A visit to the Blythefield Memorial Gardens ...
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 Blythefield Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blythefield Memorial Gardens:
43.0759, -85.5681
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blythefield Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blythefield Memorial Gardens is located in Kent County<2>.
The county seat for Kent County is located in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Blythefield Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blythefield Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Blythefield Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blythefield Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Plainfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Plainfield Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Plainfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Belmont.
- The Plainfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Livingston Cemetery
- Plainfield Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1406 <5>
- Friant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Friant Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friant Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Rockford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rockford Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford Cemetery
- Old Rockford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Cannonsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cannonsburg Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg Cemetery
- Briggs Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Englishville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alpine Twp. Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Alpine Twp. Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Twp. Pine Grove Cemetery
- The Alpine Twp. Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alpine Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1417637 <5>
- Grand Rapids Veterans Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Veterans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Veterans Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Algoma Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Algoma Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lamareaux Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lamareaux Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamareaux Cemetery
- Fair Plains Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fair Plains Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plains Cemetery
- Findlay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Findlay Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Courtland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Courtland Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blythefield Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blythefield Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Northview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Belmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Comstock Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cannonsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edgerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edgerton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Forest Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Parnell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Parnell is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Sheffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Grand Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Grand Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Grattan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grattan is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kinney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
- Cedar Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galewood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Harvard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harvard is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Urbandale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Urbandale is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
- Lisbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Wright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wright is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Marne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Burlingame Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
- Wyoming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burlingame
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burlingame is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Clyde Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde Park is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
- Kentwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kent City
(13 miles [20.9 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 Blythefield Memorial Gardens. The following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blythefield Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Springs
- Grand Rapids
- Rockford
- Sparta
- Wyoming
- Wyoming lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Blythefield Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wyoming.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Blythefield Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Kent 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 Blythefield Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #621662 (Blythefield Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #621662 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: Kent
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockford
- Location given for Blythefield Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 43.0758606 Lon: -85.568086
- 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 Kent, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blythefield Memorial Gardens) 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. |