A visit to the West Washington 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 Washington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Washington Cemetery:
43.1778, -85.2672
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Washington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Washington Cemetery is located in Montcalm County<2>.
The county seat for Montcalm County is located in Stanton. Stanton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the West Washington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Washington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the West Washington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forest Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Wolverton Plains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe Roads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Monroe Roads Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Roads Cemetery
- Perch Lake Bible Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Montcalm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The East Montcalm Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Montcalm Cemetery
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oakfield Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield Cemetery
- Ashley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Otisco Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Otisco Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Cemetery
- Fairplains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fairplains Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains Cemetery
- The Fairplains Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fair Plains Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989570 <5>
- Potter's Field
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Potter's Field is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter's Field
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- South Sidney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The South Sidney Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sidney Cemetery
- Little Denmark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- River Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The River Ridge Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Belding Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Belding Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding Cemetery
- St. Margaret's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Horton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- White Swan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The White Swan Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Swan Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greene Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Belding.
- The Greene Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1117465 <5>
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] of the West Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eureka Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
- Gowen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Belding
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Amsden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Amsden is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
- Harvard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harvard is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Grattan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grattan is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fenwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Langston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Langston is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Orleans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Trufant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Parnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Woods Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
- Sheffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sheffield is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Stanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cannonsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Entrican
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Entrican is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrican
- Palo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Palo is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Coral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs
(14 miles [22.5 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 Washington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montcalm County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belding
- Cedar Springs
- Coral
- Coral lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the West Washington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Coral.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral
- Fenwick
- Greenville
- Palo
- Palo lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the West Washington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Stanton
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 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 West Washington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Montcalm 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 Washington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2561833 (West Washington Cemetery (historical))
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2561833 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: Montcalm
- Est. Elev: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenville West
- Location given for West Washington Cemetery (historical):
- Lat: 43.1777778 Lon: -85.2672222
- 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 Montcalm, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Washington 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. |