A visit to the Pierce 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 Pierce Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pierce Cemetery:
42.8844, -83.7778
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pierce Cemetery is located in Genesee County<2>.
The county seat for Genesee County is located in Flint. Flint lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Pierce Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pierce Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Pierce Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pierce Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kimball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Kimball Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- O'dell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The O'dell Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'dell Cemetery
- Dart Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dart Family Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dart Family Cemetery
- Long Lake Landing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Gage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gage Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage Cemetery
- Hill Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hill Road Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Road Cemetery
- Swartz Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Swartz Creek Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Creek Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Chippewa Nation Indian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Atherton Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Argentine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Argentine Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine Cemetery
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Grand Blanc Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crestwood Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Crestwood Memorial Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crestwood Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Grand Blanc.
- The Crestwood Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crestwood Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #332 <5>
- Bristol Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bristol Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Fenton Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fenton Twp. Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton Twp. Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pierce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pierce Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bayport Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bayport Park is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Park
- Linden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lake Fenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Fenton is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fenton
- Swartz Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gaines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Argentine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Argentine is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Newark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Duffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duffield is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Grand Blanc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Byron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tyrone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Holly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Deer Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Burton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lennon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Durand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cohoctah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
- Flushing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Groveland Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
- Atlas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Atlas is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Parshallville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Parshallville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
- Hallers Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
- Goodrich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 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 Pierce Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Genesee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pierce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burton
- Byron
- Durand
- Fenton
- Flint
- Flint lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pierce Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Flint.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Flushing
- Grand Blanc
- Holly
- Linden
- Swartz Creek
- Vernon
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 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 Pierce Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Genesee 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 Pierce Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2611201 (Pierce Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2611201 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: Genesee
- Est. Elev: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Swartz Creek
- Location given for Pierce Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8844444 Lon: -83.7777778
- 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 Genesee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pierce 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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