A visit to the South Allen 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 South Allen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Allen Cemetery:
41.9264, -84.7772
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Allen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South Allen Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County<2>.
The county seat for Hillsdale County is located in Hillsdale. Hillsdale lies just to the east of the South Allen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Allen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the South Allen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Layton Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Layton Grave is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Grave
- Dorris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dorris Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris Cemetery
- Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lake Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- North Reading Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The North Reading Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading Cemetery
- Sand Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sand Lake Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake Cemetery
- Todd Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Todd Town Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town Cemetery
- Bankers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bankers Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers Cemetery
- West Bacon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The West Bacon Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bacon Cemetery
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Cemetery
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Maple Lawn Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lawn Cemetery
- Shooks Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lake View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Quincy.
- The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #877 <5>
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- West Reading Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The West Reading Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Reading Cemetery
- Willits Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Willits Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willits Cemetery
- King Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The King Lake Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Lake Cemetery
- Gleason Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gleason Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason Cemetery
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Sunset View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunset View Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Allen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Quincy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fisher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Reading
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Litchfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Steamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Montgomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Trailtree Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mosherville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Canada Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Ray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Clear Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Osseo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Frontier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- North Adams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Girard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Shadyside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Fremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tekonsha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hodunk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Homer
(15 miles [24.1 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 South Allen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hillsdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden
- Coldwater
- Hillsdale
- Jonesville
- Litchfield
- Montgomery
- North Adams
- Quincy
- Reading
- Tekonsha
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 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 South Allen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Hillsdale 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 South Allen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2419749 (South Allen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2419749 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: Hillsdale
- Est. Elev: 322 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Allen
- Location given for South Allen Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9263889 Lon: -84.7772222
- 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 Hillsdale, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Allen 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. |