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. 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 Collier Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Collier Cemetery:
43.1545, -84.5725
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collier Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Collister Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister Cemetery
- Danley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Danley Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danley Cemetery
- Union Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Union Home Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Home Cemetery
- Hufford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hufford Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hufford Cemetery
- Fritz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fritz Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz Cemetery
- Fulton Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fulton Center Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Center Cemetery
- 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 southeast 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)
- The Old Fulton Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fulton Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- North Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The North Star Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star Cemetery
- 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)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Hayes Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hayes Road Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Road Cemetery
- Maple Rapids Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stoll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stoll Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoll Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Staton Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Staton Farm Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staton Farm Cemetery
- Beechler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Beechler Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechler Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Prairie Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
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)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Ashley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Perrinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Maple Rapids
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- North Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Star is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- 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)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Ithaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elsie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sickles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sickles is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
- Fenmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Edgewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Shepardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Fowler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chapin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chapin is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Carson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hubbardston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Matherton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Matherton is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
- Ovid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Alma
- Alma lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Collier Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Ashley
- Bannister
- Carson City
- Elsie
- Elsie lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Collier Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elsie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Hubbardston
- Ithaca
- Maple Rapids
- Middleton
- North Star
- Ovid
- Ovid lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Collier Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ovid.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Perrinton
- Saint Johns
- Shepardsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Gratiot 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 Collier Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #623611 (Collier Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #623611 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: Gratiot
- Est. Elev: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pompeii
- Location given for Collier Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1544754 Lon: -84.5724932
- 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Collier 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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