A visit to the Highland Park 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 Highland Park Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Park Cemetery:
42.9870, -85.0194
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Highland Park Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Highland Park Cemetery is located in Ionia County<2>.
The county seat for Ionia County is located in Ionia. Ionia lies just to the west of the Highland Park Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Highland Park Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Highland Park Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Park Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Oakhill Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhill Cemetery
- Tuttle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle Cemetery
- Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Higbee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Higbee Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee Cemetery
- Balcom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Balcom Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcom Cemetery
- Keefer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Keefer Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefer Cemetery
- Lyons Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lyons Twp. Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Twp. Cemetery
- Muir Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Muir Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir Cemetery
- North Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The North Plains Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plains Cemetery
- Snows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Snows Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Cemetery
- Woodard Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Woodard Lake Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Lake Cemetery
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- Letts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Letts Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Cemetery
- Steel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Steel Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Cemetery
- Brown Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Grave is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Grave
- Easton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Easton Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Cemetery
- Musser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Musser Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser Cemetery
- Pewamo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pewamo Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewamo Cemetery
- Greenop Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenop Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenop Cemetery
- Alderman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Alderman Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderman Cemetery
- Mathew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mathew Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathew Cemetery
- Spaulding Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Spaulding Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Palo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Palo Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Highland Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Park Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Ionia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Ionia is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
- Ionia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lyons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Muir
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woods Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Pewamo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Palo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Palo is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Orleans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saranac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Sebewa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
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- Matherton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Matherton is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
- Fenwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Westphalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hubbardston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amsden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Amsden is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fowler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Butternut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Butternut is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Vickeryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Odessa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Sunfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan
(15 miles [24.1 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 Highland Park 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 Highland Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belding
- Carson City
- Clarksville
- Fenwick
- Hubbardston
- Ionia
- Lake Odessa
- Lyons
- Muir
- Muir lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Highland Park Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Muir.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Palo lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Highland Park Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Pewamo
- Portland
- Saranac
- Sunfield
- Westphalia
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 helpful 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 Highland Park 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 Highland Park Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #628252 (Highland Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #628252 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: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ionia
- Location given for Highland Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.986977 Lon: -85.0194485
- 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 '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- Highland Park 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |