RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Michigan >> Kalamazoo County >> Gate of Heaven CemeteryIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Michigan

The Commemorative Quarter for Michigan





A visit to the Gate of Heaven Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Lat:   42.3206°   (42° 19' 14")

Lon:   -85.5411°   (-85° 32' 27")

The Gate of Heaven Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County<2>.

The county seat for Kalamazoo County is located in Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo lies just to the southwest of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Comstock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comstock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Comstock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Comstock Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
  • East Cooper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jewish Mountain Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Mountain Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewish Mountain Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jewish Mountain Home Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Mountain Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain Home Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Westnedge Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westnedge Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westnedge Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westnedge Park Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Grand Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park North
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park South
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ford Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Kalamazoo County Poor Farm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kalamazoo County Poor Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kalamazoo County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kalamazoo County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Prairie Home Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Indian Fields Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Fields Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Fields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Fields Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Wheaton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheaton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Galesburg Old Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galesburg Old Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galesburg Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Galesburg Old Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Shafter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shafter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shafter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shafter Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Galesburg.

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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gate of Heaven Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Eastwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Parchment
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parchment have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment
    • Parchment is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parchment <6>
  • East Cooper
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Cooper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
    • East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Comstock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
    • Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Kalamazoo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Westwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Milwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwood
    • Milwood is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Richland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Richland is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <6>
  • Galesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oshtemo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oshtemo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshtemo
    • Oshtemo is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oshtemo <6>
  • Portage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pavillion Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
    • Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Yorkville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yorkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
      • Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
    • South Gull Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gull Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
      • South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Highland Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Doster
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
      • Doster is located in Barry County
    • Augusta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Plainwell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Alamo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Scotts
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
      • Scotts is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts <6>
    • Climax
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Fort Custer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Custer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
      • Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
      • Former name for Fort Custer:
      • Camp Custer
    • Hickory Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hickory Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
      • Hickory Corners is located in Barry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Corners <6>
    • Otsego
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Neeley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
      • Neeley is located in Allegan County

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 Gate of Heaven 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 Gate of Heaven 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 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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery:

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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #626684  (Gate of Heaven Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #626684 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Kalamazoo
    • County: Kalamazoo         Elev: 261
    • Location given for GNIS #626684 (Gate of Heaven Cemetery)

The official website for Kalamazoo County: www.kalcounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3206, Longitude: -85.5411       In this case, the coordinates for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025