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A visit to the Fritz 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 Fritz Cemetery ...

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

43.2189, -84.6150

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fritz Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Fritz Cemetery is located in Gratiot County<2>.

The county seat for Gratiot County is located in Ithaca. Ithaca lies just to the north of the Fritz Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fritz Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Fritz Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fritz Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Beechler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Beechler Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechler Cemetery
  • Hayes Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Hayes Road Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Road Cemetery
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
  • North Star Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The North Star Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the North Star Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of North Star.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1037999 <5>
  • Staton Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Staton Farm Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staton Farm Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Fulton Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fulton Center Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Center Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fulton Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Perrinton.
    • The Fulton Center Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fulton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #423623 <5>
  • Collier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Collier Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
  • Hufford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Hufford Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hufford Cemetery
  • Old Fulton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Fulton Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fulton Cemetery
  • Collister Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Collister Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister Cemetery
  • Ithaca Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Ithaca Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Danley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Danley Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danley Cemetery
    • Brady Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Brady Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Cemetery
    • Roosa Farm Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Roosa Farm Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosa Farm Cemetery
    • New Haven Center Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Payne Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Payne Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
    • Maple Rapids Village Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Home Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Union Home Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Home Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove 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 Fritz Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fritz Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Pompeii
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Perrinton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • North Star
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • North Star is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
    • North Star has also been known as:
    • Northstar
  • Middleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ithaca
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ashley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Maple Rapids
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • Eureka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Sickles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sickles is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
  • Edgewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Alma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Alma is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <6>
  • Bannister
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Sumner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sumner is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
    • Carson City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fenmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
    • Elwell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Louis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hubbardston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Duplain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Duplain is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
    • Elsie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Breckenridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Elm Hall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
    • Matherton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Matherton is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
    • Forest Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Saint Johns
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Riverdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Crystal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Butternut
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Butternut is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut

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 Fritz 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 Fritz Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Fritz 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 Fritz Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #626507  (Fritz Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #626507 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: 237 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pompeii
      • Location given for Fritz Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.2189201     Lon: -84.6149981
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fritz 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.