A visit to the Saranac Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Saranac Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Saranac Cemetery (FG ID #1289444).
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 Saranac Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Saranac Cemetery:
42.9298, -85.1990
The Saranac Cemetery is located in Ionia County<2>.
The county seat for Ionia County is located in Ionia. Ionia lies just to the east northeast of the Saranac Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Saranac Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Saranac Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Saranac Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Pinckney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pinckney Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney Cemetery
- South Boston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The South Boston Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston Cemetery
- Balcom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Balcom Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcom Cemetery
- Easton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Easton Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Cemetery
- Marble Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Letts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Letts Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fallass Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fallass Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallass Cemetery
- Fox's Corner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Clarksville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Clarksville Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
- Alderman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Alderman Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderman Cemetery
- Tuttle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakhill Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhill Cemetery
- Steel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Steel Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Saranac Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Saranac Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saranac
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elmdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Ionia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ionia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Segwun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Campbell Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Sebewa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Odessa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Orleans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woods Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Muir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grattan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Ada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Saranac 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 Saranac Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belding
- Clarksville
- Freeport
- Ionia
- Ionia lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Saranac Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ionia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Lake Odessa
- Lowell
- Lyons
- Lyons lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Saranac Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyons.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Muir
- Muir lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Saranac Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Muir.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
- Saranac
- Woodland
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 Saranac 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 Saranac Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1289444
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2581786 (Saranac Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2581786 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: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saranac
- Location given for Saranac Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.93 Lon: -85.1991667
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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- Saranac 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |