A visit to the Palo 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 Palo Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palo Cemetery:
43.1075, -84.9839
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Palo Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Palo Cemetery is located in Ionia County<2>.
The county seat for Ionia County is located in Ionia. Ionia lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Palo Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Palo Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Palo Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
- Snows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Snows Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Woodard Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodard Lake Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Lake Cemetery
- Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The North Plains Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plains Cemetery
- Woodward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Woodward Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clear Lake Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake Cemetery
- Bloomer Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Vickeryville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Vickeryville Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- The West Side Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sheridan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sheridan Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Cemetery
- Greenop Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Greenop Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenop Cemetery
- Higbee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Higbee Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee Cemetery
- Muir Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Muir Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir Cemetery
- Hubbardston East Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lyons Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lyons Twp. Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Twp. Cemetery
- East Plains Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The East Plains Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Plains Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Carson City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Palo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palo Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Palo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Palo is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Woods Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
- Vickeryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
- Fenwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Shiloh
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Butternut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butternut is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Muir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Matherton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Matherton is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
- Hubbardston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orleans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Amsden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Amsden is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
- Ionia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Ionia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Ionia is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
- Pewamo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
- Belding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Palo 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 Palo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belding
- Carson City
- Crystal
- Fenwick
- Greenville
- Hubbardston
- Ionia
- Lyons
- Maple Rapids
- Middleton
- Muir
- Muir lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Palo Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Muir.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
- Palo
- Palo lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Palo Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Pewamo
- Stanton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Palo 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 Palo Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2581781 (Palo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2581781 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: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palo
- Location given for Palo Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1075 Lon: -84.9838889
- 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- Palo 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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