Ionia County Genealogical Research Guide
IONIA COUNTY CEMETERY SEXTONS
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Berlin Township
Alderman (Alleman/Schnabel) Cemetery is located in Sec. 36, off State Road/M-66 in Ionia near the I-96 overpass. This is an old abandonded cemetery - no known sexton
Balcom Cemetery is located in Section 36, on North Tuttle Road, Ionia. Dave Davis 2774 Croel Ionia, MI 48846 616-527-2472
Letts Cemetery is located in Section 13, eight miles south of Ionia on Peck Lake Road, Ionia. Bob Bennett 4947 Harwood Ionia, MI 48846 616-527-0461
Ionia County Infirmary - (Poor Farm) is located in Section 34, on North Riverside Drive. The land is now part of the Ionia Recreation Area. This cemetery is no longer used. This is an old abandonded cemetery - no known sexton
Boston Township Boston Township Treasurer P. O. Box 2 Saranac, Michigan 48881
Saranac Cemetery is located in Sections 1 and 12, on David Highway in Saranac. Lyle Jackson 9121 Jackson Rd Clarksville, MI 48815 616-693-2269
South Boston Cemetery is located in Section 20 on Grand River Avenue and Kyser Rd. in Saranac.
White (Toles) Cemetery is located in Section 3 on Centerline Road in Saranac.
Campbell Township Campbell Township Treasurer P. O. Box 136 198 N. Main Street Clarksville, Michigan 48815
Clarksville Cemetery is located in Section 15 on Nash and Peddler Lake Roads in Clarksville.
Old Order (Brethern/South Clarksville/Dunkard/Campbell/German Baptist) Cemetery is located in Section 34 on Vedder Road in Freeport.
Danby Township
Danby Township Cemetery is located in Section 28 on Charlotte Highway in Mulliken. Russ Odem 517-647-2013.
Easton Township
Easton Cemetery is located in Section 8 on Johnson Road in Ionia. Mark Walkington 1545 N. Hawley Belding, MI 48809 616-642-6346
Oakhill Cemetery is located in Section 24 on Yeomans Street in Ionia. Ionia City Hall 114 N. Kidd St. Ionia, MI 48846 616-527-4170
Ionia Township
Highland Park Cemetery is located in Section 16 on E. Mail and Prairie Creek Roads in Ionia. Ionia Township Treasurer 2672 E. Tuttle Ionia, Michigan 48846
Mount Olivet Catholic (SS Peter and Paul) is located in Section 20 on E. Washington and 4th Streets in Ionia. St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church 434 High Street Ionia, Michigan 48846 616-527-3610
Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Section 31 on S. State Road/M-66 in Ionia. This cemetery is a new cemetery. Howard and Luann Curtiss 5800 E. Davison Detroit, Michigan 48212
Tuttle Cemetery is located in Section 32 on Kelsey and Tuttle Roads in Ionia. The cemetery sexton is: Jerry Scoffield Lake Odessa, Michigan 616-374-1217
Keene Township Keene Township Treasurer 1726 Pinckney Road Saranac, Michigan 48881
Marble Cemetery is located in Section 17 on Richmond and Marble Roads in Belding.
Pinkney (Pinckney) Cemetery is located in Section 28 on Sayles and Pinckney Roads in Lowell.
Lyons Township
Lyons Township Cemetery (with Bradt Addition) is located in Section 20 on Hayes and Kimball Roads in Muir. Ervin Trumble 114 Prospect Muir, MI 48860 517-855-2551
Mount Calvary (St. Joseph's Catholic) Cemetery is located in Section 13 on Stoney Creek and Hubbardston Roads in Pewamo.
Muir Cemetery (Oakwood) is located in Section 18 on Bluewater Highway in Muir. Louis Lemke 425 Garden Muir, MI 48860 517-855-2011
Pewamo Cemetery is located in Section 14 on Pewamo Road in Pewamo.
Spaulding Cemetery is located in Section 25 on Dexter Trail in Pewamo.
North Plains Township
East Side (Hubbardston East) Cemetery is located in Section 12 in Hubbardston. Hubbardston Cemetery Society 8001 Hubbardston Road Hubbardston, Michigan 48845
North Plains Cemetery is located in Section 31 on the s.e. corner of Olmstead and Schaeffer Roads intersection north of Muir. North Plains Township Treasurer 6213 Charles Road Ionia, Michigan 48846
Saint John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery is located in Section 11 on Bordon Road in Hubbardston. Eugene Bozung 313 Main St E Hubbardston, MI 48845 517-981-6744
West Side (Hubbardston West) Cemetery is located in Section 12 in Hubbardston. Earl Geselman 636 Washington Hubbardston, MI 48845 517-981-6613
Woodward Cemetery is located in Section 15 on Borden Road in Hubbardston ( last burial in 1860) This cemetery is a tiny abandoned site. There are three known headstones.
