A visit to the Lawrence 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 Lawrence Farm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lawrence Farm Cemetery:
43.6639, -85.6306
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lawrence Farm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lawrence Farm Cemetery is located in Newaygo County<2>.
The county seat for Newaygo County is located in White Cloud. White Cloud lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Lawrence Farm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lawrence Farm Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Lawrence Farm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lawrence Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woodville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Woodville Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Cemetery
- Hungerford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hungerford Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungerford Cemetery
- Goodwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Goodwell Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwell Cemetery
- The Goodwell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goodwill Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #607 <5>
- Van Gilder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Van Gilder Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Gilder Cemetery
- Mt. Camp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Camp Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Camp Cemetery
- Whipple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Whipple Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple Cemetery
- Amish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Ladner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ladner Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladner Cemetery
- Highland View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barton Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Barton Twp. Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Twp. Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Merrill Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Merrill Twp. Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Twp. Cemetery
- Hillers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hillers Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillers Cemetery
- West Aetna Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The West Aetna Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Aetna Cemetery
- Pine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Pine Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cemetery
- Parkhill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Parkhill Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill Cemetery
- St. Anne's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Anne's Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anne's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anne's Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1162485 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Lawrence Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lawrence Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Big Rapids
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ramona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ramona is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hawkins is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Brohman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brohman is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohman
- Former names for Brohman:
- Dingman
- Otia
- White Cloud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Borland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Borland is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
- Bitely
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodland Park is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Lilley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lilley is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
- Riverview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chase
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aetna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aetna is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Croton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Croton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Morley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hersey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reed City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wooster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wooster is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
- Nirvana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nirvana is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
- Rustford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rustford is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
- Canadian Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Canadian Lakes is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Lakes
- Idlewild
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewild is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Chippewa Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pogy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pogy is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
- Marlborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marlborough is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
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 Lawrence Farm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newaygo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lawrence Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Big Rapids
- Chase
- Hersey
- Idlewild
- Morley
- Reed City
- White Cloud
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 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 Lawrence Farm Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Newaygo 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 Lawrence Farm Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2541876 (Lawrence Farm Cemetery (historical))
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2541876 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: Newaygo
- Est. Elev: 332 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woodville
- Location given for Lawrence Farm Cemetery (historical):
- Lat: 43.6638889 Lon: -85.6305556
- 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 Newaygo, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lawrence 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. |
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