A visit to the Bontragger Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Bontragger Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bontragger Cemetery:
41.7431, -85.3553
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bontragger Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bontragger Cemetery is located in LaGrange County<2>.
The county seat for LaGrange County is located in LaGrange. LaGrange lies just to the south southwest of the Bontragger Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bontragger Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bontragger Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bontragger Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eagle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Eagle Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
- Fawn River Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Ontario Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ontario Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Sturgis Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trayer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Trayer Cemetery is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trayer Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Froh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Froh Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froh Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Hoagland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hoagland Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland Cemetery
- Mongo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mongo Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongo Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- K of P Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The K of P Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K of P Cemetery
- Tobey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Tobey Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobey Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Dutch Settlement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Eagley Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eagley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Scott.
- The Eagley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Callahan Cemetery
- Cowen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2417739 <5>
- Rogers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Burr Oak Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Burr Oak Twp. Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak Twp. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bontragger Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bontragger Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Fawn River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Howe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mongo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <6>
- Greenfield Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- LaGrange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plato
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Burr Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seyberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- Brushy Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Orland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Klingers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Valentine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Findley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- Bluff Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Scott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scott is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Shipshewana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bronson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stroh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Nottawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gravel Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Wasepi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasepi
- Fairfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Hatmaker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Bontragger Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in LaGrange County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bontragger Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bronson
- Burr Oak
- LaGrange
- Nottawa
- Sturgis
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bontragger Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to LaGrange County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Bontragger Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #452021 (Bontragger Cemetery (historical))
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #452021 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: LaGrange
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mongo
- Location given for Bontragger Cemetery (historical):
- Lat: 41.7431061 Lon: -85.3552556
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including LaGrange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bontragger Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |