A visit to the Little Fish Lake Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Little Fish Lake Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Little Fish Lake Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little Fish Lake Cemetery
Lat: 41.9847° (41° 59' 4")
Lon: -85.8964° (-85° 53' 47")
The Little Fish Lake Cemetery is located in Cass County<2>.
The county seat for Cass County is located in Cassopolis. Cassopolis lies just to the southwest of the Little Fish Lake Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Little Fish Lake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Little Fish Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Huyck Graves
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huyck Graves
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huyck Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Huyck Graves is located in Cass County
- Haight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haight Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Haight Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Crane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crane Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Youngs Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Youngs Prairie Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Youngs Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Youngs Prairie Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Charleston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charleston Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charleston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Charleston Cemetery is located in Cass County
- South Wayne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Wayne Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Wayne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The South Wayne Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Lilly Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lilly Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lilly Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lilly Lake Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Poe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The White Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Moon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Birch Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birch Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birch Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Birch Lake Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Bly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bly Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bly Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Van Riper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Riper Cemetery
- The Van Riper Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Whitmanville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitmanville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitmanville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Whitmanville Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Schulte Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brady Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brady Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brady Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brady Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Chain Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chain Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chain Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chain Lake Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Merritt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Knobhill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knobhill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knobhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Knobhill Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Little Fish Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Little Fish Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wakelee
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wakelee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Wakelee is located in Cass County
- Penn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Penn is located in Cass County
- Vandalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Marcellus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- La Grange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- La Grange is located in Cass County
- Cassopolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jones
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Corey is located in Cass County
- Decatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <7>
- Chamberlain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County
- Fabius
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County
- Dowagiac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lawton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Lawton is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <7>
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Three Rivers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Saint Joseph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,600 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Rivers <7>
- Mottville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Pokagon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Pokagon is located in Cass County
- Constantine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constantine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Constantine is located in Saint Joseph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constantine <7>
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 Little Fish Lake 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 Little Fish Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cassopolis
- Constantine
- Decatur
- Dowagiac
- Edwardsburg
- Lawrence
- Lawton
- Marcellus
- Paw Paw
- Schoolcraft
- Three Rivers
- White Pigeon
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 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 Little Fish Lake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Cass County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Little Fish Lake Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Little Fish Lake Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2109376 (Little Fish Lake Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #2109376 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Vandalia
- County: Cass Elev: 280
- Location given for GNIS #2109376 (Little Fish Lake Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cass County: www.casscountymi.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Little Fish Lake Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9847, Longitude: -85.8964 In this case, the coordinates for the Little Fish Lake Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |