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A visit to the North Ferry 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 North Ferry Cemetery ...

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

43.6281, -86.1928

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

The North Ferry Cemetery is located in Oceana County<2>.

The county seat for Oceana County is located in Hart. Hart lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the North Ferry Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the North Ferry Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the North Ferry Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Gale Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale Cemetery
  • Goodrich Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Goodrich Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich Cemetery
  • Elbridge Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Elbridge Twp. Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge Twp. Cemetery
  • Oceana Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Oceana Center Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceana Center Cemetery
  • Ferry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ferry Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
  • Otto Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Otto Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto Cemetery
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
  • Genereau Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Genereau Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genereau Cemetery
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Walkerville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Walkerville Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville Cemetery
    • Indian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • Randall Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Randall Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
    • Woodward Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Woodward Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
    • West Hesperia Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The West Hesperia Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hesperia Cemetery
    • Christ the King Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • South Hart Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The South Hart Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hart Cemetery
    • First Shelby Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The First Shelby Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Shelby Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • New Era Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Era Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era Cemetery
    • Abson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Abson Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abson Cemetery

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 North Ferry Cemetery.

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

  • Cobmoosa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
    • Cobmoosa has also been known as:
    • Cob Moo Sa
  • Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ferry is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
  • Elbridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Elbridge is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
  • Walkerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hesperia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Era
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Huber
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Huber is located in Newaygo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
  • Hart
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hart is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <5>
  • Rothbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mears
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Aetna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Aetna is located in Newaygo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Holton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Brunswick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Brunswick is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Reeman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Reeman is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeman
    • Pentwater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fern
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Fern is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
      • Fern has also been known as:
      • Adamsville
    • French Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • French Town is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
    • Camp Claybanks ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Camp Claybanks is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Claybanks
    • Wiley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Wiley is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
      • Wiley has also been known as:
      • Wileys
    • Fremont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <5>
    • Montague
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitehall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakewood Club
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Lakewood Club is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Club
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
    • Brookside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookside is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Wooster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wooster is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
    • Woodland Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Woodland Park is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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 North Ferry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oceana County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Fremont
  • Hart
    • Hart lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the North Ferry Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hart.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
  • Hesperia
  • Mears
    • Mears lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the North Ferry Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mears.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears
  • Montague
  • Pentwater
  • Shelby
  • Whitehall

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 North Ferry Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Oceana 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 North Ferry Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1621041  (North Ferry Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1621041 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: Oceana
      • Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Walkerville West
      • Location given for North Ferry Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.6280662     Lon: -86.1928472
      • 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 Oceana, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Ferry 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.