A visit to the Merihew 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 Merihew Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Merihew Cemetery:
42.9295, -84.5664
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Merihew Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Merihew Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Saint Johns. Saint Johns lies just to the north of the Merihew Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Merihew Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Merihew Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Merihew Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alward Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Alward Lake Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alward Lake Cemetery
- South Bingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Georgia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Georgia Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- South Riley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The South Riley Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Riley Cemetery
- DeWitt City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The DeWitt City Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeWitt City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the DeWitt City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in De Witt.
- The DeWitt City Cemetery has also been known as:
- DeWitt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #375405 <5>
- Wilsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilsey Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey Cemetery
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rest Cemetery
- St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Stilson Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson Cemetery
- South Ovid Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The South Ovid Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ovid Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Frink Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Frink Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frink Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Boughton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Boughton Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Prairie Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Hurd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hurd Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd Cemetery
- Gunnisonville 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 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Merihew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Merihew Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Price
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Saint Johns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East DeWitt
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- De Witt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gunnisonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- Shepardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Clinton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duplain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Ovid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fowler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Lansing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Lansing is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Laingsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westphalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Edgemont Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- Eureka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Lansing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Lansing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maple Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Eagle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elsie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Ledge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Okemos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haslett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Bannister
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pewamo
(15 miles [24.1 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 Merihew Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Merihew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bannister
- Bath
- Bath lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Merihew Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bath.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- De Witt
- East Lansing
- Elsie
- Grand Ledge
- Laingsburg
- Lansing
- Maple Rapids
- North Lansing
- Okemos
- Ovid
- Ovid lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Merihew Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ovid.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Saint Johns
- Shepardsville
- Westphalia
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 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 Merihew Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Clinton 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 Merihew Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #632122 (Merihew Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #632122 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: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Johns South
- Location given for Merihew Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9294772 Lon: -84.5663729
- 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 Clinton, 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- Merihew 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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