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A visit to the West Prairie Cemetery ...

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 West Prairie Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Prairie 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 West Prairie Cemetery

Lat:   42.0203°   (42° 1' 13")

Lon:   -85.0394°   (-85° 2' 21")

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

The county seat for Branch County is located in Coldwater. Coldwater lies just to the south southeast of the West Prairie Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Prairie Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Hurley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hurley Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Coldwater.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1244 <5>
  • Morse Street Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morse Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morse Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morse Street Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Windfall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windfall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Windfall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Windfall Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Burlington Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burlington Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burlington Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burlington Twp. Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Batavia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Batavia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Batavia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Batavia Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Mason Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
    • The Mason Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mason Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Coldwater.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1032 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Clarks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clarks Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • McFadden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFadden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFadden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McFadden Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Barrington Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barrington Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • York Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the York Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the York Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The York Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Lockwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
      • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Quincy.
      • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lakeview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #877 <5>
    • Shooks Prairie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shooks Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shooks Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shooks Prairie Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Boot Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boot Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boot Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Whig Center Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whig Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whig Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whig Center Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Butler Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • West Clarendon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Clarendon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Clarendon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Clarendon Cemetery is located in Calhoun 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 West Prairie Cemetery.

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

  • Hodunk
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hodunk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
    • Hodunk is located in Branch County
  • Girard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Girard is located in Branch County
  • Coldwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Trailtree Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trailtree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
    • Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
  • Tekonsha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Burlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
  • Batavia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
    • Batavia is located in Branch County
  • Matteson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
    • Matteson is located in Branch County
  • Quincy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
    • Sherwood is located in Branch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
  • Athens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <7>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bronson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hatmaker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Fisher
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Fisher is located in Branch County
    • East Leroy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Leroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
      • East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
    • Factoryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Factoryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
      • Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Allen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <7>
    • Litchfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
      • Litchfield is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <7>
    • Homer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <7>
    • Joppa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
      • Joppa is located in Calhoun County
    • Colon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • 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 <7>
    • Canada Shores
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
      • Canada Shores is located in Branch County
    • Gilead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Branch County
    • Leonidas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 Prairie 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 West Prairie Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 West Prairie 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 West Prairie Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1616163  (West Prairie Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1616163 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: Burlington
    • County: Branch         Elev: 286
    • Location given for GNIS #1616163 (West Prairie 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Prairie Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0203, Longitude: -85.0394       In this case, the coordinates for the West Prairie 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>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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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