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A visit to the Fish 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 Fish Cemetery ...

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

42.2656, -86.2981

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

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

The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Paw Paw. Paw Paw lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east of the Fish Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fish Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Fish Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Emmanuel Home Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Emmanuel Home Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Home Cemetery
  • Covert Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Covert Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 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 south)
    • 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>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Watervliet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Watervliet Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet Cemetery
  • Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • North Shore Memory Garden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  • Fairview Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Van Auken Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Van Auken Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Auken Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Boyer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • 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)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Zion EUB Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion EUB Cemetery
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Lake Shore Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lake Shore Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Cemetery
    • Millburg Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Millburg Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburg Cemetery
    • Southard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Southard Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fish Cemetery.

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

  • Fish Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
  • Covert
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Paw Paw Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Lake
  • Lake Michigan Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Michigan Beach is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Michigan Beach
  • Coloma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Watervliet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Riverside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Hartford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  • South Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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
  • Benton Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Benton Heights is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Heights
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bangor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Keeler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Keeler is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
    • Breedsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kibbie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
    • Benton Harbor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawrence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lacota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lacota is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
    • Miami Park
      (13 miles [20.9 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • South Haven Highlands
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fair Plain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fair Plain is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plain
    • Bloomingdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hawkhead
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Hawkhead is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkhead

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 Fish 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 Fish Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Fish 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 Fish Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1618439  (Fish Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1618439 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: 196 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Covert
      • Location given for Fish Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.2655911     Lon: -86.2980806
      • 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fish 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.