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A visit to the South Boston 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 Boston Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Boston Cemetery:

42.8861, -85.2781

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

The South Boston Cemetery is located in Ionia County<2>.

The county seat for Ionia County is located in Ionia. Ionia lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the South Boston Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the South Boston Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the South Boston Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McBride Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The McBride Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
  • Clarksville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Clarksville Cemetery is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The White Cemetery is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
  • Merriman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Saranac Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinckney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Pinckney Cemetery is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney Cemetery
  • Fox's Corner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fox's Corner Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox's Corner Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fox's Corner Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Lowell.
    • The Fox's Corner Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Foxes Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181718 <5>
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Lowell.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1659 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Wright Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bowne Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bowne Center Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowne Center Cemetery
    • Fallass Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Fallass Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallass Cemetery
    • Krum Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Krum Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum Cemetery
    • Snow Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Snow Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Cemetery
    • Marble Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rolfe Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Rolfe Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe Cemetery
    • Freeport Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Freeport Cemetery is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Cemetery
    • Dunkard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Boston Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Boston Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Elmdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmdale is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
  • Clarksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Saranac
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Segwun
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Segwun is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segwun
  • Alto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Campbell Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
  • Freeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lake Odessa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • West Sebewa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
  • Smyrna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Forest Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Hills is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Ada
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South Ionia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • South Ionia is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
    • Ionia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Parnell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Parnell is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Caledonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodland is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
    • Woodbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodbury is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Grattan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Grattan is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
    • Orleans
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Orleans is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Belding
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dutton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Dutton is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
    • Middleville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Irving
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Irving is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Cannonsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kentwood
      (15 miles [24.1 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 South Boston 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 South Boston Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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 Boston 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 South Boston Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2581769  (South Boston Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2581769 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: 258 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lowell
      • Location given for South Boston Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.8861111     Lon: -85.2780556
      • 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 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 '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- South Boston 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.
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