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A visit to the Ionia County Poor Farm 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 Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery:

43.0417, -85.0250

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

The Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Ionia County<2>.

The county seat for Ionia County is located in Ionia. Ionia lies just to the south southwest of the Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Snows Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • 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 northwest)
    • The Woodard Lake Cemetery is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Lake Cemetery
  • Higbee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Higbee Cemetery is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Highland Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • North Plains Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The North Plains Cemetery is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plains Cemetery
  • Oakhill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oakhill Cemetery is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhill Cemetery
  • Palo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Palo Cemetery is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Cemetery
  • Muir Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Muir Cemetery is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir Cemetery
  • Clear Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Clear Lake Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake Cemetery
  • Greenop Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greenop Cemetery is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenop Cemetery
  • Balcom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Balcom Cemetery is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcom Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 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
    • Lyons Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lyons Twp. Cemetery is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Twp. Cemetery
    • Sunny Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
    • 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
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Woodward Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Woodward Cemetery is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
    • Dalton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dalton Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
    • Greene Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Keefer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Keefer Cemetery is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefer Cemetery
    • Pewamo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Pewamo Cemetery is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewamo Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Woods Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
  • Ionia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • South Ionia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Ionia is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
  • Lyons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Muir
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Palo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Palo is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
  • Shiloh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shiloh is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Orleans
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Orleans is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Fenwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
  • Pewamo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Matherton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Matherton is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
  • Hubbardston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Amsden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Amsden is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
    • Vickeryville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
    • Belding
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Butternut
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Butternut is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
    • Sheridan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Saranac
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Carson City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Smyrna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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
    • Portland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Westphalia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka Place
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
    • Fowler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Greenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Ionia County Poor Farm 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 Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belding
    • Belding lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belding.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding
  • Carson City
  • Fenwick
    • Fenwick lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fenwick.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
  • Greenville
  • Hubbardston
  • Ionia
    • Ionia lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ionia.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
  • Lyons
    • Lyons lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyons.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Muir
    • Muir lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Muir.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
  • Palo
    • Palo lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
  • Pewamo
    • Pewamo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pewamo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewamo
  • Portland
    • Portland lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Portland.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Saranac
    • Saranac lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Saranac.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac
  • Westphalia

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 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 Ionia County Poor Farm 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 Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2581772  (Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2581772 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: 244 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Shiloh
      • Location given for Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0416667     Lon: -85.025
      • 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' (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- Ionia County Poor Farm 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.