A visit to the North 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 North Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the North Cemetery:
42.2539, -85.3369
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the North Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The North Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County<2>.
The county seat for Kalamazoo County is located in Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the North Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the North Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the North Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from North Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Spencer Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lawler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lawler Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
- The Lawler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lone Pine Cemetery
- Territorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #917 <5>
- Charleston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Charleston Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Cemetery
- West Leroy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Galesburg Old Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg Old Cemetery
- Gilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilson Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Galesburg.
- Shafter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shafter Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Beckley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beckley Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckley Cemetery
- Ft. Custer National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Post Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Post Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Cemetery
- Augusta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Augusta Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta Cemetery
- Howlandsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Howlandsburg Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlandsburg Cemetery
- Kalamazoo County Poor Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Wheaton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton Cemetery
- Wolcott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolcott Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott Cemetery
- South Leroy Congregational Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Battle Creek Cemetery
- Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1062 <5>
- Sunset Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Youngs Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Cemetery
- Reese Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Reese Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Cemetery
- Covey Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Covey Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Hill Cemetery
- Bedford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
- Bedford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the North Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from North Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Climax
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- West Leroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Fort Custer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Galesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Augusta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Level Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Pavillion Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
- East Leroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Joppa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- South Gull Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Yorkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Beadle Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Battle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Comstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Highland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Brownlee Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Verona Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eastwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Milwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Milwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwood
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 North Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kalamazoo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The North Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Battle Creek
- Climax
- Fort Custer
- Galesburg
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 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 North Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Kalamazoo 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 North Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #633555 (North Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #633555 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: Kalamazoo
- Est. Elev: 300 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Augusta
- Location given for North Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2539317 Lon: -85.3369401
- 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 Kalamazoo, 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- North 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. |