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A visit to the Blossom Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Blossom Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blossom Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blossom Cemetery

Lat:   42.0158°   (42° 0' 56")

Lon:   -85.2739°   (-85° 16' 26")

The Blossom Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.

The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the northeast of the Blossom 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 Blossom Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blossom Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sherwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Factoryville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Factoryville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Factoryville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Factoryville Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Banta Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Banta Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
  • North Sherwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Sherwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Sherwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Sherwood Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Leonidas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leonidas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leonidas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leonidas Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
  • McAuley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAuley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAuley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McAuley Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Burr Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burr Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burr Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Old Burg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Burg Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • South Colon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Colon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Colon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Colon Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Matteson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matteson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matteson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Matteson Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • South Fulton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Fulton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Fulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Fulton Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Beard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beard Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Sprung Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprung Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sprung Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sprung Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Northside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Northside Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Laird Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laird Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laird Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Walker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Stimpson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stimpson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stimpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stimpson Cemetery is located in Calhoun County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blossom Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blossom Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sherwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
    • Sherwood is located in Branch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
  • Factoryville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Factoryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
    • Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Colon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
    • Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <6>
  • Leonidas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Athens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <6>
  • Fairfax
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Matteson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
    • Matteson is located in Branch County
  • Union City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fulton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Findley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
    • Findley is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Mendon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
    • Mendon is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendon <6>
  • Wasepi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasepi
    • Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bronson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hodunk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hodunk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
      • Hodunk is located in Branch County
    • East Leroy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Leroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
      • East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
    • Nottawa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nottawa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
      • Nottawa is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nottawa <6>
    • Burr Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
      • Burr Oak is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burr Oak <6>
    • Batavia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
      • Batavia is located in Branch County
    • Burlington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
    • Joppa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
      • Joppa is located in Calhoun County
    • Hatmaker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatmaker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
      • Hatmaker is located in Branch County
    • West Leroy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Leroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
      • West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
    • Centreville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
    • Coldwater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Girard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Girard is located in Branch County
    • Scotts
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
      • Scotts is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts <6>
    • Parkville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
      • Parkville is located in Saint Joseph County

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 Blossom 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 Blossom Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Blossom Cemetery:

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 Blossom Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2109296  (Blossom Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2109296 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Leonidas
    • County: Calhoun         Elev: 267
    • Location given for GNIS #2109296 (Blossom Cemetery)

The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhoun-mi.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Blossom Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0158, Longitude: -85.2739       In this case, the coordinates for the Blossom Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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