A visit to the Wilsey 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 Wilsey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilsey Cemetery:
42.8634, -84.5128
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilsey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilsey Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Saint Johns. Saint Johns lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Wilsey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilsey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Wilsey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilsey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alward Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Alward Lake Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alward Lake Cemetery
- DeWitt City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The DeWitt City Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeWitt City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the DeWitt City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in De Witt.
- The DeWitt City Cemetery has also been known as:
- DeWitt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #375405 <5>
- Gunnisonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Merihew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Merihew Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merihew Cemetery
- Hurd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hurd Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1410 <5>
- Stilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stilson Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson Cemetery
- South Bingham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Riley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The South Riley Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Riley Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Blood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Blood Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blood Cemetery
- Georgia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Georgia Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Sprague Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sprague Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague Cemetery
- Laingsburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Laingsburg Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laingsburg Cemetery
- The Laingsburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sciota Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #440274 <5>
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- South Ovid Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The South Ovid Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ovid Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilsey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East DeWitt
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- De Witt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnisonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- Clinton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Bath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Price
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- North Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Lansing is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- East Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laingsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Johns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Edgemont Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Haslett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Okemos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shepardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Shaftsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
- Ovid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millett is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Millett has also been known as:
- Milletts
- Duplain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Eagle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grand Ledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Fowler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Wilsey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bath
- De Witt
- East Lansing
- Grand Ledge
- Holt
- Laingsburg
- Lansing
- North Lansing
- Okemos
- Ovid
- Ovid lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Wilsey Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ovid.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Perry
- Saint Johns
- Shepardsville
- Westphalia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wilsey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Clinton 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 Wilsey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1616552 (Wilsey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1616552 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: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lansing North
- Location given for Wilsey Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8633666 Lon: -84.512758
- 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 Clinton, 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 from Point A (ie- Wilsey 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. |