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A visit to the Bridgman 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 Bridgman Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bridgman Cemetery:

41.9347, -86.5622

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bridgman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Bridgman Cemetery is located in Berrien County<2>.

The county seat for Berrien County is located in Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Bridgman Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bridgman Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bridgman Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bridgman Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • California School Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
  • New Troy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The New Troy Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Troy Cemetery
  • Ruggles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ruggles Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Cemetery
  • Glendora Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Glendora Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora Cemetery
  • Hinman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Hinman Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinman Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Boyle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Boyle Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle Cemetery
  • Feather Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Feather Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feather Cemetery
  • Stevensville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Stevensville Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Jerome Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jerome Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Cemetery
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • Colvin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Colvin Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvin Cemetery
    • Burke Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Burke Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
    • Royalton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Royalton Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton Cemetery
    • Germinder & Ward Graves
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Stevens Farm Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Stevens Farm Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Farm Cemetery
    • Brant Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Brant Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Cemetery
    • Scottdale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Scottdale Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale Cemetery
    • Brown School Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Brown School Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown School 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 Bridgman Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bridgman Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Bridgman
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sawyer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • New Troy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Snow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Snow is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
  • Baroda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hazelhurst
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazelhurst is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
  • Harbert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glendora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glendora is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
  • Hills Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
  • Stevensville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lakeside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeside is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hinchman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Hinchman is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchman
    • Glenlord
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Glenlord is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlord
      • Glenlord has also been known as:
      • Glen Lord
    • Union Pier
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Three Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Avery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Avery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Galien
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Galien is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Scottdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Scottdale is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
    • Shoreham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Shoreham is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
    • Dayton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dayton is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Berrien Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fair Plain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fair Plain is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plain
    • Saint Joseph
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bakertown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bakertown is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
    • Buchanan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sodus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sodus is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus

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 Bridgman Cemetery. The following communities are located in Berrien County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bridgman Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer websites 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 Bridgman Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Berrien 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 Bridgman Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2374152  (Bridgman Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2374152 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: Berrien
      • Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bridgman
      • Location given for Bridgman Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.9347222     Lon: -86.5622222
      • 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 Michigan's counties, including Berrien, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bridgman 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.
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