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A visit to the Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home Cemetery ...

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

42.4673, -85.6925

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

The Mountain Home Cemetery is located in Allegan County<2>.

The county seat for Allegan County is located in Allegan. Allegan lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Mountain Home Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mountain Home Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mountain Home Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Margaret Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The St. Margaret Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Margaret Cemetery
  • Pine Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pine Creek Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek Cemetery
  • Woodside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Woodside Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gun Plain Twp. Cemetery
    • Gun Plains Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #724 <5>
  • Ives Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Ives Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Cemetery
  • South Martin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The South Martin Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Martin Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Blackman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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<6> the communities of Allegan and Otsego.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Allegan.
  • Trowbridge Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Green Bower Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Green Bower Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bower Cemetery
  • Hicks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
  • Miner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Miner Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Alamo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Alamo Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Cemetery
    • East Martin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The East Martin Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martin Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
    • Mallory Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • 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 <5>
    • Earl Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Earl Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Cemetery
    • Hudson Corners Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kendall Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Kendall Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • East Cooper Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lindsey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery

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 Mountain Home Cemetery.

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

  • Otsego
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Plainwell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Watson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Watson is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Martin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Alamo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Doster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Doster is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
  • Neeley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Neeley is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
  • Hooper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hooper is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
  • Kendall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kendall is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
  • Shelbyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Allegan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • East Cooper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • North Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • North Lake is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
    • Hopkins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Westwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Parchment
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bradley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Bradley is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Gobles
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairieville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Prairieville is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
    • South Monterey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • South Monterey is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monterey
    • Kalamazoo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Richland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oshtemo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Highland Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Delton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wayland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hilliards
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards

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 Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Allegan
    • Allegan lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mountain Home Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Allegan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegan
  • Delton
  • Gobles
    • Gobles lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Mountain Home Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gobles.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobles
  • Kalamazoo
  • Martin
    • Martin lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mountain Home Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Martin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Otsego
    • Otsego lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mountain Home Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Otsego.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
  • Parchment
  • Plainwell
  • Prairieville
  • Wayland

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #632851  (Mountain Home Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #632851 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: 230 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Otsego
      • Location given for Mountain Home Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4672569     Lon: -85.6925173
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mountain Home 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>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.
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