A visit to the Fernwood 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 Fernwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fernwood Cemetery:
44.0144, -85.0186
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fernwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Clare County<2>.
The county seat for Clare County is located in Harrison. Harrison lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Fernwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fernwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Fernwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fernwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 1
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2 is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2
- The Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2 has also been known as:
- Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2555418 <5>
- Winterfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Winterfield Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterfield Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Harrison.
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Greenwood Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #642 <5>
- Watson Road Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Watson Road Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Road Cemetery
- Sylvan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Sylvan Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Cemetery
- Summerfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Summerfield Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Osceola County Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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- Old Township Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Township Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Township Cemetery
- Cherry Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Garfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Garfield Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Lake.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #303374 <5>
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- St. Athanasius Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orient Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Orient Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Cemetery
- Hatton Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatton Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hatton Twp. Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Allendale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245255 <5>
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frost Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Frost Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Twp. Cemetery
- Wilson Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Grove Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Grove 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 Fernwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fernwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lake George
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Gormer ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gormer is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormer
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chippewa Station ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chippewa Station is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Station
- Harrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Avondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Sears
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Former name for Lake:
- Lake Station
- Hatton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Allendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Orient
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orient is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
- Park Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Park Lake is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Vogel Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
- Evart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwick ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hartwick is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- McBain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Falmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brinton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dighton is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
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 Fernwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clare County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fernwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clare
- Evart
- Evart lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Fernwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Evart.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
- Farwell
- Harrison
- Marion
- McBain
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 Fernwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Clare 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 Fernwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2106904 (Fernwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2106904 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: Clare
- Est. Elev: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Temple
- Location given for Fernwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.0144444 Lon: -85.0186111
- 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 Clare, 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- Fernwood 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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