A visit to the Pinckney 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 Pinckney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pinckney Cemetery:
42.9656, -85.2620
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pinckney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pinckney Cemetery is located in Ionia County<2>.
The county seat for Ionia County is located in Ionia. Ionia lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Pinckney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pinckney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Pinckney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pinckney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Marble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fallass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fallass Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallass Cemetery
- Fox's Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fox's Corner Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox's Corner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fox's Corner Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Lowell.
- The Fox's Corner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Foxes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181718 <5>
- St. Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Lowell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1659 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Saranac Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- South Boston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The South Boston Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Easton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Easton Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Vergennes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Vergennes Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergennes Cemetery
- Krum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Krum Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum Cemetery
- Rolfe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rolfe Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe Cemetery
- Merriman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belding Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Belding Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- River Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The River Ridge Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pinckney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pinckney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saranac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Segwun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Segwun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segwun
- Smyrna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elmdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Clarksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Ionia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Ionia is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
- Orleans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Belding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Parnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parnell is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Ionia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grattan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grattan is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
- Campbell Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
- Forest Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Ada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woods Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
- Cannonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Sebewa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Freeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Odessa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fenwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Amsden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amsden is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
- Eureka Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
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 Pinckney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ionia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pinckney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belding
- Clarksville
- Fenwick
- Freeport
- Greenville
- Ionia
- Lake Odessa
- Lowell
- Saranac
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 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 Pinckney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Ionia 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 Pinckney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #635018 (Pinkley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #635018 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: Ionia
- Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lowell
- Location given for Pinkley Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9655876 Lon: -85.2619584
- 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 Ionia, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pinckney 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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