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A visit to the West Branch 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 West Branch Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Branch Cemetery:

44.4100, -85.0739

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

The West Branch Cemetery is located in Missaukee County<2>.

The county seat for Missaukee County is located in Lake City. Lake City lies just to the southwest of the West Branch Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Branch Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the West Branch Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stittsville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Star City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Star City Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City Cemetery
  • Moorestown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Moorestown Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown Cemetery
  • Lake City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lake City Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Lake City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #868 <5>
  • Old Lake City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Lake City Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lake City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Lake City Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Lake City.
    • The Old Lake City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • M-55 Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379466 <5>
  • Reeder Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Reeder Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder Cemetery
  • Aetna Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Aetna Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna Cemetery
  • Butterfield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Butterfield Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield Cemetery
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
  • Prosper Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Kalkaska County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Caldwell Twp. Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Caldwell Twp. Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Twp. Cemetery
      • The Caldwell Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Caldwell Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #209 <5>
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Jennings.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Jennings Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1191 <5>
    • Clam Union Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Clam Union Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Union Cemetery
    • Old Jennings Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Jennings Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jennings Cemetery
    • West Moddersville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Deibert Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Deibert Cemetery is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Heidemann Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Heidemann Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidemann Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Branch Cemetery.

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

  • Stittsville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
  • Cutcheon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
  • Star City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Star City is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
  • Moorestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
  • Lake City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Merritt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stratford ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Stratford is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
  • Fletcher
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Falmouth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sharon ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharon has also been known as:
    • Big Oley
    • Jam One
  • Jennings
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jennings is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Nellsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Tent City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Tent City is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
    • Deibert
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
    • Vogel Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
    • Houghton Lake Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
    • Hillcrest
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Higgins Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lucas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lucas is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
    • McBain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lodi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Houghton Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Spencer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Manton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bond's Mills is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond's Mills
    • Sigma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
    • Fife Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Walton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
      • Walton has also been known as:
      • Walton Junction

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

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Branch 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 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 West Branch Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Missaukee 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 West Branch Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1616026  (West Branch Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1616026 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: Missaukee
      • Est. Elev: 389 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Stittsville
      • Location given for West Branch Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.4100111     Lon: -85.0739317
      • 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 Missaukee, 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- West Branch 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.