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A visit to the Higbee Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Higbee Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Higbee Cemetery (FG ID #2134977)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   43.5395°   (43° 32' 22")

Lon:   -85.3929°   (-85° 23' 34")

The cemetery is located in Mecosta County<3>.

As an estimate, the Higbee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Stanwood.

The county seat for Mecosta County is located in Big Rapids. Big Rapids lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northwest of the Higbee Cemetery .

Name Variations for Higbee Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Higbee Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Greenwood Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Higbee Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Holt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holt Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • St. Apollonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Apollonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Apollonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Apollonia Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • Rustford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rustford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rustford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rustford Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • Olin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Olin Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • Aetna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aetna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aetna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Aetna Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boyd Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • Altona Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Altona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Altona Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • Stanwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stanwood Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • Dickerson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickerson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
  • Hinton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hinton Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • Ladner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ladner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ladner Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
    • Amble Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Indian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
    • West Aetna Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Aetna Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Aetna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Aetna Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
    • Lakeview Village Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Morton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pine Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
    • Reynolds Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
    • Morton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morton Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
    • Rodney Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rodney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rodney Cemetery is located in Mecosta County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Higbee Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Higbee Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Borland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Borland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
    • Borland is located in Mecosta County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Borland
    • From the Higbee Cemetery to Borland
  • Rustford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rustford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
    • Rustford is located in Mecosta County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rustford
    • From the Higbee Cemetery to Rustford
  • Stanwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Morley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
    • Morley is located in Mecosta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morley <7>
  • Canadian Lakes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Amble
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Halls Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mecosta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecosta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecosta
    • Mecosta is located in Mecosta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mecosta <7>
  • Rodney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Rodney is located in Mecosta County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodney <7>
  • Howard City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
    • Howard City is located in Montcalm County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard City <7>
  • Coral
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Big Rapids
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rapids
      • Big Rapids is located in Mecosta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,408 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Rapids <7>
    • Remus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Riverview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Newaygo County
    • Six Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chippewa Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Croton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Croton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
      • Croton is located in Newaygo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Croton
      • From the Higbee Cemetery to Croton
    • Trufant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trufant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trufant
      • Trufant is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trufant <7>
    • Blanchard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <7>
    • Millbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
      • Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
    • Pierson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Paris
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Langston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Langston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
      • Langston is located in Montcalm County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Langston
      • From the Higbee Cemetery to Langston

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 Mecosta County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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:

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 #2519050  (Higbee Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2519050 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Stanwood
    • County: Mecosta         Elev: 303
    • Location given for GNIS #2519050 (Higbee Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2134977

The official website for Mecosta County: www.co.mecosta.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Higbee Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5395, Longitude: -85.3929    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Mecosta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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