <2>
    • Warren
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
      • Warren has also been known as:
      • Cottageville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <2>
    • Crissmanville ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crissmanville
      • Crissmanville is located in Macomb County
    • Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays' Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
      • Miami is located in Macomb County
  • Shiawassee County
    • Byron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westacres, with the one closest to Westacres listed first.
    • Salem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Washtenaw County
    • Emery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
      • Emery is located in Washtenaw County
    • Dixboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
      • Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
    • Barton Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
      • Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Ypsilanti
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Rawsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
      • Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
    • Ann Arbor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Delhi Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
      • Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
    • Dover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Washtenaw County
    • Hudson Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Mills
      • Hudson Mills is located in Washtenaw County
    • Dexter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Dexter is located in Washtenaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,706 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <2>
    • Pittsfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
      • Pittsfield has also been known as:
      • Pittsfield Village
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westacres, with the one closest to Westacres listed first.
    • Livonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Beech
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
      • Beech is located in Wayne County
    • Brightmoor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightmoor
      • Brightmoor is located in Wayne County
    • Redford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor
      • Strathmoor is located in Wayne County
    • Garden City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Westland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Canton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
    • Dearborn Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Inkster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Highland Park
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Eloise
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloise
      • Eloise is located in Wayne County

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

Newspapers Published in Westacres ...

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 187 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westacres.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westacres, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westacres.

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 Westacres:

Cemeteries Near Westacres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westacres.

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 Westacres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Four Towns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Commerce Village Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Commerce Village Burying Ground has also been known as:
    • Baptist Burying Ground
    • Commerce Burying Ground
    • Commerce Cemetery
    • Curtis Cemetery
    • Mascord Addition Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Commerce Village Burying Ground
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
  • Waterford Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterford Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterford Center Cemetery
  • Oxbow Lakeside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Commerce Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hosner Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hosner Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hosner Family Cemetery
  • Pine Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Walled Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walled Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walled Lake Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Crescent Hills Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (409 more) ...

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.<6>

While we didn't find Westacres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westacres.

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

  • Four Towns
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Towns
    • Four Towns is located in Oakland County
  • Commerce
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Commerce is located in Oakland County
  • Orchard Lake Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lake Village
    • Orchard Lake Village is located in Oakland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,471 people
    • Orchard Lake Village has also been known as:
    • Orchard Lake
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Lake Village <2>
  • Oxbow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
    • Oxbow is located in Oakland County
  • Walled Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Farmington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Farmington
    • North Farmington is located in Oakland County
  • Drayton Plains
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drayton Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton Plains
    • Drayton Plains is located in Oakland County
  • Wixom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
    • Wixom is located in Oakland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wixom <2>
  • Pontiac
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Waterford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Franklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Oakland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
    • Franklin has also been known as:
    • Franklin Village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
  • White Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Milford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Novi
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
      • Novi is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <2>
    • Farmington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westacres. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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- Westacres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westacres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6007, Longitude: -83.4279       In this case, the coordinates for Westacres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Westacres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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