Beckley Cemetery

Beckley Cemetery is a Michigan historical marker in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, dedicated 1973.

Calhoun County · dedicated 1973 · Helmer and Beckley Roads, Battle Creek

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In 1833 Joseph W. Stewart, a native of New York, settled in the Oak Openings area of western Calhoun County. Recognizing a need for a cemetery in the neighborhood he set aside a portion of his land for this purpose, offering the plots without charge. When a new law in 1859 required each township to make provisions for burials, Stewart turned his property over to Battle Creek Township. In later years this area became known as Beckley Corners after Ira Beckley, another early settler.

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Beckley Cemetery

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