Okemos in Ingham County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Ingham County Home Cemetery

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, June 4, 2021

1. Ingham County Home Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This cemetery was used to bury residents of the Ingham County Poor Farm from the late 1800s until the early 1940s. These people lived in the Poor Farm because they were unable to care for themselves. Their tombstones are a reminder of their lives and the place that they called "home".

Erected by Ingham County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 42° 41.442′ N, 84° 24.621′ W. Marker is in Okemos, Michigan, in Ingham County. It is at the intersection of Dobie Road and Sashabaw Drive, on the left when traveling south on Dobie Road. Located just south of Ingham County Medical Care on stone north of cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3860 Dobie Rd, Okemos MI 48864, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mid-Michigan

and in Greater Lansing.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Charles J. Carroll, Jr. (approx. 0.9 miles away); Michigan Dental Association (approx. 1.2 miles away); Chief Okemos (approx. 1.8 miles away); Chief Okemos / Okemos Village (approx. 2 miles away); Okemos Methodist Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Travel in the 1800s (approx. 2.7 miles away);

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Education and Faith (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Farmstead (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Okemos.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, June 4, 2021

2. Ingham County Home Cemetery Marker

Ingham County Home Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, June 4, 2021

3. Ingham County Home Cemetery

Small cemetery with approximately 100 gravestones.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 641 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 5, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.