A visit to the Alward Lake 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 Alward Lake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alward Lake Cemetery:
42.8925, -84.5717
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alward Lake Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alward Lake Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Saint Johns. Saint Johns lies just to the north of the Alward Lake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alward Lake Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alward Lake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alward Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Merihew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Merihew Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merihew Cemetery
- DeWitt City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The DeWitt City Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeWitt City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the DeWitt City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in De Witt.
- The DeWitt City Cemetery has also been known as:
- DeWitt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #375405 <5>
- Wilsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilsey Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey Cemetery
- Georgia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Georgia Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Cemetery
- South Riley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The South Riley Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Riley Cemetery
- South Bingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hurd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hurd Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd Cemetery
- Gunnisonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Stilson Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson Cemetery
- Boughton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Boughton Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton Cemetery
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- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Wacousta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1410 <5>
- South Ovid Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The South Ovid Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ovid Cemetery
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rest Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Frink Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Frink Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frink Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Blood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Blood Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alward Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alward Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- De Witt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East DeWitt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- Price
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Clinton Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Gunnisonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- Saint Johns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Lansing is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Bath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Edgemont Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- Shepardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Lansing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Lansing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laingsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fowler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eagle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ovid
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duplain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Grand Ledge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Millett is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Millett has also been known as:
- Milletts
- Okemos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haslett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Shaftsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
- Pewamo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Alward Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alward Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bath
- Bath lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Alward Lake Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bath.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- De Witt
- East Lansing
- Grand Ledge
- Laingsburg
- Lansing
- North Lansing
- Okemos
- Ovid
- Ovid lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Alward Lake Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ovid.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Pewamo
- Saint Johns
- Shepardsville
- Westphalia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Alward Lake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Clinton 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 Alward Lake Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #620037 (Alward Lake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #620037 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: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Johns South
- Location given for Alward Lake Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8925332 Lon: -84.5716501
- 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 Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Alward Lake 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. |
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