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A visit to the River Lawn 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 River Lawn Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the River Lawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   43.7128°   (43° 42' 46")

Lon:   -84.6795°   (-84° 40' 46")

The River Lawn Cemetery is located in Isabella County<2>.

The county seat for Isabella County is located in Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the River Lawn 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 River Lawn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bissing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bissing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bissing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bissing Cemetery is located in Isabella County
  • St. Henrys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Henrys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Henrys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Henrys Cemetery is located in Isabella County
  • Warren Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Warren Twp. Cemetery is located in Midland County
  • Vernon Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernon Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vernon Twp. Cemetery is located in Isabella County
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Isabella County
    • The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Isabella Twp. Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Isabella County
    • The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rosebush Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1459960 <5>
  • Wise Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wise Cemetery is located in Isabella County
  • Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Isabella County
  • Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens is located in Isabella County
  • Cherry Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Grove Cemetery
    • The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Clare County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherry Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Clare.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #614702 <5>
  • St. Cecilia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Cecilia Cemetery
    • The St. Cecilia Cemetery is located in Clare County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Cecilia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Clare.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188971 <5>
  • Mission Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mission Creek Cemetery is located in Isabella County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Chippewa Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chippewa Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chippewa Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chippewa Twp. Cemetery is located in Isabella County
    • Kelly Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Midland County
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Isabella County
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Isabella County Poor Farm Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isabella County Poor Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isabella County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Isabella County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Isabella County
    • Geneva Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geneva Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geneva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Geneva Cemetery is located in Midland County
    • Geneva Community Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geneva Community Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geneva Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Geneva Community Cemetery is located in Midland County
    • East Colonville Amish Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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]<3> of the River Lawn Cemetery.

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

  • Rosebush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jordan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Jordan is located in Isabella County
  • Coleman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Loomis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
    • Loomis is located in Isabella County
  • Alembic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alembic
    • Alembic is located in Isabella County
  • Alamando
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamando. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
    • Alamando is located in Midland County
  • Oil City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Oil City is located in Midland County
  • Clare
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Vernon City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
    • Vernon City is located in Isabella County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • North Bradley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bradley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
    • North Bradley is located in Midland County
  • Beal City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
    • Beal City is located in Isabella County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Dover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Clare County
    • Farwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Shepherd
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Crawford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Isabella County
    • Weidman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weidman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidman
      • Weidman is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weidman <6>
    • Sanford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Beaverton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Isabella
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
      • Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
      • Lake Isabella has also been known as:
      • Lake Isabella village
    • Strickland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strickland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
      • Strickland is located in Isabella County
    • Coe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
      • Coe is located in Isabella County
    • Hatton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
      • Hatton is located in Clare County
    • Edenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
      • Edenville is located in Midland County
    • Brinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton
      • Brinton is located in Isabella County

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 River Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Isabella County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 River Lawn Cemetery:

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 River Lawn Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #635960  (River Lawn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #635960 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Leaton
    • County: Isabella         Elev: 227
    • Location given for GNIS #635960 (River Lawn Cemetery)

The official website for Isabella County: www.isabellacounty.org/

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

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 Isabella, 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 obstructions 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 River Lawn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7128, Longitude: -84.6795       In this case, the coordinates for the River Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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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