A visit to the Whig Center 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 Whig Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whig Center Cemetery:
42.0433, -84.8611
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whig Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whig Center Cemetery is located in Branch County<2>.
The county seat for Branch County is located in Coldwater. Coldwater lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Whig Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whig Center 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 Whig Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whig Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Shooks Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Clarks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clarks Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Cemetery
- Saratoga Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Saratoga Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Cemetery
- Clarendon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Clarendon Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon Cemetery
- Todd Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Todd Town Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town Cemetery
- Litchfield Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Clarendon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Dorris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dorris Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McFadden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McFadden Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFadden Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Lake View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- 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>
- Layton Grave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Layton Grave is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Grave
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Old Homer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Old Homer Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Homer Cemetery
- Cook's Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Whig Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whig Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Litchfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Quincy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tekonsha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Girard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Trailtree Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Hodunk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Coldwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mosherville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Fisher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fisher is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burlington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Hillsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Reading
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marengo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Hanover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Whig Center 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 Whig Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Burlington
- Coldwater
- Concord
- Hanover
- Hillsdale
- Jonesville
- Litchfield
- Marshall
- North Adams
- Quincy
- Reading
- Tekonsha
- Union City
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 Whig Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Branch 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 Whig Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2109258 (Whig Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2109258 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: Branch
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Litchfield
- Location given for Whig Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0433333 Lon: -84.8611111
- 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whig Center 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. |