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 ...
The Ford Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adams Cemetery
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Augusta Cemetery
- The Augusta Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Bailey Cemetery
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Boughten Cemetery
- The Boughten Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughten Cemetery
- Charleston Cemetery
- The Charleston Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Cemetery
- Comstock Cemetery
- The Comstock Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Galesburg Old Cemetery
- The Galesburg Old Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
- Gilson Cemetery
- The Gilson Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Howlandsburg Cemetery
- The Howlandsburg Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Indian Fields Cemetery
- The Indian Fields Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kalamazoo County Poor Farm Cemetery
- Lawler Cemetery
- The Lawler Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
- The Lawler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lone Pine Cemetery
- Territorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #917 <2>
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- McKain Cemetery
- The McKain Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park South
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
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- North Cemetery
- The North Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Galesburg.
- Riverside Cemetery
- Shafter Cemetery
- The Shafter Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Spencer Mills Cemetery
- Westnedge Park Cemetery
- Wheaton Cemetery
- The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Wolcott Cemetery
- The Wolcott Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
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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 Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Augusta
- Climax
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Comstock
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
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- East Cooper
- East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Eastwood
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Fort Custer
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
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- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Fulton
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Galesburg
- Highland Park
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Kalamazoo
- Level Park
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
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- Milwood
- Milwood is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oak Park
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
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- Oshtemo
- Parchment
- Pavillion Center
- Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Portage
- Richland
- Scotts
- Sonoma
- Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
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- South Gull Lake
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Springfield
- Vicksburg
- West Leroy
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
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- Westwood
- Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Yorkville
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
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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 Kalamazoo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Climax
- Fort Custer
- Galesburg
- Kalamazoo
- Parchment
- Portage
- Vicksburg
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 professional and volunteer 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 Kalamazoo 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 #626223 (Ford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #626223 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: Kalamazoo
- Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Galesburg
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Kalamazoo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ford Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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