A visit to the Pierson 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 Pierson Cemetery ...
The Pierson Cemetery is located in Montcalm County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Amble Cemetery
- The Amble Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amble Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Amble.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29 <2>
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
- Christian Plains Cemetery
- Coady Cemetery
- The Coady Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coady Cemetery
- Coral Cemetery
- The Coral Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coral Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Coral.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #313 <2>
- Crandall Cemetery
- The Crandall Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Cemetery
- De Graw Cemetery
- The De Graw Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graw Cemetery
- East Nelson Cemetery
- The East Nelson Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nelson Cemetery
- Gulp Cemetery
- The Gulp Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulp Cemetery
- Maple Valley Cemetery
- The Maple Valley Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley Cemetery
- North Ensley Cemetery
- The North Ensley Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ensley Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Prairie Cemetery
- The Prairie Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
- Punches Cemetery
- The Punches Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punches Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Sand Lake Cemetery
- The Sand Lake Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake Cemetery
- Solon Cemetery
- The Solon Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Cemetery
- Trufant Cemetery
- The Trufant Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trufant Cemetery
- West Pine Cemetery
- The West Pine Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pine Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pierson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Amble
- Amble is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
- Ashland
- Ashland is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Bailey
- Borland
- Borland is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
- Casnovia
- Cedar Springs
- Coral
- Croton
- Croton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Gowen
- Grant
- Greenville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Harvard
- Harvard is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Howard City
- Kent City
- Lakeview
- Langston
- Langston is located in Montcalm County
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- Morley
- Newaygo
- Pierson
- Riverview
- Riverview is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rockford
- Rustford
- Rustford is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
- Sand Lake
- Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Kent County
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- Sparta
- Stanwood
- Sun
- Sun is located in Newaygo County
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- Trufant
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 Pierson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montcalm County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pierson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Springs
- Coral
- Grant
- Greenville
- Howard City
- Lakeview
- Morley
- Newaygo
- Rockford
- Sparta
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 Pierson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Montcalm 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 Pierson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #634842 (Pierson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #634842 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: Montcalm
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sand Lake
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Montcalm, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Pierson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |