A visit to the Strong 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 Strong Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Strong Cemetery:
43.7109, -85.1117
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Strong Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Strong Cemetery is located in Mecosta County<2>.
The county seat for Mecosta County is located in Big Rapids. Big Rapids lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west of the Strong Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Strong Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Strong Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Strong Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Flake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sherman City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sherman City Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fork Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Cemetery
- Dye Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dye Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Eaton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- North Brinton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The North Brinton Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brinton Cemetery
- The North Brinton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brinton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1206 <5>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Broomfield Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Chippewa Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chippewa Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wamboldt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Wamboldt Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamboldt Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
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 Strong Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Strong Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sherman City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City
- Barryton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brinton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton
- Lake Isabella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
- Lake Isabella has also been known as:
- Lake Isabella village
- Weidman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mecosta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Remus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chippewa Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Orient
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orient is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
- Beal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beal City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
- Chippewa Station ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chippewa Station is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Station
- Rodney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Millbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Former name for Lake:
- Lake Station
- Canadian Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canadian Lakes is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Lakes
- Halls Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Corner is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Sears
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blanchard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pogy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pogy is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
- Farwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winn is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
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 Strong 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 Strong Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barryton
- Blanchard
- Evart
- Evart lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Strong Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Evart.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
- Farwell
- Remus
- Remus lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Strong Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Remus.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remus
- Rosebush
- Weidman
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Strong Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Mecosta 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 Strong Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #638966 (Strong Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #638966 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: Mecosta
- Est. Elev: 307 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sherman City
- Location given for Strong Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7108597 Lon: -85.1116983
- 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 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 '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- Strong 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. |