A visit to the Allen Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Allen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Allen Cemetery:
41.9561, -84.7600
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Allen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Allen Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County<2>.
The county seat for Hillsdale County is located in Hillsdale. Hillsdale lies just to the east southeast of the Allen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Allen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Allen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Todd Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Todd Town Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town Cemetery
- Layton Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Layton Grave is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Grave
- South Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The South Allen Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Allen Cemetery
- Sand Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sand Lake Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake Cemetery
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Cemetery
- Dorris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dorris Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris Cemetery
- Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lake Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cemetery
- West Bacon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The West Bacon Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bacon Cemetery
- Shooks Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Reading Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The North Reading Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading Cemetery
- Bankers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bankers Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers Cemetery
- Sunset View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sunset View Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Quincy.
- The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #877 <5>
- King Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The King Lake Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Lake Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Litchfield Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saratoga Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Saratoga Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Cemetery
- Whig Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Whig Center Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Center Cemetery
- Boot Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill Cemetery
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Maple Lawn Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lawn Cemetery
- Willits Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Willits Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willits Cemetery
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Lake View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Case Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Case Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Case Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Allen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Litchfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Quincy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fisher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Reading
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mosherville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Steamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Trailtree Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Osseo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- North Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Coldwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Girard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Canada Shores
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Ray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Clear Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Frontier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Shadyside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Moscow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Hanover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Allen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hillsdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden
- Coldwater
- Hanover
- Hillsdale
- Jonesville
- Litchfield
- Montgomery
- North Adams
- Quincy
- Reading
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Allen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Hillsdale County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Allen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2419751 (Allen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2419751 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Hillsdale
- Est. Elev: 330 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Allen
- Location given for Allen Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9561111 Lon: -84.76
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Hillsdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Allen Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |