A visit to the Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clear Lake Cemetery:
43.1264, -85.0945
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clear Lake Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clear Lake Cemetery is located in Montcalm County<2>.
The county seat for Montcalm County is located in Stanton. Stanton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Clear Lake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clear Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenop Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenop Cemetery
- Woodard Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodard Lake Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Lake Cemetery
- Fairplains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Snows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Snows Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Cemetery
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
- Potter's Field
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Potter's Field is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter's Field
- Palo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Palo Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Cemetery
- Sheridan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sheridan Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Cemetery
- Higbee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Higbee Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee Cemetery
- Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- South Sidney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The South Sidney Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sidney Cemetery
- Belding Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Belding Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding Cemetery
- River Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The River Ridge Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Vickeryville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Vickeryville Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville Cemetery
- Sidney Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Sidney Twp. Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney Twp. Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Otisco Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Otisco Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Cemetery
- North Plains Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The North Plains Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plains Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Clear Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clear Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shiloh
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Fenwick
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Woods Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
- Amsden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amsden is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
- Orleans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Palo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palo is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Sheridan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
- Belding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vickeryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Smyrna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ionia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Butternut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Butternut is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- South Ionia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Ionia is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
- Muir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lyons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbardston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crystal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matherton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Matherton is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
- Gowen
(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 Clear Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montcalm County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clear Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belding
- Carson City
- Crystal
- Fenwick
- Greenville
- Hubbardston
- Ionia
- Lyons
- Muir
- Muir lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Clear Lake 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 helpful 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 Clear Lake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Montcalm 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 Clear Lake Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #623435 (Clear Lake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #623435 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: Montcalm
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sheridan
- Location given for Clear Lake Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.126421 Lon: -85.0944571
- 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 Montcalm, 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- Clear Lake 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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