A visit to the Dutch Settlement 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 Dutch Settlement Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dutch Settlement Cemetery:
41.8106, -85.2633
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dutch Settlement Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dutch Settlement Cemetery is located in Branch County<2>.
The county seat for Branch County is located in Coldwater. Coldwater lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Dutch Settlement Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dutch Settlement Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Dutch Settlement Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dutch Settlement Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Trayer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Trayer Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trayer Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Froh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Froh Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froh Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Burr Oak Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Burr Oak Twp. Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak Twp. Cemetery
- Fawn River Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Haight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Haight Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haight Cemetery
- Sanborn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanborn Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Cemetery
- Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gilead Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bronson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bronson Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson Cemetery
- Tobey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tobey Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobey Cemetery
- Bontrager Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bontrager Cemetery is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bontrager Cemetery
- Bontragger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bontragger Cemetery is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bontragger Cemetery
- Eagle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Eagle Cemetery is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
- Carlton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Carlton Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Cemetery
- Hooping Corner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Colon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The South Colon Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Colon Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Mill Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mill Grove Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Snow Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Snow Prairie Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Prairie 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 Dutch Settlement Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dutch Settlement Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burr Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Greenfield Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Gilead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Bronson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Orland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hatmaker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Mongo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Findley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- Sturgis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Matteson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Matteson is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Howe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <5>
- Brushy Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Fairfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Batavia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Plato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Nottawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- LaGrange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Sherwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sherwood is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Wasepi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasepi
- Klingers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Seyberts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- Bluff Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Oakwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
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 Dutch Settlement 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 Dutch Settlement Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bronson
- Burr Oak
- Colon
- Colon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Dutch Settlement Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- LaGrange
- Nottawa
- Sturgis
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Dutch Settlement 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 Dutch Settlement Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #625034 (Dutch Settlement Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #625034 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: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burr Oak
- Location given for Dutch Settlement Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8106055 Lon: -85.2633091
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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 from Point A (ie- Dutch Settlement 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |