A visit to the Sampson 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 Sampson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sampson Cemetery:
42.3128, -84.8536
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sampson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sampson Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies just to the west southwest of the Sampson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sampson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sampson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sampson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rice Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Townsend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Marengo Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Calhoun County Poor Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Krenerick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Krenerick Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krenerick Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nichols Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Albion.
- The Nichols Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clarence District Number Four Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960149 <5>
- Lee Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lee Center Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Center Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Porter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Hotchkiss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hotchkiss Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkiss Cemetery
- Oakridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakridge Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge Cemetery
- East Eckford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The East Eckford Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eckford Cemetery
- Albion Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Albion Memory Gardens is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Albion Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Albion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15 <5>
- Reed Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Reed Family Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Family Cemetery
- Clarence Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Partello Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Partello Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partello Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sampson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sampson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rice Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Marengo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Devereaux
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Devereaux is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
- Duck Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Olivet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Springport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ceresco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ainger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Charlesworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bellevue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pennfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brownlee Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Beadle Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Verona Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- Tekonsha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tompkins is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Eaton Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Battle Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carlisle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Spring Arbor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandstone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sandstone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Onondaga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Charlotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Sampson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sampson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Battle Creek
- Bellevue
- Ceresco
- Charlotte
- Concord
- Eaton Rapids
- Marshall
- Olivet
- Parma
- Parma lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Sampson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Parma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Springport
- Tekonsha
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 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 Sampson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Sampson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #637151 (Sampson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #637151 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Northwest Albion
- Location given for Sampson Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3128185 Lon: -84.8535913
- 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 Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sampson 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. |