A visit to the East Plains 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 Plains Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Plains Cemetery:
43.0517, -84.8364
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the East Plains Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The East Plains Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Saint Johns. Saint Johns lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the East Plains Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the East Plains Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the East Plains Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Plains Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hubbardston East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- West Side Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The West Side Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
- Woodward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodward Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
- Pewamo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pewamo Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewamo Cemetery
- Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Spaulding Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Spaulding Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Cemetery
- Wager Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wager Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wager Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- North Plains Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The North Plains Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plains Cemetery
- Muir Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Muir Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir Cemetery
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- Lyons Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lyons Twp. Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Twp. Cemetery
- Beech Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Beech Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Cemetery
- Bloomer Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bloomer Twp. Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bloomer Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Carson City.
- The Bloomer Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bloomer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #132 <5>
- Palo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Palo Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Maple Rapids Village Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the East Plains Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Plains Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Matherton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Matherton is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
- Hubbardston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pewamo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fowler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Muir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westphalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maple Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Carson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Palo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palo is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Butternut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Butternut is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Perrinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Middleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vickeryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
- Ionia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woods Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
- South Ionia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Ionia is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Saint Johns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fenwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Crystal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pompeii
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Eagle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eureka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Sheridan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amsden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amsden is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
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 Plains Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East Plains Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carson City
- Crystal
- Fenwick
- Hubbardston
- Ionia
- Ionia lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the East Plains Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ionia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Lyons
- Maple Rapids
- Middleton
- Muir
- Muir lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the East Plains Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Muir.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Palo lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the East Plains Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Perrinton
- Pewamo
- Portland
- Saint Johns
- Westphalia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 East Plains Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Clinton 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 Plains Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #625245 (East Plains Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #625245 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: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 224 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hubbardston
- Location given for East Plains Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0516998 Lon: -84.8363886
- 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 Clinton, 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- East Plains 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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