A visit to the Punches 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 Punches Cemetery ...
The Punches Cemetery is located in Kent County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Algoma Cemetery
- The Algoma Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma Cemetery
- Briggs Family Cemetery
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
- Courtland Cemetery
- The Courtland Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- 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
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- East Nelson Cemetery
- The East Nelson Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- Horton Cemetery
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- Idlewild Cemetery
- The Idlewild Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- Myers Cemetery
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- North Ensley Cemetery
- The North Ensley Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ensley Cemetery
- Oakfield Cemetery
- The Oakfield Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old Rockford Cemetery
- Pierson Cemetery
- The Pierson Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
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- Rockford Cemetery
- The Rockford Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- St. John Cemetery
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
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- St. Margaret's Catholic Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- Sand Lake Cemetery
- The Sand Lake Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- Solon Cemetery
- The Solon Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- Tower Cemetery
- The Tower Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- Trufant Cemetery
- The Trufant Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
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- White Swan Cemetery
- The White Swan Cemetery is located in Kent County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Punches Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Amble
- Amble is located in Montcalm County
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- Ashland
- Ashland is located in Newaygo County
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- Bailey
- Belmont
- Cannonsburg
- Casnovia
- Cedar Springs
- Coral
- Croton
- Croton is located in Newaygo County
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- Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Kent County
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- Gowen
- Grattan
- Grattan is located in Kent County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greenville
- Harvard
- Harvard is located in Kent County
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- Howard City
- Kent City
- Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Kent County
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- Northview
- Northview is located in Kent County
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- Pierson
- Rockford
- Sand Lake
- Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Kent County
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- Sparta
- 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 Punches Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Punches Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Springs
- Coral
- Greenville
- Howard City
- Rockford
- Sparta
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Punches Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Kent 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 Punches Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #635517 (Punches Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #635517 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: Kent
- Est. Elev: 277 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cedar Springs
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Punches Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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