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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Coats Grove (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Coats Grove. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Coats Grove ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Coats Grove: Coats Grv.
  • While the name of this community is Coats Grove, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Coats Grove may originally have been Coat's Grove.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Coats Grove might be written as Coat Grove.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Coats Grove is located in Barry County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Barry County: Allegan, Calhoun, Eaton, Ionia, Kalamazoo & Kent.

Below are the counties that are near Coats Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coats Grove:

  • Barry County     (The home county of Coats Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coats Grove, with the one closest to Coats Grove listed first.
    • Woodland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
    • Morgan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Morgan is located in Barry County
    • Hastings
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nashville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <3>
    • Freeport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <3>
    • Maple Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
      • Maple Grove is located in Barry County
    • Dowling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
      • Dowling is located in Barry County
    • Irving
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • Irving is located in Barry County
    • Cedar Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
    • Cloverdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
      • Cloverdale is located in Barry County
    • Middleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
      • Middleville is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleville <3>
    • Banfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
      • Banfield is located in Barry County
    • Delton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Allegan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coats Grove, with the one closest to Coats Grove listed first.
    • Hooper
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
      • Hooper is located in Allegan County
    • Neeley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
      • Neeley is located in Allegan County
    • Wayland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Allegan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <3>
    • Bradley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Allegan County
    • Shelbyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
      • Shelbyville is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <3>
    • Martin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Moline
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
      • Moline is located in Allegan County
    • Dorr
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Hilliards
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
      • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
    • Watson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Allegan County
    • Plainwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Otsego
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopkins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
      • Hopkins is located in Allegan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins <3>
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coats Grove, with the one closest to Coats Grove listed first.
    • Bedford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <3>
    • Pennfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
      • Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
    • Level Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
      • Level Park is located in Calhoun County
    • Oak Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
    • Springfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
    • Verona Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
      • Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
    • Battle Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Brownlee Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownlee Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
      • Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
    • Fort Custer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Custer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
      • Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
      • Former name for Fort Custer:
      • Camp Custer
    • Beadle Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
      • Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
    • Duck Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
      • Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
    • Ceresco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceresco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
      • Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
    • Rice Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
      • Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coats Grove, with the one closest to Coats Grove listed first.
    • Eagle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Westphalia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eaton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coats Grove, with the one closest to Coats Grove listed first.
    • Woodbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Eaton County
    • Vermontville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermontville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermontville
      • Vermontville is located in Eaton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermontville <3>
    • Sunfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Venice
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Venice
      • Little Venice is located in Eaton County
    • Carlisle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Eaton County
    • Chester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Eaton County
    • Gresham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Gresham is located in Eaton County
    • Mulliken
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Stalls Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalls Corner
      • Stalls Corner is located in Eaton County
    • Needmore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
      • Needmore is located in Eaton County
    • Bellevue
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Eaton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <3>
    • Ainger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
      • Ainger is located in Eaton County
    • Charlotte
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ingham County
    • Edgemont Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
      • Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
  • Ionia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coats Grove, with the one closest to Coats Grove listed first.
    • Lake Odessa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Odessa
      • Lake Odessa is located in Ionia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Odessa <3>
    • Campbell Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
      • Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
    • Clarksville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Ionia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
    • Elmdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Elmdale is located in Ionia County
    • West Sebewa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
      • West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
    • Saranac
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Portland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • South Ionia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
      • South Ionia is located in Ionia County
    • Ionia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ionia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Ionia is located in Ionia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <3>
    • Lyons
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Muir
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Orleans
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Orleans is located in Ionia County
    • Smyrna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <3>
  • Kalamazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coats Grove, with the one closest to Coats Grove listed first.
    • Highland Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
    • South Gull Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gull Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
      • South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Augusta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Augusta is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <3>
    • Richland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <3>
    • Galesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coats Grove, with the one closest to Coats Grove listed first.
    • Alto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Kent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <3>
    • Caledonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lowell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Segwun
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segwun
      • Segwun is located in Kent County
    • Dutton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
      • Dutton is located in Kent County
    • Ada
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Ada is located in Kent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <3>
    • Forest Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Forest Hills is located in Kent County
    • Kentwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
      • Kentwood is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <3>
    • Corinth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Kent County
    • Cutlerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlerville
      • Cutlerville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutlerville <3>
    • Carlisle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Kent County
    • East Grand Rapids
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Parnell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Parnell is located in Kent County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coats Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Coats Grove.

Newspapers Published in Coats Grove ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coats Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coats Grove, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coats Grove.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Coats Grove:

Cemeteries Near Coats Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coats Grove.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coats Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coats Grove, with the one closest to Coats Grove listed first.

  • Barnum Neighborhood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnum Neighborhood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnum Neighborhood Cemetery
  • Warner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warner Cemetery
  • Fuller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuller Cemetery
  • Coats Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coats Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coats Grove Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
  • West Carlton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Carlton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Carlton Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Barry County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barry County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barry County Poor Farm Cemetery
  • Hastings Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hastings Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hastings Twp. Cemetery
  • Barryville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barryville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barryville Cemetery
  • Hosmer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hosmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hosmer Cemetery
  • Mauch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mauch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mauch Cemetery
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    • Cheney Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheney Cemetery
    • Leach Grave
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leach Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leach Grave
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Coats Grove had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Coats Grove, with the one closest to Coats Grove listed first.

  • Morgan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Morgan is located in Barry County
  • Woodland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
  • Hastings
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nashville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <3>
  • Lake Odessa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Odessa
    • Lake Odessa is located in Ionia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Odessa <3>
  • Woodbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Eaton County
  • Freeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <3>
  • Maple Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Barry County
  • Vermontville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermontville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermontville
    • Vermontville is located in Eaton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermontville <3>
  • Clarksville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Ionia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
  • Dowling
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
    • Dowling is located in Barry County
  • Shaytown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaytown
    • Shaytown is located in Eaton County
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    • Sunfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Irving
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • Irving is located in Barry County
    • Elmdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Elmdale is located in Ionia County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coats Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coats Grove.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coats Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Barry County: www.barrycounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coats Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coats Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6831, Longitude: -85.1922       In this case, the coordinates for Coats Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coats Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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