A visit to the Beckley 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 Beckley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beckley Cemetery:
42.2634, -85.2375
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beckley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beckley Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Beckley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beckley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Beckley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beckley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunset Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Dubois Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dubois Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois Cemetery
- Youngs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Youngs Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Battle Creek Cemetery
- Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1062 <5>
- Reese Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reese Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Cemetery
- Covey Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Covey Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Hill Cemetery
- West Leroy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Battle Creek.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1260 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Battle Creek.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1153 <5>
- Bedford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bedford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The North Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- South Leroy Congregational Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Haskell Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Haskell Home Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell Home Cemetery
- Ft. Custer National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Post Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Post Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Cemetery
- Lawler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lawler Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
- The Lawler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lone Pine Cemetery
- Territorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #917 <5>
- Spencer Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mather Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mather Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather Cemetery
- Newbre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holiday Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Holiday Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beckley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beckley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sonoma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Leroy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Beadle Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Battle Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Climax
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Joppa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Joppa is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Fort Custer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Level Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- East Leroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
- Brownlee Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Verona Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ceresco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Galesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scotts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pennfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Fulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- South Gull Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Yorkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
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 Beckley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beckley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Augusta
- Battle Creek
- Burlington
- Ceresco
- Climax
- Fort Custer
- Galesburg
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 Beckley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Beckley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #620970 (Beckley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #620970 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Battle Creek
- Location given for Beckley Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2633759 Lon: -85.2374919
- 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 Calhoun, 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- Beckley 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. |