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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Wood Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wood Cemetery

Lat:   43.8953°   (43° 53' 43")

Lon:   -84.7272°   (-84° 43' 37")

The Wood Cemetery is located in Clare County<2>.

The county seat for Clare County is located in Harrison. Harrison lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Wood Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Wood Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Thompson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Clare County
  • Ott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ott Cemetery is located in Clare County
  • East Colonville Amish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Arthur Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arthur Twp. Cemetery
    • The Arthur Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
    • The Arthur Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Arthur Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41 <5>
  • Hatton Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatton Twp. Cemetery
    • The Hatton Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hatton Twp. Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Allendale.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245255 <5>
  • St. Cecilia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Cecilia Cemetery
    • The St. Cecilia Cemetery is located in Clare County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Cecilia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Clare.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188971 <5>
  • Cherry Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Grove Cemetery
    • The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Clare County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherry Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Clare.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #614702 <5>
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Clare County
  • Surrey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Surrey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Surrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Surrey Cemetery is located in Clare County
  • Wise Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wise Cemetery is located in Isabella County
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clare County
  • Vernon Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernon Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vernon Twp. Cemetery is located in Isabella County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Pleasant Plains Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Plains Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Plains Cemetery is located in Clare County
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Clare County
    • St. Athanasius Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Athanasius Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Athanasius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Athanasius Cemetery is located in Clare County
    • Old Township Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Township Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Township Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Township Cemetery is located in Clare County
    • Grout Township Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grout Township Cemetery
      • The Grout Township Cemetery is located in Gladwin County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grout Township Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Gladwin.
      • The Grout Township Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grout Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #656 <5>
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Clare County
    • Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
    • Gilmore Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilmore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Isabella County
    • St. Henrys Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Henrys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Henrys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Henrys Cemetery is located in Isabella County
    • Beaverton City Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaverton City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaverton City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beaverton City Cemetery is located in Gladwin County
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
      • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Clare County
    • Hamilton Cedar Crest Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cedar Crest Cemetery
      • The Hamilton Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Clare County
      • The Hamilton Cedar Crest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cedar Crest Cemetery
      • Cedar View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989722 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Dover
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Clare County
  • Hatton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Hatton is located in Clare County
  • Clare
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Vernon City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
    • Vernon City is located in Isabella County
  • Loomis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
    • Loomis is located in Isabella County
  • Farwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Allendale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
    • Allendale is located in Clare County
  • Harrison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Coleman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake George
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
    • Lake George is located in Clare County
  • Beaverton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Rosebush
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Gladwin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Lake is located in Clare County
      • Former name for Lake:
      • Lake Station
    • Alamando
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamando. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
      • Alamando is located in Midland County
    • Brinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton
      • Brinton is located in Isabella County
    • Jordan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Isabella County
    • North Bradley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bradley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
      • North Bradley is located in Midland County
    • Meredith
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
      • Meredith is located in Clare County
    • Weidman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weidman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidman
      • Weidman is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weidman <7>
    • Beal City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
      • Beal City is located in Isabella County
    • Edenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
      • Edenville is located in Midland County
    • White Star
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
      • White Star is located in Gladwin County

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 Wood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clare County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Wood Cemetery:

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 Wood Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1616720  (Wood Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1616720 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Browns Corners
    • County: Clare         Elev: 274
    • Location given for GNIS #1616720 (Wood Cemetery)

The official website for Clare County: www.clareco.net/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 Clare, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8953, Longitude: -84.7272       In this case, the coordinates for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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