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A visit to the Indian 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 Indian Cemetery ...

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

43.7144, -86.2033

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

The Indian Cemetery is located in Oceana County<2>.

The county seat for Oceana County is located in Hart. Hart lies just to the west of the Indian Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Indian Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Indian Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Indian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
  • Genereau Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Genereau Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genereau Cemetery
  • Elbridge Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Elbridge Twp. Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge Twp. Cemetery
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
  • Walkerville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Walkerville Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville Cemetery
  • Mt. Malissa Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Malissa Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Malissa Cemetery
  • Randall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Randall Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
  • Raul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Raul Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raul Cemetery
  • North Ferry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The North Ferry Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ferry Cemetery
  • Goodrich Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Goodrich Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich Cemetery
  • Oceana Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oceana Center Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceana Center Cemetery
  • Abson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Abson Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Eden Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Eden Cemetery is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
      • The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Eden Twp. / Old Indian Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #436 <5>
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • North Hart Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The North Hart Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hart Cemetery
    • Gale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gale Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale Cemetery
    • Colfax Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Colfax Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
    • Smith Corners Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Smith Corners Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Corners Cemetery
    • Lever Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Lever Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever Cemetery
    • Hart Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • South Hart Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The South Hart Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hart Cemetery

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]<3> of the Indian Cemetery.

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

  • Elbridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Elbridge is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
  • Cobmoosa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
    • Cobmoosa has also been known as:
    • Cob Moo Sa
  • Walkerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hart is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <6>
  • Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ferry is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
  • Fern
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fern is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
    • Fern has also been known as:
    • Adamsville
  • Shelby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wiley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Wiley is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
    • Wiley has also been known as:
    • Wileys
  • Mears
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • New Era
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hesperia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Huber
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Huber is located in Newaygo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Pentwater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • French Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • French Town is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
    • Carr
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Carr is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
      • Carr has also been known as:
      • Carr Settlement
      • McCumber Settlement
    • Meisenheimer Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Meisenheimer Corners is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meisenheimer Corners
    • Rothbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Custer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Custer is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Former names for Custer:
      • Black Creek
      • Ferryville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <6>
    • Walhalla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Scottville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Scottville is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
      • Scottville has also been known as:
      • Mason Center
      • Sweetland
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <6>
    • Amber
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Amber is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
      • Amber has also been known as:
      • Slaughtburg
    • Aetna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Aetna is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
    • Woodland Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Woodland Park is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Bitely
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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 Indian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oceana County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Indian Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Oceana 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 Indian Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2515850  (Indian Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2515850 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: Oceana
      • Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Walkerville West
      • Location given for Indian Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.7144444     Lon: -86.2033333
      • 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 Oceana, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Indian 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.