A visit to the Higbee 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 Higbee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Higbee Cemetery:
43.0384, -85.0870
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Higbee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Higbee Cemetery is located in Ionia County<2>.
The county seat for Ionia County is located in Ionia. Ionia lies just to the south southeast of the Higbee Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Higbee Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Higbee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Higbee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenop Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenop Cemetery
- Oakhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oakhill Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhill Cemetery
- Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Snows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Snows Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Cemetery
- Woodard Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodard Lake Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Lake Cemetery
- Easton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Easton Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greene Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greene Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Belding.
- The Greene Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1117465 <5>
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Clear Lake Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake Cemetery
- Balcom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Balcom Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcom Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Tuttle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle Cemetery
- North Plains Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The North Plains Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plains Cemetery
- Belding Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Belding Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding Cemetery
- River Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The River Ridge Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Muir Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Muir Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir Cemetery
- Palo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Palo Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Cemetery
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Higbee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Higbee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woods Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
- Ionia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Orleans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- South Ionia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Ionia is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
- Shiloh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Muir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Palo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palo is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Fenwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Amsden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Amsden is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
- Saranac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Smyrna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eureka Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
- Pewamo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Matherton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Matherton is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
- Hubbardston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vickeryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
- Sheridan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Sebewa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Butternut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Butternut is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Portland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Higbee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ionia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Higbee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belding
- Fenwick
- Greenville
- Hubbardston
- Ionia
- Lowell
- Lyons
- Muir
- Muir lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Higbee Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Muir.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
- Palo
- Palo lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Higbee Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Pewamo
- Portland
- Saranac
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 professional and volunteer 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 Higbee Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Ionia 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 Higbee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #628217 (Higbee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #628217 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: Ionia
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shiloh
- Location given for Higbee Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0383655 Lon: -85.0869533
- 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 Ionia, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Higbee 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. |