A visit to the Ford 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 Ford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ford Cemetery:
43.1181, -84.3847
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ford Cemetery is located in Gratiot County<2>.
The county seat for Gratiot County is located in Ithaca. Ithaca lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Ford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Ford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Elsie Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Fairfield Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fairfield Cemetery
- Chapin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapin Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin Cemetery
- The Chapin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fenmore Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2520977 <5>
- Fairfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Duplain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Duplain Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Ridge Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hufford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hufford Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hufford Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- The Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ovid Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #231348 <5>
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Collier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Union Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Union Home Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Home Cemetery
- Middlebury Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Middlebury Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury Cemetery
- Griffus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marion Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Marion Twp. Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Twp. Cemetery
- The Marion Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1619 <5>
- St. Theresa Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Ovid Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The South Ovid Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ovid Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Old Henderson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Old Henderson Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Henderson Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1250 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elsie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bannister
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chapin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chapin is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Fenmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Duplain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Ashley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Ovid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shepardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Henderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Smith Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Crossing
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Saint Johns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sickles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sickles is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
- Five Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Oakley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pompeii
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Edgewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Brant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Star is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- North Star has also been known as:
- Northstar
- Price
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Owosso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chesaning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Laingsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Perrinton
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
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 Ford 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 Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Bannister
- Brant
- Chesaning
- Elsie
- Laingsburg
- Maple Rapids
- North Star
- Oakley
- Ovid
- Owosso
- Perrinton
- Saint Johns
- Shepardsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ford 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 Ford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2562150 (Ford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2562150 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: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ovid West
- Location given for Ford Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1180556 Lon: -84.3847222
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ford 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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