A visit to the Old Township 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 Old Township Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Township Cemetery:
43.9006, -84.9294
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Township Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Township Cemetery is located in Clare County<2>.
The county seat for Clare County is located in Harrison. Harrison lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Old Township Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Township Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Old Township Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Township Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Garfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Garfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Garfield Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Lake.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #303374 <5>
- Surrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Surrey Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey Cemetery
- Hatton Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hatton Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hatton Twp. Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Allendale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245255 <5>
- North Brinton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The North Brinton Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brinton Cemetery
- The North Brinton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brinton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1206 <5>
- Fernwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- St. Cecilia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Cecilia Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cecilia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Cecilia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Clare.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188971 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Harrison.
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Greenwood Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #642 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherry Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Clare.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #614702 <5>
- Wood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Ott Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Ott Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- St. Athanasius Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orient Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Orient Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
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]<3> of the Old Township Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Township Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lake George
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Former name for Lake:
- Lake Station
- Farwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Brinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brinton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton
- Vernon City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
- Clare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Chippewa Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chippewa Station is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Station
- Allendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Harrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orient
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Orient is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sears
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gormer ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gormer is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormer
- Barryton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City
- Weidman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Loomis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loomis is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Beal City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beal City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
- Rosebush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Evart
(16 miles [25.7 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 Old Township Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clare County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Township Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barryton
- Clare
- Coleman
- Evart
- Farwell
- Harrison
- Marion
- Rosebush
- Weidman
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 Old Township Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Clare 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 Old Township Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2106914 (Old Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2106914 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: Clare
- Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake George
- Location given for Old Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.9005556 Lon: -84.9294444
- 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 Clare, 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- Old Township 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. |
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