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A visit to the Miner 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 Miner Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Miner Cemetery:

42.5498, -85.7422

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Miner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Miner Cemetery is located in Allegan County<2>.

The county seat for Allegan County is located in Allegan. Allegan lies just to the west southwest of the Miner Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Miner Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Miner Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Miner Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Blackman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Blackman Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackman Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Allegan and Otsego.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Allegan.
  • Hicks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
  • Hudson Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • South Martin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The South Martin Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Martin Cemetery
  • Round Andrews Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Round Andrews Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Andrews Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Round Andrews Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of Allegan.
    • The Round Andrews Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hopkinsburg Cemetery
    • Ingerson Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
    • Round Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #796 <6>
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • Poplar Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Poplar Hill Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill Cemetery
  • Allegan County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jewett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Jewett Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pine Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Pine Creek Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek Cemetery
    • Mountain Home Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mountain Home Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home Cemetery
    • East Martin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The East Martin Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martin Cemetery
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
    • Mallory Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mallory Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Cemetery
      • The Mallory Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Blackman Cemetery
      • Mallery Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #975 <6>
    • Trowbridge Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • St. Margaret Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Margaret Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Margaret Cemetery
    • Selkirk Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Selkirk Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk Cemetery
    • Bradley Indian Mission Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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 Miner Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Miner Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Watson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Watson is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Allegan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hopkins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Martin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Otsego
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shelbyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • South Monterey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South Monterey is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monterey
  • Bradley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bradley is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Plainwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hilliards
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
  • Hooper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hooper is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
  • Wayland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Neeley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Neeley is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
    • Doster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Doster is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
    • Alamo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Dorr
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Diamond Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
    • Kendall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Kendall is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Burnips
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Burnips is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
      • Former name for Burnips:
      • Burnip's Corners
    • Moline
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Moline is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
    • New Salem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • New Salem is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Gobles
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairieville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Prairieville is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville

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 Miner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegan County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Miner Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Miner Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Allegan 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 Miner Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #632447  (Miner Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #632447 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: Allegan
      • Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Martin
      • Location given for Miner Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.549755     Lon: -85.7422441
      • 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 Allegan, 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- Miner 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Allegan and Otsego. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <6>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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