A visit to the Banfield 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 Banfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Banfield Cemetery:
42.4717, -85.2942
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Banfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Banfield Cemetery is located in Barry County<2>.
The county seat for Barry County is located in Hastings. Hastings lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Banfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Banfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Banfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Banfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Iden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Iden Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iden Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- North Hickory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Charlotte Dewey Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Charlotte Dewey Grave is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Dewey Grave
- Day Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Dowling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dowling Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Cemetery
- Bedford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
- Checkered Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Checkered Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkered Cemetery
- Stony Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Stony Lake Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lake Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Brush Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Brush Ridge Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Ridge Cemetery
- Prairieville Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yorkville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Yorkville Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville Cemetery
- Bedford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
- Bedford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
- Assyria Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Assyria Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assyria Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Striker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Striker Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Striker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Banfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Banfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Banfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Cedar Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Hickory Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dowling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Delton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Gull Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Level Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Highland Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Yorkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Oak Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Prairieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Custer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Pennfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Battle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Verona Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- Hastings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Doster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Doster is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Brownlee Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Nashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hooper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hooper is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Neeley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Neeley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
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 Banfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Barry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Banfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Battle Creek
- Delton
- Fort Custer
- Hastings
- Nashville
- Prairieville
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 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 Banfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Barry 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 Banfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #620544 (Banfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #620544 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: Barry
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Banfield
- Location given for Banfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4717037 Lon: -85.2941698
- 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 Barry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Banfield 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |