Hi, Here are some cemeteries in the general area you were asking about. If thery are not the cemeteries you want, you might try to call the DUTTON City offices and see if there are other cemeteries in the area. pam > Cemetery: BLAIN CEMETERY (<A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikent/images/cemeteries/blain/sign.gif">Sign</A>, <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikent/images/cemeteries/blain/view.gif">View</A>) > Alternative Name(s): Blaine Cemetery. > Section: 5 > Street Address: 68th Street between Eastern and Kalamazoo > Ownership: Township. > Owner Contact Information: Gaines Charter Township, 1685 68th Street SE, > P.O. Box 8876, Grand Rapids, MI 49518-8875, (616) 698-6640, FAX (616) > 698-2490. Office Hours: M-F 8:30-5. > Transcriptions: <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikent/cemeteries/gaines/blain.html">DAR1926</A> (JP), <A HREF="http://www.wmgs.org/publica.htm">ES1995</A> > Record Sources: Compendium, Sourcebook (12), DAR. > History: Unknown. > Religious, Ethnic Affiliation: None reported. > Description: Blain Cemetery is located on 68th Street in Cutlerville > between Eastern and Kalamazoo. It is on the north side of the road across > from the entrance to Crystal Springs, an upscale housing development. The > cemetery appears to have been named for the Blain family, who have many > stones towards the front. There is a large Cutler monument (Cutlerville?) > The front of the cemetery is nice and shady, with large, old maple trees > and the older burials. The oldest death date found was 1818, with the > second oldest being 1856, which leads me to think that maybe the 1818 may > have been moved from another cemetery elsewhere. All stones (even old ones) > are in excellent condition. I was unable to tell if there were unmarked > graves. The newer portion is toward the rear half of the cemetery, where > there is a sign posting rules of the cemetery and no trees. The cemetery is > well maintained and active, with much room for expansion. A paved drive > runs through the cemetery with two entrances on 68th Street. A locked > garage building is on the premises, which apparently houses maintenance > equipment. There are no broken stones evident among the several hundreds to > thousand gravestones. There is a fence along the sides of the cemetery, and > a fence across the front, with a large portion missing. The drives appear > to be always open. (S.M.G. Davis, May 2000) --------------------------------------------------------- Cemetery: DUTTON CEMETERY (<A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikent/images/cemeteries/dutton/view.gif">View</A>) > > Alternative Name(s): None reported. > Section: 11 > Street Address: Hannah Lake Avenue, Dutton > Ownership: Township. > Owner Contact Information: Gaines Charter Township, 1685 68th Street SE, > P.O. Box 8876, Grand Rapids, MI 49518-8875, (616) 698-6640, FAX (616) > 698-2490. Office Hours: M-F 8:30-5. > Transcriptions: <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikent/cemeteries/gaines/dutton.html">DAR1926</A> (DT), <A HREF="http://www.wmgs.org/publica.htm">ES1995</A> > Record Sources: Compendium, Sourcebook (12), DAR. > History: Unknown. > Religious, Ethnic Affiliation: None reported. > Description: The Dutton Cemetery is on the east side of Hannah Lake Street > just south of 68th in Dutton. It is situated next to Dutton Elementary > School. It is an active cemetery and nicely mowed and taken care of, > although there are some older stones that are broken, and some that were > laid down flat into the ground. The oldest stone found was 1853. There are > hundreds of stones, and the cemetery is accessible at all times. It is > surrounded on the south and rear by corn fields. There is one small > maintenance shed. The archway over the gate says 1870 - Dutton Cemetery - > 1925. (S.M.G. Davis, May 2000.) ------------------------------------------------- Cemetery: GAINES CEMETERY > > Alternative Name(s): None reported. > Section: 15 > Street Address: Dutton Road, Dutton. Cemetery not found at this location by > searchers. > Ownership: Unknown. > Owner Contact Information: Unknown. > Transcriptions: <A HREF="http://www.wmgs.org/publica.htm">ES1995</A> > Record Sources: Compendium. > History: Unknown. > Religious, Ethnic Affiliation: None reported. > Description: Abandoned. May have completely disappeared. --------------------------------------------------- Cemetery: SOUTH GAINES CEMETERY (<A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikent/images/cemeteries/southgaines/view.jpg">View</A>, <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikent/images/cemeteries/southgaines/view2.jpg">View 2</A>) > > Alternative Name(s): Gaines Cemetery. > Section: 21 or 23 > Street Address: Northeast corner of 92nd Street and Kalamazoo Street > Ownership: Township. > Owner Contact Information: Gaines Charter Township, 1685 68th Street SE, > P.O. Box 8876, Grand Rapids, MI 49518-8875, (616) 698-6640, FAX (616) > 698-2490. Office Hours: M-F 8:30-5. > Transcriptions: <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikent/cemeteries/gaines/gaines.html">DAR1927</A>, <A HREF="http://www.wmgs.org/publica.htm">ES1995</A> > Record Sources: Compendium, Sourcebook (12), DAR. > History: Unknown. > Religious, Ethnic Affiliation: None reported. > Description: Located at the northeast corner of 92nd Street and Kalamazoo > Street. There is a paved drive which runs in a semi-circle from 92nd Street > to Kalamazoo. There is a sign with cemetery rules posted. There are > approximately 200-300 graves in this pretty, hillside cemetery. It is nice > and shady in places with large maple trees. The cemetery is bordered on the > north by a ramshackle, barbed wire fence in a woodsy brush area with a > swamp beyond, and on the east by a fence row of trees and a farmer's field. > Across 92nd on the southeast corner of the intersection is Gaines United > Brethren Church. The cemetery was recently mowed, and there were huge > patches of creeping phlox blooming, which were very pretty. The oldest > stone seen was 1867, and I couldn't tell if the cemetery was still active, > but there wasn't much room for any new tombstones if so. Several > gravestones were broken and in urgent need of repair. There were some > broken stones laying down into the ground, and there appeared to be > unmarked graves. There were many stones with the surname Hanna and > Krumback. (S.M.G. Davis, May 2000)