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A visit to the Lever 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 Lever Cemetery ...

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

43.7250, -86.3667

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

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

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

Open a Google Map centered on the Lever Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Lever Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • North Hart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The North Hart Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hart Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Smith Corners Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Corners Cemetery
  • Round Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Round Lake Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Cemetery
  • Randall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Randall Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
  • Mears Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mears Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Cemetery
  • South Hart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The South Hart Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hart Cemetery
  • Pentwater Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  • North Weare Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The North Weare Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare Cemetery
  • First Shelby Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The First Shelby Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Shelby Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oceana Center Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceana Center 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
    • Indian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • Mt. Malissa Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Malissa Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Malissa Cemetery
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite 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
    • 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)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lever Cemetery.

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

  • Hart
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hart is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <6>
  • Mears
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • French Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • French Town is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
  • Pentwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Elbridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Elbridge is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
  • Cobmoosa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
    • Cobmoosa has also been known as:
    • Cob Moo Sa
  • Meisenheimer Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Meisenheimer Corners is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meisenheimer Corners
  • Wiley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wiley is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
    • Wiley has also been known as:
    • Wileys
  • New Era
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fern
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fern is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
    • Fern has also been known as:
    • Adamsville
  • Ferry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferry is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Walkerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Camp Claybanks ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Camp Claybanks is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Claybanks
    • White Pine Village ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • White Pine Village is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine Village
    • Buttersville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Buttersville is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttersville
    • Rothbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ludington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Scottville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Scottville is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
      • Scottville has also been known as:
      • Mason Center
      • Sweetland
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <6>
    • Amber
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Amber is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
      • Amber has also been known as:
      • Slaughtburg
    • Custer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Custer is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Former names for Custer:
      • Black Creek
      • Ferryville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <6>

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 Lever 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 Lever Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Lever 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 Lever Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2515840  (Lever Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2515840 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: 212 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hart
      • Location given for Lever Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.725     Lon: -86.3666667
      • 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lever 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.