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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 Trayer Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   41.7706°   (41° 46' 14")

Lon:   -85.2678°   (-85° 16' 4")

The Trayer Cemetery is located in Branch County<2>.

The county seat for Branch County is located in Coldwater. Coldwater lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northeast of the Trayer Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Trayer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Dutch Settlement Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Settlement Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dutch Settlement Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Adams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Froh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Froh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Froh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Froh Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Freedom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freedom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freedom Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Fawn River Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fawn River Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fawn River Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fawn River Village Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Bontrager Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bontrager Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bontrager Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bontrager Cemetery is located in LaGrange County (IN)
  • Bontragger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bontragger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bontragger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bontragger Cemetery is located in LaGrange County (IN)
  • Eagle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eagle Cemetery is located in LaGrange County (IN)
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Curtis Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • K of P Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the K of P Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the K of P Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The K of P Cemetery is located in LaGrange County (IN)
  • Mill Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mill Grove Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
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    • Carlton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carlton Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Hooping Corner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooping Corner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooping Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hooping Corner Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Burr Oak Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burr Oak Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burr Oak Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burr Oak Twp. Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Mongo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mongo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mongo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mongo Cemetery is located in LaGrange County (IN)
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Gilead Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilead Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Haight Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haight Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haight Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Sanborn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanborn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sanborn Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Tobey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tobey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tobey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tobey Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Oak Lawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Sturgis Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sturgis Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sturgis Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sturgis Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Ontario Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ontario Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ontario Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ontario Cemetery is located in LaGrange County (IN)
    • Jackson Prairie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Prairie Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Branch County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Trayer Cemetery.

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

  • Greenfield Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
    • Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
  • Fawn River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
    • Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Brighton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Brighton is located in LaGrange County (IN)
  • Mongo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Orland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
    • Orland is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <5>
  • Burr Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
    • Burr Oak is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burr Oak <5>
  • Gilead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Gilead is located in Branch County
  • Bronson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Howe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Howe is located in LaGrange County (IN)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <5>
  • Brushy Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brushy Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
    • Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County (IN)
  • Sturgis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <5>
  • Plato
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
    • Plato is located in LaGrange County (IN)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hatmaker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatmaker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
      • Hatmaker is located in Branch County
    • Findley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
      • Findley is located in Saint Joseph County
    • LaGrange
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
      • LaGrange is located in LaGrange County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <5>
    • Jamestown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Matteson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
      • Matteson is located in Branch County
    • Seyberts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
      • Seyberts is located in LaGrange County (IN)
    • Colon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
      • Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <5>
    • Valentine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
      • Valentine is located in LaGrange County (IN)
    • Stroh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
      • Stroh is located in LaGrange County (IN)
    • Fairfax
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Batavia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
      • Batavia is located in Branch County
    • Nottawa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nottawa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
      • Nottawa is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nottawa <5>
    • Klingers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Klingers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
      • Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County

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 Trayer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Branch County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Trayer Cemetery:

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 Trayer Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2435446  (Trayer Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2435446 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: Burr Oak
    • County: Branch         Elev: 278
    • Location given for GNIS #2435446 (Trayer Cemetery)

The official website for Branch County: www.co.branch.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 Branch, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Trayer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7706, Longitude: -85.2678       In this case, the coordinates for the Trayer 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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