A visit to the Newago County Poor Farm 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 Newago County Poor Farm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Newago County Poor Farm Cemetery:
43.4672, -85.9133
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Newago County Poor Farm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Newago County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Newaygo County<2>.
The county seat for Newaygo County is located in White Cloud. White Cloud lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Newago County Poor Farm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Newago County Poor Farm Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Newago County Poor Farm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Newago County Poor Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Reeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Reeman Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeman Cemetery
- Sherman Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sherman Twp. Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Twp. Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Bull Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bull Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Cemetery
- Dayton Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Newaygo City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Newaygo City Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaygo City Cemetery
- East Hesperia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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- Holton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Holton Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton Cemetery
- Wilde Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilde Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilde Cemetery
- Bridgeton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bridgeton Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Cemetery
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Holton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Holton Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton Cemetery
- Ashland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Ashland Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of White Cloud.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987289 <5>
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] of the Newago County Poor Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Newago County Poor Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fremont
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fremont is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
- Former name for Fremont:
- Fremont Center
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <6>
- Bishop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Wooster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wooster is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
- Brookside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Reeman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reeman is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeman
- Brunswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brunswick is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Newaygo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aetna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Aetna is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Sitka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sitka is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Bridgeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Holton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Cloud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hesperia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huber is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Ramona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramona is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Croton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Croton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Sun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sun is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Riverview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Twin Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Newago County Poor Farm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newaygo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Newago County Poor Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fremont
- Grant
- Grant lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Newago County Poor Farm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grant.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Hesperia
- Newaygo
- Newaygo lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Newago County Poor Farm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newaygo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaygo
- White Cloud
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 helpful 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 Newago County Poor Farm Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Newaygo 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 Newago County Poor Farm Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2541873 (Newago County Poor Farm Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2541873 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: Newaygo
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fremont
- Location given for Newago County Poor Farm Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4672222 Lon: -85.9133333
- 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 Newaygo, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Newago County Poor Farm 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. |