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A visit to the Green Briar 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 Green Briar Cemetery ...

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

44.7642, -85.8556

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

The Green Briar Cemetery is located in Benzie County<2>.

The county seat for Benzie County is located in Beulah. Beulah lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Green Briar Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Green Briar Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Green Briar Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wilson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
  • Lake Ann Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Lake Ann Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann Cemetery
  • East Kasson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The East Kasson Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kasson Cemetery
  • Almira Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Almira Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Linwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Linwood Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
  • Solon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Solon Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Cemetery
  • Round Top Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Round Top Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top Cemetery
  • St. Rita Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Rita Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rita Cemetery
  • Nash - Pettengill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Bland Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Cemetery
    • The Bland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jacktown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #126 <5>
  • Kasson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Kasson Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Burdickville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Burdickville Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville Cemetery
    • New Inland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The New Inland Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Inland Cemetery
    • Old Inland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Old Inland Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Inland Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Platte Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Platte Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Cemetery
    • Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Memorial Park is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
    • Brundage Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Brundage Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brundage Cemetery
    • Fouch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fouch Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouch Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary 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 Green Briar Cemetery.

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

  • Lake Ann
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Solon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Solon is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
  • Maple City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacktown ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jacktown is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Jacktown has also been known as:
    • Osborn
  • Burdickville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Burdickville is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
  • Platte River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Platte River is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
  • Interlochen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Isadore ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Isadore is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
  • Bendon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bendon is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
  • Hatchs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
  • Honor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Grawn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Greilickville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Greilickville is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greilickville
    • Bodus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bodus is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
    • Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Shalda Corners is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalda Corners
    • Empire
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Aral ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Aral is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aral
      • Aral has also been known as:
      • Otter Creek
    • Traverse City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bingham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Schomberg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
    • Glen Arbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Haven ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Glen Haven is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Wallin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Wallin is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
    • Karlin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Karlin is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlin
    • Port Oneida ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Port Oneida is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Oneida

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 Green Briar Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benzie County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Green Briar Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Green Briar Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Benzie 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 Green Briar Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #627285  (Green Briar Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #627285 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: Benzie
      • Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Maple City
      • Location given for Green Briar Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.7641663     Lon: -85.8556409
      • 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 Benzie, 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- Green Briar 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.