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A visit to the East Gilead 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 East Gilead Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.7858°   (41° 47' 8")

Lon:   -85.0825°   (-85° 4' 56")

The East Gilead Cemetery is located in Branch County<2>.

The county seat for Branch County is located in Coldwater. Coldwater lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the East Gilead 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 East Gilead Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gilead Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gilead Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Hooping Corner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooping Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooping Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hooping Corner Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamestown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Knauss Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knauss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knauss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knauss Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Sorter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sorter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sorter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sorter Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Card Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Card Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Card Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Card Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Curtis Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Carlton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carlton Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Mill Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mill Grove Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Ammerman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ammerman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ammerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ammerman Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Snow Prairie Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snow Prairie Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Lake Gage Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Gage Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Gage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lake Gage Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Munday Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munday Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Munday Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Bronson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bronson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bronson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bronson Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Brown Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Family Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Lockwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Branch County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the East Gilead Cemetery.

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

  • Gilead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Gilead is located in Branch County
  • Jamestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Hatmaker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatmaker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
    • Hatmaker is located in Branch County
  • Orland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
    • Orland is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <6>
  • Canada Shores
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
    • Canada Shores is located in Branch County
  • Greenfield Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
    • Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
  • Fremont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Fremont is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <6>
  • Bronson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Batavia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
    • Batavia is located in Branch County
  • Angola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
    • Angola is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <6>
  • Ray
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Ray
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Coldwater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Brighton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in LaGrange County (IN)
    • Mongo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Matteson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
      • Matteson is located in Branch County
    • Fisher
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Fisher is located in Branch County
    • Trailtree Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trailtree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
      • Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
    • Burr Oak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
      • Burr Oak is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burr Oak <6>
    • Brushy Prairie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brushy Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
      • Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County (IN)
    • Clear Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clear Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
      • Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Fawn River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
      • Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Pleasant Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
      • Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • York
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for York. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Montgomery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Quincy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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 East Gilead Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Branch County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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 East Gilead 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 East Gilead Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2435444  (East Gilead Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2435444 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: Kinderhook
    • County: Branch         Elev: 296
    • Location given for GNIS #2435444 (East Gilead Cemetery)

The official website for Branch County: www.co.branch.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 Branch, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the East Gilead Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7858, Longitude: -85.0825       In this case, the coordinates for the East Gilead 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>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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