A visit to the Perry 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 Perry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Perry Cemetery:
42.8128, -84.2000
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Perry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Perry Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County<2>.
The county seat for Shiawassee County is located in Corunna. Corunna lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Perry Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Perry Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Perry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Perry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethemy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bethemy Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethemy Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82 <5>
- Kay Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Plain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Plain Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plain Cemetery
- Glass River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Glass River Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass River Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Brick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brick Cemetery is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Cemetery
- In God We Trust Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scribner Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Scribner Road Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner Road Cemetery
- Cord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cord Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord Cemetery
- Alton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sprague Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sprague Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague Cemetery
- Conway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Conway Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway Cemetery
- Antrim Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fremont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fremont Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laingsburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Laingsburg Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laingsburg Cemetery
- The Laingsburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sciota Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #440274 <5>
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Woodhull Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Woodhull Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Rowley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Rowley Cemetery is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Perry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Perry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Perry
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Morrice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholson is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Shaftsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
- Bancroft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Williamston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Laingsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Webberville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Haslett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Fowlerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Byron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Durand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corunna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Owosso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Okemos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cohoctah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
- Burton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Smith Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Smith Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Crossing
- East Lansing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pollok ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pollok is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
- Pollok has also been known as:
- Pollock
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Deer Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Gaines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ovid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Perry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shiawassee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Perry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bath
- Byron
- Corunna
- Durand
- East Lansing
- Fowlerville
- Laingsburg
- Okemos
- Ovid
- Ovid lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Perry Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ovid.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Owosso
- Perry
- Vernon
- Williamston
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 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 Perry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Shiawassee 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 Perry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2576123 (Perry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2576123 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: Shiawassee
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Perry
- Location given for Perry Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8127778 Lon: -84.2
- 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 Shiawassee, 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 from Point A (ie- Perry 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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