A visit to the Mather 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 Mather Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mather Cemetery:
42.1736, -85.1986
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mather Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mather Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Mather Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mather Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mather Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mather Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- German Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The German Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Abscota Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Abscota Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abscota Cemetery
- South Leroy Congregational Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Athens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The North Athens Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Athens Cemetery
- Stimpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stimpson Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stimpson Cemetery
- Barrington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Barrington Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Cemetery
- Newton Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Newton Twp. Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Twp. Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- West Leroy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Old Burg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Burg Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burg Cemetery
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- Beckley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Beckley Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckley Cemetery
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak Cemetery
- Dubois Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dubois Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Northside Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northside Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Burlington Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newbre Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Spencer Mills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- South Fulton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The South Fulton Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton Cemetery
- North Sherwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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]<3> of the Mather Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mather Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Leroy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
- Joppa
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Joppa is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Sonoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- West Leroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Beadle Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Union City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Climax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Ceresco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Battle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Factoryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Fort Custer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Brownlee Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Verona Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- Scotts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Sherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sherwood is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Tekonsha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leonidas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Level Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Hodunk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg
(13 miles [20.9 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 Mather Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mather Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Augusta
- Battle Creek
- Burlington
- Ceresco
- Climax
- Fort Custer
- Galesburg
- Marshall
- Tekonsha
- Union City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Mather Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Mather Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2109292 (Mather Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2109292 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 280 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Leroy
- Location given for Mather Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1736111 Lon: -85.1986111
- 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 Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mather 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. |