A visit to the Sylvan 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 Sylvan Cemetery ...
The Sylvan Cemetery is located in Osceola County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Cherry Valley Cemetery
- Church Cemetery
- The Church Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- Fernwood Cemetery
- The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Garfield Cemetery
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
- The Garfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Garfield Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Lake.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #303374 <2>
- German Cemetery
- The German Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Osceola County
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- Highland Cemetery
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Maple Valley Cemetery
- The Maple Valley Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley Cemetery
- Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 1
- Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2
- The Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2 is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2
- The Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2 has also been known as:
- Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2555418 <2>
- Orient Cemetery
- The Orient Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Cemetery
- Osceola County Cemetery
- Park Lake Cemetery
- The Park Lake Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake Cemetery
- Proctor Family Cemetery
- Rose Lake Cemetery
- The Rose Lake Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lake Cemetery
- South Evart Cemetery
- The South Evart Cemetery is located in Osceola County
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- Watson Road Cemetery
- The Watson Road Cemetery is located in Osceola County
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- Winterfield Cemetery
- The Winterfield Cemetery is located in Clare County
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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 Sylvan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ashton
- Ashton is located in Osceola County
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- Avondale
- Avondale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Barryton
- Brinton
- Brinton is located in Isabella County
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- Chippewa Lake
- Chippewa Station ‑ Historic
- Chippewa Station is located in Osceola County
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- Dewing's ‑ Historic
- Dewing's is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewing's
- Dighton
- Dighton is located in Osceola County
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- Evart
- Gormer ‑ Historic
- Gormer is located in Osceola County
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- Hartwick ‑ Historic
- Hartwick is located in Osceola County
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- Hersey
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Highland
- Highland is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lake George
- Lake George is located in Clare County
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- Lake
- Lake is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Former name for Lake:
- Lake Station
- Le Roy
- Marion
- McBain
- Orient
- Orient is located in Osceola County
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- Park Lake
- Park Lake is located in Osceola County
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- Pogy
- Pogy is located in Mecosta County
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- Reed City
- Sears
- Sherman City ‑ Historic
- Sherman City is located in Isabella County
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- Stoney Corner
- Stoney Corner is located in Missaukee County
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- Stoney Corner has also been known as:
- Stoney Corners
- Tustin
- Vogel Center
- Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
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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 Sylvan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Osceola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sylvan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barryton
- Evart
- Hersey
- Le Roy
- Marion
- McBain
- Reed City
- Tustin
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 Sylvan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Osceola 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 Sylvan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1614515 (Sylvan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1614515 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: Osceola
- Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sears
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Osceola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sylvan Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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