A visit to the Maple Grove 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 Maple Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maple Grove Cemetery:
42.2631, -85.5300
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County<2>.
The county seat for Kalamazoo County is located in Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo lies just to the northwest of the Maple Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Maple Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Maple Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maple Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park South
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Fields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Indian Fields Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Fields Cemetery
- Comstock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Comstock Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westnedge Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wheaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jewish Mountain Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mountain Home Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home Cemetery
- Dry Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dry Prairie Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prairie Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kalamazoo County Poor Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Portage Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Galesburg Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Galesburg Old Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg Old Cemetery
- Shafter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shafter Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter Cemetery
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park North
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Genesee Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Charleston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Charleston Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Galesburg.
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Maple Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maple Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Milwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Milwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwood
- Comstock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Eastwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Kalamazoo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pavillion Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
- Parchment
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Portage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Galesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- East Cooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
- Scotts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oshtemo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vicksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Climax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Augusta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- South Gull Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Highland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Schoolcraft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Custer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Alamo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- West Leroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
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 Maple Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kalamazoo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maple Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Climax
- Fort Custer
- Galesburg
- Kalamazoo
- Parchment
- Plainwell
- Portage
- Schoolcraft
- Vicksburg
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 websites either 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 Maple Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Kalamazoo 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 Maple Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #631431 (Maple Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #631431 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: Kalamazoo
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kalamazoo
- Location given for Maple Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2630976 Lon: -85.5300036
- 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 Kalamazoo, 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- Maple Grove 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. |