A visit to the Belding 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 Belding Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Belding Cemetery:
43.0883, -85.2233
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Belding Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Belding Cemetery is located in Ionia County<2>.
The county seat for Ionia County is located in Ionia. Ionia lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Belding Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Belding Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Belding Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Belding Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Otisco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Otisco Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greene Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Belding.
- The Greene Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1117465 <5>
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Greenop Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenop Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- Ashley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Fairplains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairplains Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains Cemetery
- The Fairplains Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fair Plains Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989570 <5>
- West Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Marble Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Easton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Easton Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Higbee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Higbee Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee Cemetery
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Clear Lake Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake Cemetery
- Potter's Field
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Potter's Field is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter's Field
- Grattan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Grattan Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan Cemetery
- Alton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- Fallass Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fallass Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallass Cemetery
- Pinckney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pinckney Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney Cemetery
- Woodard Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Woodard Lake Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Lake 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 Belding Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Belding Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belding
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
- Woods Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
- Shiloh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Amsden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amsden is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
- Grattan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grattan is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
- Fenwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Parnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Parnell is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Saranac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ionia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gowen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Ionia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Ionia is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
- Sheridan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cannonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Segwun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Segwun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segwun
- Palo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Palo is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harvard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harvard is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Vickeryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
- Lyons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Muir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Langston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Langston is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Sheffield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
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 Belding Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ionia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Belding Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belding
- Fenwick
- Greenville
- Ionia
- Lowell
- Lyons
- Lyons lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Belding Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyons.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Muir
- Muir lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Belding Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Muir.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
- Palo
- Saranac
- Stanton
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 Belding Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Ionia 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 Belding Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2581787 (Belding Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2581787 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: Ionia
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belding
- Location given for Belding Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0883333 Lon: -85.2233333
- 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 Ionia, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belding 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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