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A visit to the Plains Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Plains Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Plains Cemetery

Lat:   42.5100°   (42° 30' 35")

Lon:   -84.5942°   (-84° 35' 39")

The Plains Cemetery is located in Ingham County<1>.

The county seat for Ingham County is located in Mason. Mason lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Plains Cemetery .

Name Variations for Plains Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Plains Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Montgomery Plains Cemetery
  • Aurelius Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Plains Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Plains Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Fowler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Ingham County
  • Bunker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bunker Cemetery is located in Eaton County
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Eaton County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Ingham County
  • Munger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Munger Cemetery is located in Eaton County
  • Bentley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bentley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bentley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bentley Cemetery is located in Eaton County
  • Onondaga Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Onondaga Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Onondaga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Onondaga Cemetery is located in Ingham County
  • Brickyard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lane Cemetery is located in Ingham County
  • North Aurelius Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Aurelius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Aurelius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Aurelius Cemetery is located in Ingham County
  • Griffith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Griffith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Markham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Skinner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skinner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skinner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Skinner Cemetery is located in Eaton County
    • Green Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Eaton County
    • South Center Eaton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rolfe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rolfe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rolfe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rolfe Cemetery is located in Ingham County
    • Pray Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pray Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pray Cemetery is located in Eaton County
    • Fox Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fox Cemetery is located in Eaton County
    • Pierson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pierson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Pierson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pierson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Walker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Eden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eden Cemetery is located in Ingham County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Plains Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Plains Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Plains Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ingham County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Plains Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Plains Cemetery:

The official website for Ingham County: www.ingham.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Ingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Plains Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5100, Longitude: -84.5942    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Charlotte and Eaton Rapids. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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