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:
44.5842, -85.1698
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 Kalkaska County<2>.
The county seat for Kalkaska County is located in Kalkaska. Kalkaska lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north 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 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Garfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lodi Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lodi Cemetery is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi Cemetery
- Deibert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Deibert Cemetery is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- South Boardman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Fife Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Fife Lake Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife Lake Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Stittsville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Excelsior Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Excelsior Cemetery is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Cemetery
- West Branch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch Cemetery
- Moorestown Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Moorestown Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown Cemetery
- Northrup Grave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Northrup Grave is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northrup Grave
- Iilif Grave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Iilif Grave is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iilif Grave
- Milks Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Milks Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milks Cemetery
- Caldwell Twp. Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Caldwell Twp. Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Twp. Cemetery
- The Caldwell Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Caldwell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #209 <5>
- Maplegrove Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Maplegrove Cemetery is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplegrove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Lodi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Deibert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- South Boardman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sigma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
- Fife Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Angling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Angling is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Kalkaska
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moorestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Fletcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Walton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Walton has also been known as:
- Walton Junction
- Cutcheon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stratford is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Barker Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
- Tunk ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tunk is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunk
- Mabel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Manton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Devils Elbow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
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 Kalkaska County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kalkaska
- Lake City
- Manton
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 Garfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Kalkaska 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 #626654 (Garfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #626654 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: Kalkaska
- Est. Elev: 369 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithville
- Location given for Garfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.5841746 Lon: -85.1697728
- 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 Kalkaska, 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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |