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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pierson Cemetery:
43.3381, -85.5006
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pierson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pierson Cemetery is located in Montcalm County<2>.
The county seat for Montcalm County is located in Stanton. Stanton lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east of the Pierson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pierson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Pierson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pierson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sand Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sand Lake Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- North Ensley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The North Ensley Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ensley Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Crandall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crandall Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Cemetery
- Coral Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <5>
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Punches Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Punches Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punches Cemetery
- Maple Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Maple Valley Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley Cemetery
- Coady Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Coady Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coady Cemetery
- Christian Plains Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The East Nelson Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nelson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Trufant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Trufant Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trufant Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Amble Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <5>
- Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Prairie Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
- Gulp Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Gulp Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulp Cemetery
- Solon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Solon Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Cemetery
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- De Graw Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The De Graw Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graw Cemetery
- West Pine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- 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 based on their distance from Pierson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pierson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sand Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Howard City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coral
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trufant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Amble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Amble is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
- Sheffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sheffield is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Morley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Riverview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Croton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Croton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Harvard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gowen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sun is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Edgerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Edgerton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Langston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Langston is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rustford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rustford is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
- Borland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Borland is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
- Kent City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Bailey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Casnovia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stanwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Newaygo
(16 miles [25.7 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 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 first visit 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
- Location given for Pierson Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.338083 Lon: -85.5005922
- 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 Montcalm, 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- Pierson 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. |