A visit to the Charleston 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 Charleston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Charleston Cemetery:
42.2831, -85.4011
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Charleston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Charleston Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County<2>.
The county seat for Kalamazoo County is located in Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Charleston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Charleston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Charleston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Charleston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Galesburg.
- Shafter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Shafter Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter Cemetery
- Galesburg Old Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Galesburg Old Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg Old Cemetery
- Kalamazoo County Poor Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Wheaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The North Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Lawler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lawler Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
- The Lawler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lone Pine Cemetery
- Territorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #917 <5>
- Howlandsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Howlandsburg Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlandsburg Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Spencer Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Augusta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Augusta Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta Cemetery
- Comstock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Comstock Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock Cemetery
- Gilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gilson Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilson Cemetery
- Post Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Post Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Cemetery
- Ft. Custer National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Yorkville Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville Cemetery
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Wolcott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wolcott Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott Cemetery
- Stony Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stony Lake Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lake 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 Charleston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Charleston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Galesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Climax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Fort Custer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Augusta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Comstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Yorkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Pavillion Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
- Scotts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Richland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Leroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- South Gull Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Eastwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Highland Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Milwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Milwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwood
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Level Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- East Cooper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
- Parchment
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sonoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Kalamazoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Portage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Joppa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Battle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bedford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
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 Charleston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kalamazoo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Charleston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Battle Creek
- Climax
- Fort Custer
- Galesburg
- Kalamazoo
- Parchment
- Portage
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Charleston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Kalamazoo 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 Charleston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #623112 (Charleston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #623112 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: Kalamazoo
- Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Galesburg
- Location given for Charleston Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2830976 Lon: -85.4011106
- 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 Kalamazoo, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Charleston 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. |