A visit to the California Corners 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 California Corners Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the California Corners Cemetery:
41.7944, -84.8856
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the California Corners Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The California Corners Cemetery is located in Branch County<2>.
The county seat for Branch County is located in Coldwater. Coldwater lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the California Corners Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the California Corners Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the California Corners Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from California Corners Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hultz Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hultz Family Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hultz Family Cemetery
- Amish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Brown Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Family Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Family Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Munday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Munday Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday Cemetery
- Covenant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Covenant Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Cemetery
- West Reading Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The West Reading Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Reading Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Knauss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Knauss Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauss Cemetery
- The Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, The Old Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fremont (IN).
- The Old Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fremont Cemetery
- Old Fremont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #170367 <5>
- Berg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Berg Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berg Cemetery
- Gleason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gleason Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Sorter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sorter Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorter Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Teeters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Teeters Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeters Cemetery
- Camden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Camden Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Cemetery
- The Camden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chester Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #370303 <5>
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jones Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85566 <5>
- Dygert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dygert Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dygert Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the California Corners Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from California Corners Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Ray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Montgomery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Canada Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Fremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Camden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reading
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northwest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Quincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Angola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Trailtree Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hatmaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Batavia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Gilead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gilead is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Ainger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Frontier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Orland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alvarado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Steamburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Hillsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 California Corners Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Branch County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The California Corners Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Angola
- Angola lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the California Corners Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Angola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Camden
- Camden lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the California Corners Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Camden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Coldwater
- Hillsdale
- Montgomery
- Quincy
- Reading
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the California Corners Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Branch 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 California Corners Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2435450 (California Corners Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2435450 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: Branch
- Est. Elev: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: California
- Location given for California Corners Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7944444 Lon: -84.8855556
- 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 Branch, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- California Corners 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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