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A visit to the Lake Shore 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 Lake Shore Cemetery ...

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

42.1670, -86.4178

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

The Lake Shore Cemetery is located in Berrien County<2>.

The county seat for Berrien County is located in Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph lies just to the southwest of the Lake Shore Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lake Shore Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Lake Shore Cemetery.<4>

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

  • North Shore Memory Garden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Morton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Morton Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Curtis Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
  • Millburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Millburg Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburg Cemetery
  • Boyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Boyer Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Crystal Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • B'nai Sholom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The B'nai Sholom Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Sholom Cemetery
    • The B'nai Sholom Cemetery has also been known as:
    • B'nai Shalom Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #137 <5>
  • Pearl Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pearl Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Cemetery
  • Kniebes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Coloma Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Resurrection Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Zion EUB Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Zion EUB Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion EUB Cemetery
    • St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Pauls UCC Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Brown School Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Brown School Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown School Cemetery
    • Scottdale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Scottdale Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale Cemetery
    • Pennyan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pennyan Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyan Cemetery
    • Byers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Byers Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
    • Watervliet Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Watervliet Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet Cemetery

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 Lake Shore Cemetery.

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

  • Mizpah Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Mizpah Park is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Park
  • Benton Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Benton Heights is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Heights
  • Twelve Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
  • Riverside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverside is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Benton Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Michigan Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Michigan Beach is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Michigan Beach
  • Fair Plain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fair Plain is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plain
  • Coloma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Saint Joseph
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shoreham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Shoreham is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
  • Scottdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Scottdale is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
  • Sodus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sodus is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Watervliet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Paw Paw Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Lake
    • Fish Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
    • Glenlord
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenlord is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlord
      • Glenlord has also been known as:
      • Glen Lord
    • Shanghai Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
    • Stevensville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartman is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
    • Naomi
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Naomi is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
    • Covert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinchman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Hinchman is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchman
    • Eau Claire
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Keeler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Keeler is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
    • Hartford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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 Lake Shore Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berrien County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lake Shore 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 Lake Shore Cemetery:

  • 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 Lake Shore Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #629997  (Lake Shore Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #629997 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: 198 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Benton Heights
      • Location given for Lake Shore Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.1669826     Lon: -86.4178015
      • 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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Shore 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.