Odessa Township
Lakeside (Lakewood) Cemetery is located in Section 34 on Cemetery Road in Lake Odessa. Ray Osburn 14631 Cemetery Rd. Lake Odessa, MI 48845 616-374-7649
Orange Township
Keefer and Olmstead Cemetery is located in Section 1 on Keefer Highway. Ervin Trumble 114 Prospect Muir, MI 48860 517-855-2551
Matthew (South Orange) Cemetery is located in Section 34 on Sunfield Highway.
Steel (Steele) Cemetery is located in Section 20 on Peck Lake and Kelsey Roads. If anyone has the transcriptions for this cemetery, please let me know.
Orleans Township
Greenop (Orleans/Hurd) Cemetery is located in Sections 15 and 16 on Orleans Road in Orleans. Kitty Bigler 3175 W. Belding Rd. Orleans, MI 48865 616-761-3145
Hurd Cemetery Annex is located near the Hurd/Orleans Cemetery.
Green Cemetery is located in Section 17 on Johnson Road in Orleans (about 3 miles east of the city of Belding). Kitty Bigler 3175 W. Belding Rd. Orleans, MI 48865 616-761-3145
Higbee (Old Higbee) Cemetery is located in Section 36 on Peterson Road. Harvey Heppe 514 Meade Road Orleans, MI 48865 616-761-3904
Wheeler Cemetery is located in Orleans. ( The Wheeler Cemetery also has an annex )
Otisco Township
Free Methodist (Old Belding) is located in Section 14 on E. Belding Road / M-44 in Belding.
River Ridge Cemetery is located in Section 14 on Zahm Road in Belding. Belding City Treasurer City Hall 120 S. Pleasant Belding, Michigan 48809 616-794-1900
River Ridge Mausoleum located in Belding. Belding City Treasurer City Hall 120 S. Pleasant Belding, Michigan 48809 616-794-1900
Smyrna Cemetery is located in Section 21 on Whites Bridge Road in Smyrna
Belding Cemetery is located in Section 14 on E. Belding Road / M-44 in Belding.
Otisco Cemetery is located in Section 9 on Whites Bridge and Ellis Roads in Cooks Corners Ralph VanOcker 14198 Macclain Greenville, MI 48838 616-754-8486
Rest Haven Memory Gardens is located in Section 4 on North Storey Highway/M-91 in Belding
St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Section 14 on Zahm Road in Belding. Bill Heckman 511 Higham Pewamo, MI 48873 517-593-2660
St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Section 33 and 34 on Krupp Road in Smyrna.
Portland Township
Pioneer (Maple Corners) Cemetery was located in Section 2 off Maple Road (Site obliterated)
Portland City Cemetery is located in Section 33 on Bridge Street in Portland. City of Portland 259 Kent Portland, MI 517-647-7531
Brown Grave is located in Section 9 on David Highway in Portland
Catholic Cemetery was located in Section 28 in Portland. The site is now obliterated. Many were reinterred in Portland Cemetery in 1900
Goodwin Cemetery was located in Section 2 on Maple Road in Portland. Some 50 to 100 graves were bulldozed about 1950. Some reburials in Portland Cemetery
Union (Musser) Cemetery is located in Section 19 on MarSalle Road near Keefer Highway in Portland (last burial 1900). If anyone has or knows where to locate the transcriptions for this cemetery, please let me know.
Ronald Township
Snows Cemetery is located in Section 20 on Stedman Road in Shiloh. This cemetery is no longer active.
Woodard Lake Cemetery is located in Section 18 on Woodard Road in Palo. Dale Hammond 5501 Powell Hwy Ionia, MI 48846 616-527-0695
Ionia County Poor Farm is located in Section 33 on Cooper Road in Ionia
Palo Cemetery is located in Section 2 on Judevine Road in Palo. There is currently no sexton for this cemetery. However, in the interim, the records are being kept by Mrs. Margaret Fitzgerald. You may contact her at the following: Margaret Fitzgerald 8491 Judevine Fenwick, MI 48834 (517) 637-4333
Sebewa Township Ken Guy 517-647-0008 - evenings only
East Sebewa (Sebewa) Cemetery is located in Section 24 on Beppley Road in Sunfield.
Sebewa Baptist (West Sebewa) Cemetery is located in Section 30 on Musgrove Road in Lake Odessa.
Ingalls Grave is located in Section 25 on Keefer Road in Sunfield.
Reeder Cemetery was located in Section 32 on Tupper Lake and Kimmel Roads in Sunfield. Bodies were moved to the East Sebewa Cemetery. Site obliterated
Showerman Graves are located in Section 21 (site contains the two graves of Lucius Showerman's children)
Treece Children Graves are located in Section 3
Unknown Grave is located in Section 16