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A visit to the Homestead 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 Homestead Cemetery ...

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

44.6119, -85.9973

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

The Homestead Cemetery is located in Benzie County<2>.

The county seat for Benzie County is located in Beulah. Beulah lies just to the west northwest of the Homestead Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Homestead Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Homestead Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Weldon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Weldon Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Cemetery
  • Champion Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Champion Hill Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Hill Cemetery
  • Benzonia Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Brundage Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Brundage Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brundage Cemetery
  • Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Memorial Park is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
  • Joyfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Joyfield Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyfield Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Joyfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Benzonia.
    • The Joyfield Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Joyfield Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #821 <5>
  • Thompsonville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Thompsonville Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville Cemetery
  • Colfax Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Colfax Twp. Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Twp. Cemetery
    • The Colfax Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Township Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198382 <5>
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
  • New Inland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The New Inland Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Inland Cemetery
  • Old Inland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Old Inland Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Inland Cemetery
  • Springdale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Springdale Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Almira Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Almira Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira Cemetery
    • Platte Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Platte Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Cemetery
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • Gilmore Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
    • Blaine Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Blaine Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine Cemetery
      • The Blaine Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Blaine Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #125 <5>
    • Pleasonton Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleon Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cleon Twp. Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleon Twp. Cemetery
    • De Lorme Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The De Lorme Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lorme Cemetery
    • Lake Ann Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lake Ann Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann 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 Homestead Cemetery.

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

  • Honor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Platte River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Platte River is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
  • Beulah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Benzonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Thompsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wallin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wallin is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
  • Bendon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bendon is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
  • Nessen City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Nessen City is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
  • Henry ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Henry is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Copemish
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Griner Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Griner Station is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griner Station
    • Griner Station has also been known as:
    • Print
  • Humphrey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Humphrey is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Karlin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Karlin is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlin
    • Lake Ann
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Malcolm
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Malcolm is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Aral ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Aral is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aral
      • Aral has also been known as:
      • Otter Creek
    • Pomona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pomona is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Interlochen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jacktown ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jacktown is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
      • Jacktown has also been known as:
      • Osborn
    • Frankfort
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Elberta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pavlovic Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Pavlovic Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavlovic Corner
    • Harlan ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Harlan is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Arcadia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Empire
      (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 Homestead 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 Homestead Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Homestead 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 Homestead Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #628517  (Homestead Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #628517 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: 243 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Thompsonville
      • Location given for Homestead Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.6119449     Lon: -85.9973098
      • 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' (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- Homestead 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.