A visit to the Germinder & Ward Graves ...
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 Germinder & Ward Graves ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Germinder & Ward Graves:
41.7986, -86.5028
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Germinder & Ward Graves can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Germinder & Ward Graves is located in Berrien County<2>.
The county seat for Berrien County is located in Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north of the Germinder & Ward Graves .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Germinder & Ward Graves.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Germinder & Ward Graves, with the nearest first.
- Swem Grave
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Swem Grave is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swem Grave
- Dayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dayton Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
- McGowan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McGowan Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan Cemetery
- Stevens Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stevens Farm Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Farm Cemetery
- Shedd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shedd Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shedd Cemetery
- Bakertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bakertown Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown Cemetery
- Glendora Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Glendora Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora Cemetery
- New Troy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The New Troy Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Troy Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Ridge Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Buchanan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1271 <5>
- Howe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Howe Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Buchanan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Dragon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dragon Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon Cemetery
- Boyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Boyle Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle Cemetery
- California School Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Basswood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Basswood Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood Cemetery
- Heckman Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Foster Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Teeter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Teeter Cemetery is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeter Cemetery
- St. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Cemetery is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cemetery
- Portage Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Portage Prairie Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Prairie Cemetery
- The Portage Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Portage Prairie UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2268878 <5>
- Benton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- Sherwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- Colvin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Colvin Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvin 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 Germinder & Ward Graves.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Germinder & Ward Graves, with the nearest first:
- Galien
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Galien is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Dayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Avery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Bakertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bakertown is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Three Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hills Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
- Glendora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glendora is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Zeigler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Buchanan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sawyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hesston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Snow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Snow is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelhurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelhurst is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Harbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Union Pier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Smith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smith is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Rolling Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baroda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crumstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Niles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hinchman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hinchman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchman
- New Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Germinder & Ward Graves. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berrien County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Germinder & Ward Graves.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buchanan
- Galien
- Lakeside
- New Buffalo
- New Carlisle
- Niles
- Three Oaks
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 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 Germinder & Ward Graves:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Berrien 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 Germinder & Ward Graves:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2374154 (Germinder and Ward Graves)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2374154 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: Berrien
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Three Oaks
- Location given for Germinder and Ward Graves:
- Lat: 41.7986111 Lon: -86.5027778
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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 Berrien, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Germinder & Ward Graves) 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. |
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