A visit to the Colfax 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 Colfax Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Colfax Cemetery:
43.7581, -86.0728
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Colfax Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Colfax Cemetery is located in Oceana County<2>.
The county seat for Oceana County is located in Hart. Hart lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Colfax Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Colfax Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Colfax Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Colfax Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Troy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Troy Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
- Abson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Abson Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abson Cemetery
- Walkerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Walkerville Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville Cemetery
- Volney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Volney Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCumber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Indian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Goodrich Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodrich Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich Cemetery
- Mt. Malissa Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Malissa Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Malissa Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Elbridge Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carr Settlement Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Gregorys Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eden Twp. / Old Indian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #436 <5>
- Gale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Gale Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale Cemetery
- Genereau Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Genereau Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genereau Cemetery
- Raul Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Raul Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raul Cemetery
- North Ferry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The North Ferry Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ferry Cemetery
- Huber Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Huber Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Cemetery
- Lilley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Lilley Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Baldwin.
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake Cemetery
- Lake Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #866 <5>
- McPherson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Colfax Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Colfax Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Walkerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elbridge is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Cobmoosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
- Cobmoosa has also been known as:
- Cob Moo Sa
- Carr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carr is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Carr has also been known as:
- Carr Settlement
- McCumber Settlement
- Fern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Huber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Huber is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Woodland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodland Park is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Bitely
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lilley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lilley is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
- Wiley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Wiley has also been known as:
- Wileys
- Hesperia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brohman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brohman is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohman
- Former names for Brohman:
- Dingman
- Otia
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Marlborough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marlborough is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Walhalla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ferry is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
- Baldwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aetna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aetna is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Custer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Custer is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Former names for Custer:
- Black Creek
- Ferryville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <6>
- Tallman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tallman is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
- Tallman has also been known as:
- Weaver
- Shelby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ramona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ramona is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Idlewild
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Idlewild is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Scottville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scottville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Scottville has also been known as:
- Mason Center
- Sweetland
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <6>
- Meisenheimer Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pentwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Batcheller ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Batcheller is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batcheller
- Batcheller has also been known as:
- Turtle Lake
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 Colfax Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oceana County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Colfax Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hart
- Hart lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Colfax Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hart.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Hesperia
- Idlewild
- Pentwater
- Scottville
- Shelby
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 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 Colfax Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Oceana 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 Colfax Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #623604 (Colfax Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #623604 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: Oceana
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carr
- Location given for Colfax Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7580665 Lon: -86.0728455
- 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 Oceana, 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- Colfax 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. |