A visit to the Parkhill 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 Parkhill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parkhill Cemetery:
43.7864, -85.5284
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parkhill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parkhill Cemetery is located in Mecosta County<2>.
The county seat for Mecosta County is located in Big Rapids. Big Rapids lies just to the south southeast of the Parkhill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parkhill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Parkhill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parkhill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Anne's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Anne's Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anne's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anne's Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1162485 <5>
- Barton Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Barton Twp. Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Twp. Cemetery
- Crapo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Crapo Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Van Gilder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Van Gilder Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Gilder Cemetery
- Mt. Camp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Camp Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Camp Cemetery
- Highland View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bitner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bitner Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitner Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Chase Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- VanCamp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The VanCamp Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VanCamp Cemetery
- South Grant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The South Grant Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Grant Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Hersey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hersey Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Whipple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Whipple Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple Cemetery
- Hungerford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hungerford Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungerford Cemetery
- Grant Center #1 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grant Center #2 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Parkhill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parkhill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Paris
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hawkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hawkins is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Big Rapids
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hersey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reed City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pogy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pogy is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
- Chippewa Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rodney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ashton is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Nirvana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nirvana is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
- Stanwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dewing's ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dewing's is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewing's
- Idlewild
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewild is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Brohman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brohman is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohman
- Former names for Brohman:
- Dingman
- Otia
- Evart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marlborough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marlborough is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Lilley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lilley is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
- Bitely
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woodland Park is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Borland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Borland is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
- Le Roy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Baldwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ramona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ramona is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Canadian Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Canadian Lakes is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Lakes
- Mecosta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sears
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Parkhill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mecosta County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parkhill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Big Rapids
- Chase
- Evart
- Evart lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Parkhill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Evart.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
- Hersey
- Idlewild
- Le Roy
- Reed City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Parkhill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Mecosta 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 Parkhill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1621157 (Parkhill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1621157 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: Mecosta
- Est. Elev: 300 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reed City South
- Location given for Parkhill Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7864086 Lon: -85.5283814
- 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 Mecosta, 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- Parkhill 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. |