A visit to the East Cooper Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the East Cooper Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The East Cooper Cemetery (FG ID #409).
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 East Cooper Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Cooper Cemetery:
42.3758, -85.5512
The East Cooper Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County<2>.
The county seat for Kalamazoo County is located in Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo lies just to the south southwest of the East Cooper Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the East Cooper Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the East Cooper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Cooper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cressey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cressey Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cressey Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Bower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Green Bower Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bower Cemetery
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
- Ives Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ives Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Cemetery
- Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park North
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jewish Mountain Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mountain Home Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home Cemetery
- Westnedge Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Comstock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Comstock Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock Cemetery
- Woodside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodside Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Yorkville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Yorkville Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville Cemetery
- St. Margaret Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Margaret Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Margaret Cemetery
- Alamo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Alamo Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park South
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Kalamazoo County Poor Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg Old Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Galesburg Old Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg Old Cemetery
- Shafter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Shafter Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howlandsburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Howlandsburg Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlandsburg Cemetery
- Charlotte Dewey Grave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Charlotte Dewey Grave is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Dewey Grave
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 East Cooper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Cooper Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Cooper
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Parchment
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Richland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eastwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Westwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Kalamazoo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Comstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Highland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Doster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plainwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Gull Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alamo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Neeley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Galesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hooper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Otsego
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oshtemo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pavillion Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Custer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 East Cooper 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 East Cooper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Delton
- Fort Custer
- Galesburg
- Kalamazoo
- Martin
- Otsego
- Parchment
- Plainwell
- Portage
- Prairieville
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 East Cooper 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 East Cooper Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #409
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #625167 (East Cooper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #625167 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: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kalamazoo NE
- Location given for East Cooper Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3755941 Lon: -85.5513976
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Cooper 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. |