A visit to the Griffith 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 Griffith Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Griffith Cemetery:
42.4153, -84.6197
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Griffith Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Griffith Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Griffith Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Griffith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Griffith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pope Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Springport.
- The Pope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pope UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969650 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Pierson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pierson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson Cemetery
- Pierson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pierson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson Cemetery
- Onondaga Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Onondaga Cemetery is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onondaga Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Onondaga Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Onondaga.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #358831 <5>
- Springport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Springport Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springport Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Tompkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tompkins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- The Rosehill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1539 <5>
- Plains Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Plains Cemetery is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Cemetery
- The Plains Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aurelius Cemetery
- Montgomery Plains Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Clarence Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Quakertown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Quakertown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Lincoln - Pomeroy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lincoln - Pomeroy Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln - Pomeroy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln - Pomeroy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Jackson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1589428 <5>
- Rives Junction Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker 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 Griffith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Griffith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Onondaga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkins is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Charlesworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
- Eaton Rapids
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Berryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Berryville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Petrieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Petrieville is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrieville
- Devereaux
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Devereaux is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
- Rives Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rives Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
- Duck Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Leslie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Parma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Leslie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Leslie is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leslie
- Kingsland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kingsland is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Rice Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Sandstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandstone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Arbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Potterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Charlotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Griffith Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Griffith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Charlotte
- Eaton Rapids
- Leslie
- Mason
- Olivet
- Parma
- Springport
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 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 Griffith Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Griffith Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2109905 (Griffith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2109905 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Onondaga
- Location given for Griffith Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4152778 Lon: -84.6197222
- 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 Jackson, 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 from Point A (ie- Griffith 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. |