A visit to the White 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 White Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the White Cemetery:
42.9436, -85.2403
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the White Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The White Cemetery is located in Ionia County<2>.
The county seat for Ionia County is located in Ionia. Ionia lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the White Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the White Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the White Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from White Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pinckney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pinckney Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney Cemetery
- Saranac Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fallass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fallass Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallass Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- South Boston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The South Boston Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston Cemetery
- Fox's Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fox's Corner Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox's Corner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fox's Corner Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Lowell.
- The Fox's Corner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Foxes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181718 <5>
- St. Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Lowell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1659 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Easton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Easton Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Alton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Balcom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Balcom Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcom Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Vergennes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Vergennes Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergennes Cemetery
- Krum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Krum Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum Cemetery
- Merriman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Clarksville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Clarksville Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
- Letts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Letts Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakhill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Oakhill Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the White Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from White Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saranac
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Segwun
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Segwun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segwun
- Lowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elmdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Ionia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Ionia is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
- Ionia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Orleans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Belding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Sebewa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Parnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parnell is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Odessa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
- Grattan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grattan is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
- Forest Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Ada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Cannonsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Woodbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Lyons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Muir
(15 miles [24.1 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 White Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ionia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The White Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belding
- Clarksville
- Freeport
- Ionia
- Lake Odessa
- Lowell
- Lyons
- Muir
- Muir lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the White Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Muir.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
- Saranac
- Woodland
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 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 White Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Ionia 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 White Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1616298 (White Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1616298 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: Ionia
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saranac
- Location given for White Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9436435 Lon: -85.2402903
- 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 Ionia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- White 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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