A visit to the West 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Cemetery:
44.2944, -85.6014
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Cemetery is located in Wexford County<2>.
The county seat for Wexford County is located in Cadillac. Cadillac lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the West Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the West Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Selma Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Selma Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma Cemetery
- Harrietta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Harrietta Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietta Cemetery
- Meauwataka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Meauwataka Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka Cemetery
- Antioch Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Twp. Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Twp. Cemetery
- Section 16 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Section 16 Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section 16 Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Larson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Soper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Soper Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper Cemetery
- Yuma Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Yuma Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma Cemetery
- Banker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Banker Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Cemetery
- Irwin Family Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haring Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Haring Twp. Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haring Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mesick - Sherman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cadillac.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1125 <5>
- Gilbert Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Family Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Family Cemetery
- Hobart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hobart Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cadillac.
- The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cadillac Maple Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1001 <5>
- Minor Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Minor Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Cemetery
- Clam Lake Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Clam Lake Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Boon is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon
- Millersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millersville is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Meauwataka
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
- Harrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Benson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Hoxeyville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hoxeyville is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxeyville
- Hoxeyville has also been known as:
- Clay Hill
- Yuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yuma is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Haring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Haring is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haring
- Missaukee Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Missaukee Junction is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missaukee Junction
- Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bond's Mills is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond's Mills
- Mesick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cadillac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sherman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Glengary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glengary is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
- Osceola Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola Junction is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Junction
- Manton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bagnall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bagnall is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagnall
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Buckley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tustin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jennings is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Baxter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Baxter is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wexford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadillac
- Harrietta
- Manton
- Sherman
- 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 helpful 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 West Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Wexford 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1616090 (West Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1616090 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: Wexford
- Est. Elev: 423 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boon
- Location given for West Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.2944504 Lon: -85.6014489
- 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 Wexford, 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- West 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. |
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