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A visit to the Oakgrove 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 Oakgrove Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakgrove 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 Oakgrove Cemetery

Lat:   41.8047°   (41° 48' 16")

Lon:   -85.7992°   (-85° 47' 57")

The Oakgrove Cemetery is located in Cass County<2>.

The county seat for Cass County is located in Cassopolis. Cassopolis lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Oakgrove Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Oakgrove Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Long Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Shavehead Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mottville Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mottville Twp. Cemetery
    • The Mottville Twp. Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Plum Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plum Grove Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Rinehart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rinehart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rinehart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Trout Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trout Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trout Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trout Creek Cemetery is located in Elkhart County (IN)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Stengle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stengle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stengle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stengle Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Merritt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Aurand Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aurand Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aurand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Aurand Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Chain Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Kessington Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kessington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kessington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kessington Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Cathcart Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cathcart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cathcart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cathcart Cemetery is located in Elkhart County (IN)
    • St. John of the Cross Episcopal Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Elkhart County (IN)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bristol (IN).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86203 <5>
    • Paradise Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Proctor Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Proctor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Proctor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Proctor Cemetery is located in Elkhart County (IN)
    • Bonneyville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonneyville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonneyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bonneyville Cemetery is located in Elkhart County (IN)
    • Brick Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brick Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brick Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brick Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Sand Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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

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 Oakgrove Cemetery.

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

  • Mottville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
    • Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Union
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bristol
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol is located in Elkhart County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <6>
  • Jones
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Constantine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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 <6>
  • Corey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
    • Corey is located in Cass County
  • White Pigeon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fabius
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
    • Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Simonton Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simonton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
    • Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County (IN)
  • Garden Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
    • Garden Village is located in Elkhart County (IN)
  • Vandalia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Middlebury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
    • Middlebury is located in Elkhart County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,608 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Elkhart
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
      • Elkhart is located in Elkhart County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <6>
    • Wakelee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
      • Wakelee is located in Cass County
    • Oakwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Three Rivers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <6>
    • Penn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
      • Penn is located in Cass County
    • Dunlap
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
      • Dunlap is located in Elkhart County (IN)
    • Bluff Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
      • Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Cassopolis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Shipshewana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shipshewana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipshewana
      • Shipshewana is located in LaGrange County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shipshewana <6>
    • Klingers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Klingers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
      • Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Edwardsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsburg
      • Edwardsburg is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsburg <6>
    • Goshen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Elkhart County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <6>
    • Marcellus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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 Oakgrove 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 Oakgrove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Oakgrove Cemetery:

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 Oakgrove Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2109342  (Oakgrove Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2109342 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: Mottville
    • County: Cass         Elev: 262
    • Location given for GNIS #2109342 (Oakgrove Cemetery)

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 'straight-line' (or 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 Oakgrove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8047, Longitude: -85.7992       In this case, the coordinates for the Oakgrove 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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