RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Michigan >> Eaton County >> Whaley Drain >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Michigan

The Commemorative Quarter for Michigan





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 Whaley Drain (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 Whaley Drain. 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.

Whaley Drain is located in Eaton 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 Eaton County: Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Ingham, Ionia & Jackson.

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

  • Eaton County     (The home county of Whaley Drain)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whaley Drain, with the one closest to Whaley Drain listed first.
    • Dimondale
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • West Windsor
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Windsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
      • West Windsor is located in Eaton County
    • Potterville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kingsland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
      • Kingsland is located in Eaton County
    • Waverly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Eaton County
    • Grand Ledge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Ledge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ledge
      • Grand Ledge is located in Eaton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ledge <1>
    • Petrieville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrieville
      • Petrieville is located in Eaton County
    • Needmore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
      • Needmore is located in Eaton County
    • Eaton Rapids
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Charlotte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gresham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Gresham is located in Eaton County
    • Stalls Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalls Corner
      • Stalls Corner is located in Eaton County
    • Chester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Eaton County
  • Barry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whaley Drain, with the one closest to Whaley Drain listed first.
    • Nashville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <1>
    • Woodland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
    • Maple Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
      • Maple Grove is located in Barry County
    • Morgan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Morgan is located in Barry County
    • Dowling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
      • Dowling is located in Barry County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whaley Drain, with the one closest to Whaley Drain listed first.
    • Duck Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
      • Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
    • Rice Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
      • Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
    • Marengo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
      • Marengo is located in Calhoun County
    • Albion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Pennfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
      • Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
    • Marshall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Marshall is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,923 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <1>
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whaley Drain, with the one closest to Whaley Drain listed first.
    • Clinton Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
      • Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
    • Eagle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gunnisonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
      • Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
    • De Witt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • East DeWitt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
      • East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
    • Bath
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
    • Westphalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Price
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Price. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
      • Price is located in Clinton County
    • Fowler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Saint Johns
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
      • Saint Johns is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,904 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <1>
    • Shepardsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
      • Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
    • Ovid
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
      • Ovid is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <1>
    • Duplain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
      • Duplain is located in Clinton County
  • Ingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whaley Drain, with the one closest to Whaley Drain listed first.
    • Edgemont Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
      • Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
    • Holt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in Ingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holt <1>
    • Lansing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Lansing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
      • North Lansing is located in Ingham County
    • East Lansing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
      • East Lansing is located in Ingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lansing <1>
    • Mason
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Mason is located in Ingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
    • Okemos
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Haslett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haslett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslett
      • Haslett is located in Ingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haslett <1>
    • Onondaga
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Meridian
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meridian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Ingham County
    • North Leslie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leslie
      • North Leslie is located in Ingham County
    • Pollok ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
      • Pollok is located in Ingham County
      • Pollok has also been known as:
      • Pollock
    • Leslie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Ionia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whaley Drain, with the one closest to Whaley Drain listed first.
    • Portland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • West Sebewa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
      • West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
    • Pewamo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lake Odessa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Odessa
      • Lake Odessa is located in Ionia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Odessa <1>
    • Lyons
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Muir
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Matherton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
      • Matherton is located in Ionia County
    • South Ionia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
      • South Ionia is located in Ionia County
    • Ionia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Campbell Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
      • Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whaley Drain, with the one closest to Whaley Drain listed first.
    • Springport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Berryville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Berryville is located in Jackson County
    • Tompkins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
      • Tompkins is located in Jackson County
    • Rives Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rives Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
      • Rives Junction is located in Jackson County
    • Devereaux
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
      • Devereaux is located in Jackson County
    • Pleasant Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
      • Pleasant Lake is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Lake <1>
    • Parma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
      • Parma is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <1>
    • Sandstone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
      • Sandstone is located in Jackson County
    • Woodville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Jackson County
    • Munith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whaley Drain, with the one closest to Whaley Drain listed first.
    • Parkers Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corners
      • Parkers Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Fowlerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Plainfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Livingston County
  • Shiawassee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whaley Drain, with the one closest to Whaley Drain listed first.
    • Shaftsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
      • Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
    • Laingsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laingsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laingsburg
      • Laingsburg is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laingsburg <1>
    • Perry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,075 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Morrice
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrice
      • Morrice is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrice <1>
    • Nicholson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
      • Nicholson is located in Shiawassee County

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

Cemeteries Near Whaley Drain ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whaley Drain.

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

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

  • Dimondale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dimondale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dimondale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pray Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Windsor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Windsor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Windsor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Skinner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skinner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skinner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Benton Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benton Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benton Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Potterville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potterville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potterville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Markham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Markham Cemetery
    • The Markham Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grovenburgh Cemetery
  • Deepdale Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Delta Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (276 more) ...
    • Strange Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strange Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pinch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Munger Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • West Windsor
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Windsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
    • West Windsor is located in Eaton County
  • Dimondale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Potterville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Packard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
    • Packard is located in Eaton County
  • Millett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
    • Millett is located in Eaton County
    • Millett has also been known as:
    • Milletts
  • Kingsland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kingsland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
    • Kingsland is located in Eaton County
  • Grand Ledge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Ledge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ledge
    • Grand Ledge is located in Eaton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ledge <1>
  • North Aurelius
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Aurelius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurelius
    • North Aurelius is located in Ingham County
  • Holt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Holt is located in Ingham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holt <1>
  • Lansing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Charlotte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Eaton Rapids
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • North Lansing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
      • North Lansing is located in Ingham County
    • Aurelius
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurelius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelius
      • Aurelius is located in Ingham County
    • Gresham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Gresham is located in Eaton County

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

Newspapers Published in Whaley Drain ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whaley Drain.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whaley Drain, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whaley Drain.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Whaley Drain:

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

The official website for Eaton County: www.eatoncounty.org/

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

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>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.
<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>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.
<5>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 Whaley Drain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whaley Drain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whaley Drain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6534, Longitude: -84.6764       In this case, the coordinates for Whaley Drain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025