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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Berlamont (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Berlamont. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Berlamont is located in Van Buren County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Van Buren County: Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo & Saint Joseph.

Below are the counties that are near Berlamont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Berlamont:

  • Van Buren County     (The home county of Berlamont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berlamont, with the one closest to Berlamont listed first.
    • Bloomingdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Grand Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Breedsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gobles
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Glendale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Glendale is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Lacota
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Lacota is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
    • Bangor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
    • Kendall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Kendall is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • North Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • North Lake is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
    • Kibbie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
    • Lawrence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Almena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Almena is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
  • Allegan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berlamont, with the one closest to Berlamont listed first.
    • Pullman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Leisure
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Leisure is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
      • Leisure has also been known as:
      • East Casco
    • Allegan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Hawkhead
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawkhead is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkhead
    • Mount Pleasant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • South Haven Highlands
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Bluff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
    • Glenn Haven Shores
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenn Haven Shores is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Haven Shores
      • Glenn Haven Shores has also been known as:
      • Hollywood
    • Glenn Shores
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenn Shores is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Shores
      • Glenn Shores has also been known as:
      • Glenn Stores
    • Glenn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Miami Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Miami Park is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Park
      • Miami Park has also been known as:
      • Miami Park Beach
      • Miomi Park Beach
  • Barry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berlamont, with the one closest to Berlamont listed first.
    • Doster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Doster is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
    • Prairieville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Prairieville is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
    • Delton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berlamont, with the one closest to Berlamont listed first.
    • Paw Paw Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Lake
    • Watervliet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Coloma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Michigan Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Michigan Beach is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Michigan Beach
    • Riverside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverside is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Twelve Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
    • Benton Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Benton Heights is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Heights
    • Mizpah Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mizpah Park is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Park
    • Naomi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Naomi is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
    • Shanghai Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
    • Benton Harbor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartman is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berlamont, with the one closest to Berlamont listed first.
    • Marcellus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Dowagiac
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Wakelee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Wakelee is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
    • La Grange
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • La Grange is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
    • Penn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Penn is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
  • Kalamazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berlamont, with the one closest to Berlamont listed first.
    • Alamo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Oshtemo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Westwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Kalamazoo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • East Cooper
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
    • Parchment
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Eastwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Milwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Milwood is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwood
    • Portage
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Comstock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
    • Schoolcraft
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Richland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Kent County
    • North Dorr
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berlamont, with the one closest to Berlamont listed first.
    • Drenthe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
    • Holland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Beechwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • Forest Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
    • Macatawa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Grove Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
    • Waverly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Zeeland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint Joseph County
    • Chamberlain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Berlamont, see our County-by-County Page for Berlamont.

Cemeteries Near Berlamont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berlamont.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Berlamont - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Berlamont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Berlamont, with the one closest to Berlamont listed first.

  • Spring Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pecktown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pierceson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Base Line Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Junction Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Breedsville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lindsley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Saints Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (242 more) ...
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lee Twp. Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoppin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Berlamont had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Berlamont, with the one closest to Berlamont listed first.

  • Bloomingdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Grand Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Breedsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Glendale is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Gobles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lee is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Pine Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pine Grove is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Lacota
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lacota is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
  • Bangor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
  • Kendall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kendall is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
  • Bravo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bravo is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
  • Kibbie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • McDonald
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • McDonald is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
    • Pearl
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pearl is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Allegan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Berlamont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Berlamont.

Newspapers Published in Berlamont ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berlamont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Berlamont, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Berlamont.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Berlamont:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Berlamont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Berlamont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.