A visit to the Garfield 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 Garfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garfield Cemetery:
43.8611, -85.0144
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Garfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Garfield Cemetery is located in Clare County<2>.
The county seat for Clare County is located in Harrison. Harrison lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Garfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Garfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Garfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Brinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The North Brinton Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brinton Cemetery
- The North Brinton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brinton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1206 <5>
- Old Township Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Township Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Township Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Orient Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Orient Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Cemetery
- Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fork Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Osceola County Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Surrey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Surrey Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Fernwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sylvan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Sylvan Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Flake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Sherman City Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City Cemetery
- Hatton Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Hatton Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hatton Twp. Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Allendale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245255 <5>
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Strong Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Redman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Redman Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
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 Garfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Former name for Lake:
- Lake Station
- Chippewa Station ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chippewa Station is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Station
- Brinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brinton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton
- Orient
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orient is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
- Farwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake George
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Sears
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barryton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sherman City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City
- Hatton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Weidman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vernon City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vernon City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clare
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gormer ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gormer is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormer
- Evart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Beal City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beal City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
- Lake Isabella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
- Lake Isabella has also been known as:
- Lake Isabella village
- Allendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Harrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Pogy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pogy is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
- Chippewa Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Loomis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Loomis is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
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 Garfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clare County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barryton
- Clare
- Clare lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Garfield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clare.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Evart
- Evart lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Garfield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Evart.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
- Farwell
- Harrison
- Marion
- Rosebush
- Weidman
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 Garfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Clare 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 Garfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2106920 (Garfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2106920 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: Clare
- Est. Elev: 324 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake
- Location given for Garfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8611111 Lon: -85.0144444
- 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 Clare, 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- Garfield 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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