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A visit to the Emmanuel Home 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 Emmanuel Home Cemetery ...

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

42.2508, -86.2625

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

The Emmanuel Home Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.

The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Paw Paw. Paw Paw lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east of the Emmanuel Home Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Emmanuel Home Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Emmanuel Home Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fish Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fish Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Cemetery
  • Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Covert Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Covert Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Watervliet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Watervliet Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet Cemetery
  • Fairview Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Coloma Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Coloma Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coloma Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Coloma.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #270670 <5>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Van Auken Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Van Auken Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Auken Cemetery
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Curtis Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
    • North Shore Memory Garden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Boyer Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
    • Kniebes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Pauls UCC Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
    • Zion EUB Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Zion EUB Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion EUB Cemetery
    • Southard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Southard Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Emmanuel Home Cemetery.

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

  • Covert
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Paw Paw Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Lake
  • Fish Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
  • Coloma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Watervliet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lake Michigan Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lake Michigan Beach is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Michigan Beach
  • Hartford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Bangor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <6>
  • Twelve Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
  • Mizpah Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mizpah Park is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Park
  • Keeler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Keeler is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • South Haven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Benton Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Benton Heights is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Heights
    • Lawrence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Breedsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kibbie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
    • Benton Harbor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lacota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lacota is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
    • South Haven Highlands
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Naomi
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Naomi is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
    • Bloomingdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Miami Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Miami Park is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Park
      • Miami Park has also been known as:
      • Miami Park Beach
      • Miomi Park Beach
    • Mount Pleasant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant

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 Emmanuel Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Emmanuel Home Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Emmanuel Home Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2574955  (Emmanuel Home Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2574955 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: Van Buren
      • Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Covert
      • Location given for Emmanuel Home Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.2508333     Lon: -86.2625
      • 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 Van Buren, 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 from Point A (ie- Emmanuel Home 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.