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A visit to the Collier 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 Collier Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collier 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 Collier Cemetery

Lat:   43.1545°   (43° 9' 16")

Lon:   -84.5725°   (-84° 34' 21")

The Collier Cemetery is located in Gratiot County<2>.

The county seat for Gratiot County is located in Ithaca. Ithaca lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Collier Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Collier Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Collister Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collister Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Collister Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
  • Danley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Danley Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
  • Union Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Home Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • Hufford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hufford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hufford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hufford Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
  • Fritz Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fritz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fritz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fritz Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
  • Fulton Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulton Center Cemetery
    • The Fulton Center Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fulton Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Perrinton.
    • The Fulton Center Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fulton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #423623 <5>
  • Old Fulton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fulton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Fulton Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • North Star Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Star Cemetery
    • The North Star Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the North Star Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of North Star.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1037999 <5>
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
  • Hayes Road Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hayes Road Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
  • Maple Rapids Village Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Rapids Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Rapids Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Rapids Village Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Stoll Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoll Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stoll Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Lowe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lowe Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Richmond Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richmond Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Staton Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staton Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staton Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Staton Farm Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
    • Beechler Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beechler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beechler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beechler Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
    • Payne Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Payne Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
    • Prairie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Cemetery is located in Clinton County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Collier Cemetery.

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

  • Pompeii
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Eureka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Clinton County
  • Ashley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Perrinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
    • Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Maple Rapids
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
    • Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • North Star
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
    • North Star is located in Gratiot County
    • North Star has also been known as:
    • Northstar
  • Bannister
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Middleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Duplain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
    • Duplain is located in Clinton County
  • Ithaca
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
    • Ithaca is located in Gratiot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,744 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <6>
  • Saint Johns
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
    • Saint Johns is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,904 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <6>
  • Elsie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sickles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
      • Sickles is located in Gratiot County
    • Fenmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
      • Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
    • Edgewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
    • Shepardsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
      • Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
    • Fowler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Saginaw County
    • Carson City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
      • Carson City is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <6>
    • Hubbardston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
      • Hubbardston is located in Ionia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbardston <6>
    • Matherton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
      • Matherton is located in Ionia County
    • Ovid
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
      • Ovid is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <6>

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 Collier Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gratiot County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Collier Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Collier 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 Collier Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #623611  (Collier Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #623611 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: Pompeii
    • County: Gratiot         Elev: 204
    • Location given for GNIS #623611 (Collier Cemetery)

The official website for Gratiot County: www.co.gratiot.mi.us/

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 Gratiot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Collier Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1545, Longitude: -84.5725       In this case, the coordinates for the Collier 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>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.
<7>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.




 

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