A visit to the West Leroy Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the West Leroy Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Leroy Cemetery (FG ID #1967301).
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 Leroy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Leroy Cemetery:
42.2242, -85.2824
The West Leroy Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the West Leroy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Leroy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the West Leroy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Leroy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- South Leroy Congregational Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Spencer Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beckley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beckley Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckley Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Gilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gilson Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilson Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- North Athens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The North Athens Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Athens Cemetery
- Mather Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mather Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather Cemetery
- Dubois Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dubois Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lawler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stimpson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stimpson Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stimpson Cemetery
- Youngs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Youngs Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Cemetery
- Reese Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Reese Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Cemetery
- Covey Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Covey Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Hill Cemetery
- Post Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Post Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Cemetery
- Charleston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Charleston Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Wolcott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wolcott Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Northside Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northside Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The German Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 West Leroy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Leroy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Leroy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sonoma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Climax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Custer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Leroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beadle Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Augusta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Battle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Galesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brownlee Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Verona Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Level Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pavillion Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Factoryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ceresco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- South Gull Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Yorkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Comstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
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 Leroy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Leroy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Augusta
- Battle Creek
- Ceresco
- Climax
- Fort Custer
- Galesburg
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 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 Leroy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Leroy Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1967301
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2109275 (West Leroy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2109275 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Climax
- Location given for West Leroy Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2241667 Lon: -85.2822222
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Calhoun, 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 Leroy 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |