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 Whitmore Lake (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 Whitmore Lake. 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 Whitmore Lake ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Whitmore Lake: Whitemore Lk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Whitmore Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whitmore Lake.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Whitmore Lake is primarily located in Livingston County. A portion of Whitmore Lake extends into Washtenaw 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 Livingston County: Genesee, Ingham, Jackson, Oakland, Shiawassee & Washtenaw.
Below are the counties that are near Whitmore Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitmore Lake:
- Livingston County (The home county of Whitmore Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitmore Lake, with the one closest to Whitmore Lake listed first.
- Hamburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Oak is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Lakeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pettysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pettysville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
- Pinckney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell
- Hell has also been known as:
- Hi Land Lake
- Highland Lake
- Hiland Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hell <1>
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Howell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chalkerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
- Chalkerville has also been known as:
- Chalkers Landing
- Kaiserville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kaiserville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
- Hartland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitmore Lake, with the one closest to Whitmore Lake listed first.
- Argentine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Argentine is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Fenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Linden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeside is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Bayport Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bayport Park is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Park
- Lake Fenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Fenton is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fenton
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitmore Lake, with the one closest to Whitmore Lake listed first.
- Stockbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Webberville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fitchburg is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Bunker Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Dansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitmore Lake, with the one closest to Whitmore Lake listed first.
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Trist
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Trist is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trist
- Fishville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fishville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Grass Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Munith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Norvell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norvell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
- Leoni
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leoni is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
- Lenawee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitmore Lake, with the one closest to Whitmore Lake listed first.
- Macon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitmore Lake, with the one closest to Whitmore Lake listed first.
- Milan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oakville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oakville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Azalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Azalia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitmore Lake, with the one closest to Whitmore Lake listed first.
- South Lyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wixom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Novi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Highland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Highland
- Walled Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glengary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glengary is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
- Highland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wolverine Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wolverine Lake is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,745 people
- Commerce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Commerce is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Clyde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shiawassee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitmore Lake, with the one closest to Whitmore Lake listed first.
- Byron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nicholson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholson is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitmore Lake, with the one closest to Whitmore Lake listed first.
- Emery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Barton Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Delhi Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dixboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
- Hudson Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Mills
- Ann Arbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ypsilanti
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield has also been known as:
- Pittsfield Village
- Chelsea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rawsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitmore Lake, with the one closest to Whitmore Lake listed first.
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Westland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Livonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Elm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elm is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Belleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beech
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Redford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Eloise
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eloise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloise
- Inkster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitmore Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Whitmore Lake.
Cemeteries Near Whitmore Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitmore Lake.
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 Whitmore Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whitmore Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitmore Lake, with the one closest to Whitmore Lake listed first.
- Whitmore Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Benedicts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hamburg Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Irish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas & Lowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (384 more) ...
- South Lyon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodruff Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Whitmore Lake had a population of 95 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitmore Lake, with the one closest to Whitmore Lake listed first.
- Rushton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rushton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushton
- Hamburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Webster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- South Lyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Oak is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Emery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Worden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Worden is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Pettysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pettysville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Delhi Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- New Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chilson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chilson is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilson
- Scio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scio is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio
- Dixboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whitmore Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitmore Lake.
Newspapers Published in Whitmore Lake ...
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 242 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitmore Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitmore Lake, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitmore Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Whitmore Lake:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Livingston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Ingham County
- Jackson County
- Lenawee County
- Monroe County
- Oakland County
- Shiawassee 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 Whitmore Lake, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitmore Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |