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A visit to the North Plains 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 Plains Cemetery ...

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

43.0467, -84.9553

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

The North Plains Cemetery is located in Ionia County<2>.

The county seat for Ionia County is located in Ionia. Ionia lies just to the southwest of the North Plains Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the North Plains Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the North Plains Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Muir Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Muir Cemetery is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir Cemetery
  • Palo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Palo Cemetery is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Cemetery
  • Snows Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Snows Cemetery is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Cemetery
  • Lyons Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Lyons Twp. Cemetery is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Twp. Cemetery
  • Woodward Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Woodward Cemetery is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
  • Woodard Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Woodard Lake Cemetery is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Lake Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pewamo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pewamo Cemetery is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewamo Cemetery
  • Dalton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Dalton Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
  • Sunny Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Higbee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Higbee Cemetery is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • East Plains Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The East Plains Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Plains Cemetery
    • Hubbardston East Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • West Side Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The West Side Cemetery is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
    • Oakhill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oakhill Cemetery is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhill Cemetery
    • Tuttle Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle Cemetery
    • Keefer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Keefer Cemetery is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefer Cemetery
    • Spaulding Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Spaulding Cemetery is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Cemetery
    • Bloomer Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Bloomer Twp. Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer Twp. Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bloomer Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Carson City.
      • The Bloomer Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bloomer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #132 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the North Plains Cemetery.

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

  • Muir
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lyons
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Palo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Palo is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
  • Ionia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pewamo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Matherton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Matherton is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
  • Hubbardston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Woods Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
  • South Ionia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • South Ionia is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
  • Shiloh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Shiloh is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Butternut
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Butternut is located in Montcalm County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
  • Fenwick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Orleans
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Orleans is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Vickeryville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
    • Carson City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Westphalia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fowler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Portland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sheridan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Amsden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Amsden is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
    • West Sebewa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
    • Maple Rapids
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Crystal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Belding
      (14 miles [22.5 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 North Plains Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ionia County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belding
    • Belding lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the North Plains Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belding.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding
  • Carson City
  • Crystal
  • Fenwick
  • Hubbardston
  • Ionia
    • Ionia lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the North Plains Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ionia.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
  • Lyons
    • Lyons lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South (S) of the North Plains Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyons.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Maple Rapids
  • Middleton
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
      • Muir lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the North Plains Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Muir.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
    • Palo
      • Palo lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the North Plains Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
    • Pewamo
      • Pewamo lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the North Plains Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pewamo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewamo
    • Portland
    • Saranac
      • Saranac lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the North Plains Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Saranac.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac
    • Westphalia

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 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 Plains Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Ionia 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 Plains Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #633625  (North Plains Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #633625 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: Ionia
      • Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Palo
      • Location given for North Plains Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0466993     Lon: -84.9552817
      • 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 Ionia, 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- North Plains 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.