A visit to the Messer 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 Messer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Messer Cemetery:
42.5953, -85.5658
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Messer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Messer Cemetery is located in Allegan County<2>.
The county seat for Allegan County is located in Allegan. Allegan lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Messer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Messer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Messer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Messer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- German Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The German Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Bradley Indian Mission Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Selkirk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Selkirk Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk Cemetery
- St.s Cyril & Methodius' Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St.s Cyril & Methodius' Catholic Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Cyril & Methodius' Catholic Cemetery
- The St.s Cyril & Methodius' Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St.s Cyril & Methodius Church Cemetery
- East Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The East Martin Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martin Cemetery
- Oakhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakhill Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhill Cemetery
- The Oakhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Orangeville Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #870884 <5>
- Jesuit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jesuit Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Yankee Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bowerman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bowerman Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerman Cemetery
- Round Andrews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Round Andrews Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Andrews Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Round Andrews Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of Allegan.
- The Round Andrews Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopkinsburg Cemetery
- Ingerson Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
- Round Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #796 <5>
- Hicks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- South Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The South Martin Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Martin Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Coman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Coman Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coman Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- McCallum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The McCallum Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallum 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 Messer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Messer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shelbyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bradley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Martin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooper
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hooper is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Neeley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Neeley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
- Wayland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Prairieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Doster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Doster is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Cloverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Irving
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Irving is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Middleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hilliards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hilliards is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
- Delton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Otsego
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plainwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moline is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Dorr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Cedar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hickory Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hastings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Monterey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Monterey is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monterey
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 Messer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Messer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caledonia
- Delton
- Hastings
- Martin
- Middleville
- Otsego
- Plainwell
- Prairieville
- Wayland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Messer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Allegan 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 Messer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #632156 (Messer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #632156 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: Allegan
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orangeville
- Location given for Messer Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5953116 Lon: -85.5658499
- 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 Allegan, 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 from Point A (ie- Messer 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. |