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A visit to the South Grant Cemetery ...



Google driving directions from your current location to the South Grant Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of the South Grant Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Grant Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   43.7436°   (43° 44' 36")

Lon:   -85.4039°   (-85° 24' 14")

The South Grant Cemetery is located in Mecosta County<2>.

The county seat for Mecosta County is located in Big Rapids. Big Rapids lies just to the west southwest of the South Grant Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the South Grant Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Grant Center #2 Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Center #2 Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Center #2 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grant Center #2 Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • Grant Center #1 Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Center #1 Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Center #1 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grant Center #1 Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • West Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • Kirschner Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirschner Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirschner Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kirschner Farm Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • Mt. Camp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Camp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Camp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Camp Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • Highland View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland View Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • Pine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • Chippewa Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chippewa Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chippewa Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chippewa Twp. Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • Chippewa Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chippewa Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chippewa Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chippewa Lake Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Osceola County
  • Crapo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crapo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crapo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crapo Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Parkhill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkhill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parkhill Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
    • Rodney Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rodney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rodney Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
    • Martiny Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martiny Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martiny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martiny Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
    • Van Gilder Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Gilder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Gilder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Van Gilder Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
    • Hersey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hersey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hersey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hersey Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Bitner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bitner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bitner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bitner Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • St. Anne's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anne's Cemetery
      • The St. Anne's Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anne's Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Paris.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1162485 <5>
    • Sparks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sparks Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
    • Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Church Cemetery is located in Mecosta County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Grant Cemetery.

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

  • Big Rapids
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rapids
    • Big Rapids is located in Mecosta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,408 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Rapids <6>
  • Pogy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pogy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
    • Pogy is located in Mecosta County
  • Chippewa Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Paris
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rodney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Rodney is located in Mecosta County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodney <6>
  • Hersey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hersey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
    • Hersey is located in Osceola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hersey <6>
  • Reed City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hawkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
    • Hawkins is located in Newaygo County
  • Stanwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Canadian Lakes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Lakes
    • Canadian Lakes is located in Mecosta County
  • Mecosta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecosta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecosta
    • Mecosta is located in Mecosta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mecosta <6>
  • Barryton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barryton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barryton
    • Barryton is located in Mecosta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barryton <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Evart
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
      • Evart is located in Osceola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evart <6>
    • Borland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Borland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
      • Borland is located in Mecosta County
    • Sears
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sears have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears
      • Sears is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sears <6>
    • Chase
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Osceola County
    • Rustford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rustford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
      • Rustford is located in Mecosta County
    • Halls Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
      • Halls Corner is located in Mecosta County
    • Remus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherman City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City
      • Sherman City is located in Isabella County
    • Morley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Morley is located in Mecosta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morley <6>

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 Grant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mecosta County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Grant Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Barryton
  • Big Rapids
  • Chase
    • Chase lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the South Grant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chase.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
  • Evart
    • Evart lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the South Grant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Evart.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
  • Hersey
    • Hersey lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the South Grant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hersey.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
  • Le Roy
  • Morley
  • Reed City
  • Remus
    • Remus lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the South Grant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Remus.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remus

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 South Grant Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Mecosta County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the South Grant Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 Grant Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2519051  (South Grant Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2519051 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Big Rapids
      • County: Mecosta         Elev: 308
      • Location given for GNIS #2519051 (South Grant Cemetery)

    The official website for Mecosta County: www.co.mecosta.mi.us/

    The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

    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 Mecosta, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the South Grant Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7436, Longitude: -85.4039       In this case, the coordinates for the South Grant Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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