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A visit to the Ford Cemetery ...


The location of the Ford Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Ford Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ford Cemetery

Lat:   43.1181°   (43° 7' 5")

Lon:   -84.3847°   (-84° 23' 4")

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 .

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 Ford Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Gratiot County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Saginaw County
    • Fenmore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
      • Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
    • Duplain
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
      • Duplain is located in Clinton County
    • Ashley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eureka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Clinton County
    • Ovid
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
      • Ovid is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <4>
    • Shepardsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
      • Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
    • Burton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Shiawassee County
    • Henderson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
    • Smith Crossing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Crossing
      • Smith Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Saint Johns
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
        • Saint Johns is located in Clinton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,904 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <4>
      • Sickles
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
        • Sickles is located in Gratiot County
      • Five Points
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
        • Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
      • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
        • Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
      • Brant
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
        • Brant is located in Saginaw County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brant <4>
      • North Star
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
        • North Star is located in Gratiot County
        • North Star has also been known as:
        • Northstar
      • Price
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
        • Price is located in Clinton County
      • Owosso
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
        • Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <4>
      • Chesaning
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Laingsburg
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laingsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laingsburg
        • Laingsburg is located in Shiawassee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,283 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laingsburg <4>
      • Middletown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
        • Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
      • Perrinton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
        • Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
      • Maple Rapids
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
        • Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
        • 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.

    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.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Elsie Village Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elsie Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elsie Village Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elsie Village Cemetery
    • Old Fairfield Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Fairfield Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fairfield Cemetery
    • Chapin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Chapin Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
      • The Chapin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fenmore Road Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapin Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2520977 <6>
    • Fairfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
    • Eureka Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • Duplain Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duplain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duplain Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duplain Cemetery
    • Richmond Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richmond Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
    • Ridge Road Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hufford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hufford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hufford Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hufford Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ovid Village Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #231348 <6>
    • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Collier Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collier Cemetery
      • Union Home Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Home Cemetery is located in Clinton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Home Cemetery
      • Middlebury Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlebury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Middlebury Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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
        • The Marion Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Johns Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marion Twp. Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1619 <6>
      • St. Theresa Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • South Ovid Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Ovid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The South Ovid Cemetery is located in Clinton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Ovid Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Old Henderson Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Henderson Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Henderson Cemetery
      • Henderson Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Oakley Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1250 <6>

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

    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: GNIS record #2562150 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: Ovid West
      • County: Gratiot         Elev: 218
      • Location given for GNIS #2562150 (Ford Cemetery)

    The official website for Gratiot County: www.co.gratiot.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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ford Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1181, Longitude: -84.3847       In this case, the coordinates for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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