A visit to the Windfall 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 Windfall Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Windfall Cemetery:
42.1019, -85.0311
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Windfall Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Windfall Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Windfall Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Windfall Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Windfall Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Burlington Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McFadden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McFadden Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFadden Cemetery
- Barrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barrington Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- West Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The West Prairie Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- West Clarendon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Abscota Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Abscota Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abscota Cemetery
- Clarks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Clarks Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Cemetery
- Lyon Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lyon Lake Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Lake Cemetery
- Newton Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Newton Twp. Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- German Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The German Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Clarendon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Clarendon Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Mather Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mather Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Old Burg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Old Burg Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burg Cemetery
- Boot Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill Cemetery
- Whig Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Whig Center Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Center Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- West Eckford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The West Eckford Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eckford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Windfall Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Windfall Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tekonsha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Burlington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Union City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Girard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Hodunk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Trailtree Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- East Leroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ceresco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Sherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Matteson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Matteson is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Batavia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Quincy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beadle Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Sonoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Factoryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Litchfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marengo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- West Leroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Fisher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Brownlee Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Allen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Battle Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
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 Windfall Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Windfall Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Battle Creek
- Burlington
- Ceresco
- Coldwater
- Litchfield
- Marshall
- Quincy
- 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 websites either 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 Windfall Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Windfall Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2109312 (Windfall Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2109312 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burlington
- Location given for Windfall Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1019444 Lon: -85.0311111
- 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 Calhoun, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Windfall 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |