A visit to the Maple River 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 River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maple River Cemetery:
42.9373, -84.1447
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Maple River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Maple River Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County<2>.
The county seat for Shiawassee County is located in Corunna. Corunna lies just to the north northeast of the Maple River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Maple River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Maple River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maple River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Shiawassee County Poor Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Pine Tree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Tree Cemetery is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Cemetery
- Alton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Alton Cemetery is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Howard Cemetery is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Cord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cord Cemetery is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord Cemetery
- Fremont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fremont Cemetery is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Cemetery
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- Topping Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Topping Cemetery is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topping Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Carson Cemetery is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Bethemy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethemy Cemetery is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethemy Cemetery
- Gaylord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Gaylord Cemetery is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord Cemetery
- Chalker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Chalker Cemetery is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalker Cemetery
- Yerian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Yerian Cemetery is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerian Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Maple River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maple River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Middletown is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Corunna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Owosso
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Owosso is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <6>
- Newburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Bancroft
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Morrice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smith Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Crossing is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Crossing
- Perry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Perry is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,075 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <6>
- Durand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Durand is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <6>
- Burton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Laingsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shaftsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shaftsburg is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
- Nicholson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nicholson is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Duffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Duffield is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Lennon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Juddville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Juddville is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
- Byron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Byron is also located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <6>
- Gaines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ovid
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shiawassee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maple River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byron
- Corunna
- Durand
- Laingsburg
- Oakley
- Ovid
- Ovid lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Maple River Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ovid.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Owosso
- Perry
- Perry lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Maple River Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Shepardsville
- Vernon
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 Maple River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Shiawassee 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 River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #631493 (Maple River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #631493 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: Shiawassee
- Est. Elev: 248 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owosso South
- Location given for Maple River Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9372513 Lon: -84.1446896
- 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 Shiawassee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maple River 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. |