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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 Willow Run (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 Willow Run. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Willow Run is located in Washtenaw 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 Washtenaw County: Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Oakland & Wayne.

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

  • Washtenaw County     (The home county of Willow Run)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Run, with the one closest to Willow Run listed first.
    • Ypsilanti
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rawsonville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
      • Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
    • Dixboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
      • Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
    • Willis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Willis is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <1>
    • Pittsfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pittsfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
      • Pittsfield has also been known as:
      • Pittsfield Village
    • Stony Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stony Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
    • Ann Arbor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Emery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
      • Emery is located in Washtenaw County
    • Whittaker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
      • Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
    • Salem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Washtenaw County
    • Barton Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Saline
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
      • Saline is located in Washtenaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <1>
    • Delhi Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delhi Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
      • Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Run, with the one closest to Willow Run listed first.
    • Fishville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
      • Fishville is located in Jackson County
    • Waterloo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Jackson County
  • Lenawee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Run, with the one closest to Willow Run listed first.
    • Macon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Lenawee County
    • Britton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Britton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
      • Britton is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britton <1>
    • Clinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
    • Ridgeway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County
    • Tecumseh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
      • Tecumseh is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <1>
    • Deerfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Holloway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holloway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
      • Holloway is located in Lenawee County
    • Tipton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wellsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
      • Wellsville is located in Lenawee County
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Run, with the one closest to Willow Run listed first.
    • Whitmore Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitmore Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Green Oak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
      • Green Oak is located in Livingston County
    • Hamburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Lakeland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Brighton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pettysville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
      • Pettysville is located in Livingston County
    • Pinckney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinckney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
      • Pinckney is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,425 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinckney <1>
    • Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
      • Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Hell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell
      • Hell is located in Livingston County
      • Hell has also been known as:
      • Hi Land Lake
      • Highland Lake
      • Hiland Lake
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hell <1>
    • Chalkerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
      • Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
      • Chalkerville has also been known as:
      • Chalkers Landing
    • Anderson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anderson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Livingston County
    • Kaiserville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
      • Kaiserville is located in Livingston County
    • Unadilla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Livingston County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Run, with the one closest to Willow Run listed first.
    • Oakville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Monroe County
    • Milan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Scofield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
      • Scofield is located in Monroe County
    • Carleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Azalia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
      • Azalia is located in Monroe County
    • Maybee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Flat Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flat Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <1>
    • Grafton ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grafton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Grafton is located in Monroe County
    • Cone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
      • Cone is located in Monroe County
    • Dundee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <1>
    • Grape
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape
      • Grape is located in Monroe County
    • Steiner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
      • Steiner is located in Monroe County
    • South Rockwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rockwood
      • South Rockwood is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Rockwood <1>
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Run, with the one closest to Willow Run listed first.
    • Northville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • South Lyon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Novi
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • 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 <1>
    • Farmington Acres
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington Acres. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Acres
      • Farmington Acres is located in Oakland County
    • New Hudson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Clarenceville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarenceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
      • Clarenceville is located in Oakland County
    • Farmington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Quakertown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
      • Quakertown is located in Oakland County
    • Wixom
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • 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 <1>
    • Farmington Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington Hills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hills
      • Farmington Hills is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,017 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington Hills <1>
    • Walled Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Glengary
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glengary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
      • Glengary is located in Oakland County
    • North Farmington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Farmington
      • North Farmington is located in Oakland County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Run, with the one closest to Willow Run listed first.
    • Sheldon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Sheldon is located in Wayne County
    • Canton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Belleville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <1>
    • Wayne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Plymouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Romulus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romulus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
      • Romulus is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romulus <1>
    • Westland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Boston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eloise
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloise
      • Eloise is located in Wayne County
    • Garden City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Inkster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Willow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Willow is located in Wayne County
    • Livonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Willow Run ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willow Run.

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

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

  • Spencer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cloister Garth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cloister Garth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cloister Garth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Denton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union - Udell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union - Udell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union - Udell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Denton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cherry Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Comstock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comstock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Comstock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knollwood Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knollwood Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knollwood Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (407 more) ...
    • Free Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pray Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • 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.
    • Alban Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alban Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alban 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 Willow Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willow Run.

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

  • Ypsilanti
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Denton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Denton is located in Wayne County
  • Rawsonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
    • Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
  • Geddes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geddes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
    • Geddes is located in Washtenaw County
  • Canton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
    • Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
  • Willis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Willis is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <1>
  • Belleville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • Belleville is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,865 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <1>
  • Pittsfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pittsfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
    • Pittsfield has also been known as:
    • Pittsfield Village
  • Stony Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stony Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
    • Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
  • Ann Arbor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Whittaker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
    • Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
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    • West Sumpter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sumpter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sumpter
      • West Sumpter is located in Wayne County
    • Martinsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Wayne County
    • Worden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
      • Worden is located in Washtenaw County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Willow Run ...

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 239 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow Run.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Willow Run. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Willow Run and those printed in the larger area surrounding Willow Run.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<6> of Willow Run.

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 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 Willow Run:

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

The official website for Washtenaw County: www.ewashtenaw.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 Willow Run, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willow Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2573, Longitude: -83.5744       In this case, the coordinates for Willow Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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