A visit to the Laporte 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 Laporte Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laporte Cemetery:
43.4873, -84.1922
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Laporte Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Laporte Cemetery is located in Midland County<2>.
The county seat for Midland County is located in Midland. Midland lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Laporte Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Laporte Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Laporte Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laporte Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richland Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vasold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jacquith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Westside Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Cemetery
- The Westside Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Side Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1947 <5>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poseyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Poseyville Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poseyville Cemetery
- Richland Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Richland Twp. Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Twp. Cemetery
- The Richland Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hemlock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226857 <5>
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1653 <5>
- Arrance Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Arrance Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrance Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ovid Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ovid Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- The Owen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Owens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1336 <5>
- McCarty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Bacon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bacon Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Cemetery
- Braley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Braley Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braley Cemetery
- Catholic Poor Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saginaw County Poor Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saginaw Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Saginaw Twp. Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw Twp. Cemetery
- Lawndale Evangelical Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lawndale Evangelical Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale Evangelical Cemetery
- The Lawndale Evangelical Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawndale Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2290020 <5>
- St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980844 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Laporte Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laporte Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Iva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Iva is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Frost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Dice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dice is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
- Freeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Orr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orr is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Merrill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Shields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shields is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Ryan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ryan is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Midland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Paines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paines is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines
- Fisherville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fisherville is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Nelson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Amelith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Amelith is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelith
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakefield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
- North Wheeler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wheeler
- Kochville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kochville is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kochville
- Frankenlust
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Frankenlust is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
- Wheeler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Saint Charles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saginaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saginaw is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
- Former names for Saginaw:
- East Saginaw
- Saginaw City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <6>
- Carrollton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carrollton is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Zilwaukee city
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Willard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Porter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Porter is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Redstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Redstone is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
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 Laporte Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Midland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laporte Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Freeland
- Merrill
- Midland
- Saginaw
- Saint Charles
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 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 Laporte Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Midland 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 Laporte Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #630159 (Laporte Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #630159 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: Midland
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hemlock
- Location given for Laporte Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4872495 Lon: -84.1922058
- 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 Midland, 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- Laporte 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. |