A visit to the Sorter 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 Sorter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sorter Cemetery:
41.8272, -85.0053
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sorter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sorter Cemetery is located in Branch County<2>.
The county seat for Branch County is located in Coldwater. Coldwater lies just to the north of the Sorter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sorter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sorter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sorter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Knauss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Knauss Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauss Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Ammerman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ammerman Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammerman Cemetery
- Card Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Card Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Card Cemetery
- Brown Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brown Family Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Family Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Lockwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Cemetery
- East Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The East Gilead Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gilead Cemetery
- Munday Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Munday Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday Cemetery
- Jamestown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
- Amish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hultz Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hultz Family Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hultz Family Cemetery
- California Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mason Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Coldwater.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1032 <5>
- Batavia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Batavia Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia Cemetery
- Snow Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Snow Prairie Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Prairie Cemetery
- Gilead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Gilead Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
- The Old Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, The Old Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fremont (IN).
- The Old Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fremont Cemetery
- Old Fremont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #170367 <5>
- Fisher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
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 Sorter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sorter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Canada Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Hatmaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Gilead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gilead is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Fremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Coldwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Batavia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Ray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Ray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trailtree Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Orland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clear Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Montgomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Quincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bronson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Angola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Matteson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Matteson is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Hodunk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Reading
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Girard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Allen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Sorter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Branch County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sorter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Angola
- Bronson
- Camden
- Coldwater
- Montgomery
- Quincy
- Reading
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 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 Sorter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Branch 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 Sorter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2435443 (Sorter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2435443 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: Branch
- Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kinderhook
- Location given for Sorter Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8272222 Lon: -85.0052778
- 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 Branch, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sorter 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. |