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A visit to the Hart Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Hart Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hart Cemetery (FG ID #2347900).

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 Hart Cemetery ...

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

43.7020, -86.3758

The Hart Cemetery is located in Oceana County<2>.

The county seat for Oceana County is located in Hart. Hart lies just to the east southeast of the Hart Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hart Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Hart Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lever Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Lever Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever Cemetery
  • Round Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Round Lake Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Cemetery
  • South Hart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The South Hart Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hart Cemetery
  • Mears Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mears Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Cemetery
  • Randall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Randall Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Smith Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Smith Corners Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Corners Cemetery
  • First Shelby Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The First Shelby Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Shelby Cemetery
  • Genereau Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Genereau Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genereau Cemetery
  • Pentwater Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Oceana Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oceana Center Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceana Center Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • North Weare Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The North Weare Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare Cemetery
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
    • Elbridge Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Elbridge Twp. Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge Twp. Cemetery
    • Gardner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
    • St. Stephen's Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Indian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • Indian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • Mt. Malissa Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Malissa Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Malissa Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hart Cemetery.

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

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 Hart Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oceana County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hart 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 professional and volunteer 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 Hart Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Oceana 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 Hart Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2347900

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2515841  (Hart Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2515841 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: Oceana
      • Est. Elev: 206 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mears
      • Location given for Hart Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.7022222     Lon: -86.3755556
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Oceana, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hart 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.