A visit to the Gods Half Acre 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 Gods Half Acre Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gods Half Acre Cemetery:
41.7669, -86.0083
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gods Half Acre Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gods Half Acre Cemetery is located in Cass County<2>.
The county seat for Cass County is located in Cassopolis. Cassopolis lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Gods Half Acre Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gods Half Acre Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Gods Half Acre Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gods Half Acre Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adamsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Adamsville Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Cemetery
- Carlton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Carlton Cemetery is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Cemetery
- Five Points Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Five Points Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Edwardsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Edwardsburg Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsburg Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Shaffer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffer Cemetery
- Kessington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kessington Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessington Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
- St. Vincent Depaul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grace Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Grace Lawn Cemetery is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Lawn Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rice Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Elkhart (IN).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86546 <5>
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- Calvin Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harris Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Harris Prairie Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Prairie Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
- The Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Osceola Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84610 <5>
- Prairie Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Prairie Street Cemetery is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Street Cemetery
- The Prairie Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prairie Street Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86465 <5>
- Rinehart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart Cemetery
- Plum Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Plum Grove Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Reams - Norton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Gods Half Acre Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gods Half Acre Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Simonton Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Edwardsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Granger
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elkhart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garden Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Osceola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <6>
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Cassopolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Dunlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Mishawaka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Vandalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Roseland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Indian Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- South Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mottville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Penn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Penn is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Pokagon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Niles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- La Grange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- La Grange is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Jones
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sumnerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
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 Gods Half Acre Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cass County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gods Half Acre Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cassopolis
- Edwardsburg
- Elkhart
- Mishawaka
- Niles
- Niles lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Gods Half Acre Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Niles.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- South Bend
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Gods Half Acre Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Cass 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 Gods Half Acre Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2109351 (Gods Half Acre Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2109351 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: Cass
- Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Edwardsburg
- Location given for Gods Half Acre Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7669444 Lon: -86.0083333
- 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 Cass, 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- Gods Half Acre 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. |