A visit to the Gale 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 Gale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gale Cemetery:
43.6275, -86.1259
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gale Cemetery is located in Oceana County<2>.
The county seat for Oceana County is located in Hart. Hart lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Gale Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gale Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Gale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goodrich Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Goodrich Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich Cemetery
- Raul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Raul Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raul Cemetery
- North Ferry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The North Ferry Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ferry Cemetery
- West Hesperia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Christ the King Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walkerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Walkerville Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elbridge Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ferry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ferry Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Cemetery
- Otto Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Otto Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- East Hesperia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Huber Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Cemetery
- Abson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Abson Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abson Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Oceana Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodward Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Woodward Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
- Volney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Volney Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Genereau Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Genereau Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genereau Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Bull Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bull Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Cemetery
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 Gale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cobmoosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
- Cobmoosa has also been known as:
- Cob Moo Sa
- Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferry is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
- Hesperia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walkerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huber is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Elbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elbridge is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Aetna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aetna is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Shelby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Era
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rothbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reeman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reeman is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeman
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Holton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brunswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brunswick is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Fremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
- Former name for Fremont:
- Fremont Center
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
- Wooster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wooster is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
- Woodland Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Park is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Fern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Brookside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Bitely
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mears
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ramona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ramona is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Brohman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brohman is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohman
- Former names for Brohman:
- Dingman
- Otia
- Lilley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lilley is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
- Sitka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sitka is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Wiley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Wiley has also been known as:
- Wileys
- Carr
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carr is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Carr has also been known as:
- Carr Settlement
- McCumber Settlement
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 Gale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oceana County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fremont
- Hart
- Hart lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Gale Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hart.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Hesperia
- Mears
- Shelby
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Gale Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Oceana 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 Gale Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1619985 (Gale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1619985 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: Oceana
- Est. Elev: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walkerville West
- Location given for Gale Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.6275118 Lon: -86.1259003
- 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 Oceana, 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' (or 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- Gale 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |