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. 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 East Gilead Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Gilead Cemetery:
41.7858, -85.0825
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Gilead Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
- Hooping Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jamestown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
- Knauss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Knauss Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauss Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Sorter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sorter Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorter Cemetery
- Card Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Card Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Card Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Carlton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carlton Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Cemetery
- Mill Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mill Grove Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Ammerman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ammerman Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammerman Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Snow Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Snow Prairie Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Prairie Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Gage Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lake Gage Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gage Cemetery
- Munday Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Munday Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday Cemetery
- Bronson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bronson Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Brown Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Brown Family Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Family Cemetery
- Lockwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Cemetery
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)
- Gilead is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Hatmaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Orland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Canada Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Greenfield Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Fremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bronson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Angola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- 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)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Mongo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Matteson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Matteson is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Fisher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Trailtree Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Burr Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brushy Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Clear Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Fawn River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Pleasant Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- 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.
- Angola
- Bronson
- Burr Oak
- Coldwater
- Montgomery
- Quincy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Branch 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 East Gilead Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2435444 (East Gilead Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2435444 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: Branch
- Est. Elev: 296 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kinderhook
- Location given for East Gilead Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7858333 Lon: -85.0825
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Gilead 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |