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 Wolf Crossing (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 Wolf Crossing. 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 Wolf Crossing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Wolf Crossing: Wolf Xing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Wolf Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wolf Crossing.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Wolf Crossing is located in Shiawassee 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 Shiawassee County: Clinton, Genesee, Gratiot, Ingham, Livingston & Saginaw.
Below are the counties that are near Wolf Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wolf Crossing:
- Shiawassee County (The home county of Wolf Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Crossing, with the one closest to Wolf Crossing listed first.
- Smith Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smith Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Crossing
- Henderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Burton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Owosso
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Corunna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laingsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Juddville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morrice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bancroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Crossing, with the one closest to Wolf Crossing listed first.
- Elsie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ovid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shepardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Duplain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Price
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Eureka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Saint Johns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bath
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East DeWitt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- De Witt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnisonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- Clinton Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Maple Rapids
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Crossing, with the one closest to Wolf Crossing listed first.
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Millett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millett is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Millett has also been known as:
- Milletts
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Crossing, with the one closest to Wolf Crossing listed first.
- Brent Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brent Creek is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Creek
- Duffield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Duffield is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Flushing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gaines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swartz Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Argentine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Argentine is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Beecher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beecher is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
- Clio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Farrandville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Farrandville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
- Flint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Morris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Linden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gratiot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Crossing, with the one closest to Wolf Crossing listed first.
- Bannister
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Sickles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sickles is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
- North Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Star is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- North Star has also been known as:
- Northstar
- Pompeii
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perrinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Ithaca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wheeler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Breckenridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Wheeler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- North Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wheeler
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Crossing, with the one closest to Wolf Crossing listed first.
- Haslett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Okemos
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Williamston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Lansing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Lansing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Lansing is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Meridian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Webberville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Edgemont Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- Lansing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pollok ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pollok is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
- Pollok has also been known as:
- Pollock
- Holt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ionia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Crossing, with the one closest to Wolf Crossing listed first.
- Matherton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Matherton is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
- Hubbardston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pewamo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Crossing, with the one closest to Wolf Crossing listed first.
- Cohoctah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
- Deer Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Fowlerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Midland County
- Ryan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ryan is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Crossing, with the one closest to Wolf Crossing listed first.
- Chapin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chapin is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Oakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fenmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Chesaning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Layton Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
- Luce ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Luce is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
- Saint Charles
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nelson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Lakefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lakefield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
- Burt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Orr
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Orr is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wolf Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Wolf Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Wolf Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wolf Crossing.
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 Wolf Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wolf Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wolf Crossing, with the one closest to Wolf Crossing listed first.
- Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old West Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Wolf Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wolf Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wolf Crossing, with the one closest to Wolf Crossing listed first.
- Burton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Henderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carland is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carland
- Owosso
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chapin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chapin is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Ovid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bennington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bennington is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Corunna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elsie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shepardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Kerby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kerby is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
- Kerby has also been known as:
- Kerby Mine
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Bannister
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wolf Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wolf Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Wolf Crossing ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolf Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wolf Crossing, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wolf Crossing.
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 Wolf Crossing:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Shiawassee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Eaton County
- Genesee County
- Gratiot County
- Ingham County
- Ionia County
- Livingston County
- Midland County
- Saginaw 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 Wolf Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Wolf Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |