A visit to the Wheeler Township 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 Wheeler Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wheeler Twp. Cemetery:
43.4153, -84.4389
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wheeler Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wheeler Twp. Cemetery is located in Gratiot County<2>.
The county seat for Gratiot County is located in Ithaca. Ithaca lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Wheeler Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wheeler Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Wheeler Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wheeler Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rose Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rose Lawn Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jasper Twp. Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Twp. Cemetery
- Lakefield Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakefield Twp. Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakefield Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Merrill.
- The Lakefield Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakefield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #879 <5>
- Lafayette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Bethany Indian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1252 <5>
- Beebe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Beebe Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Porter Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Porter Twp. Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Twp. Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
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- Bailey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Brady Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Brady Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Cemetery
- Richland Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Richland Twp. Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Twp. Cemetery
- The Richland Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hemlock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226857 <5>
- Wayne Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Wayne Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Cemetery
- Greendale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Greendale Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale Cemetery
- Coe Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Coe Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1653 <5>
- Richland Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wheeler Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wheeler Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wheeler
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Breckenridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Wheeler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wheeler
- Redstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Redstone is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Merrill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ryan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ryan is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Porter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Porter is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Lakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakefield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
- Edgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Saint Louis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sickles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sickles is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
- Iva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Iva is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hemlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ithaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Coe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coe is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
- North Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Star is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- North Star has also been known as:
- Northstar
- Forest Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Orr
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Orr is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Shepherd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Summerton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
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 Wheeler Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gratiot County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wheeler Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Wheeler Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Ashley
- Brant
- Brant lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Wheeler Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brant.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Ithaca
- Merrill
- North Star
- Saint Louis
- Shepherd
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 Wheeler Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Gratiot 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 Wheeler Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2562151 (Wheeler Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2562151 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: Gratiot
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Breckenridge
- Location given for Wheeler Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4152778 Lon: -84.4388889
- 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 Gratiot, 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- Wheeler Twp. 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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