A visit to the Pentwater Township 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 Pentwater Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pentwater Twp. Cemetery:
43.7911, -86.4281
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pentwater Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pentwater Twp. Cemetery is located in Oceana County<2>.
The county seat for Oceana County is located in Hart. Hart lies just to the south southeast of the Pentwater Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pentwater Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Pentwater Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pentwater Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Weare Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The North Weare Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare Cemetery
- Smith Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lever Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lever Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Round Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Round Lake Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Hart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The North Hart Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hart Cemetery
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peters Catholic Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Peters Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2492305 <5>
- Summit Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Summit Twp. Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Twp. Cemetery
- The Summit Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Summit Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1827 <5>
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mears Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mears Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Cemetery
- Center Riverton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Riverton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverton Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Cemetery
- West Riverton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Hart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The South Hart Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hart Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- Mt. Malissa Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Malissa Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Malissa Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eden Twp. / Old Indian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #436 <5>
- Genereau Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Genereau Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genereau Cemetery
- Rickey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pere Marquette Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pentwater Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pentwater Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pentwater
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- French Town
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- French Town is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Meisenheimer Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mears
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wiley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wiley is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Wiley has also been known as:
- Wileys
- White Pine Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Pine Village is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine Village
- Buttersville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buttersville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttersville
- Fern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Ludington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shelby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elbridge is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Amber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amber is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Amber has also been known as:
- Slaughtburg
- Scottville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Cobmoosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
- Cobmoosa has also been known as:
- Cob Moo Sa
- Custer
(15 miles [24.1 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>
- Piney Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Piney Ridge is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- New Era
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Walkerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove has also been known as:
- Clark's Corners
- Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ferry is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
- Elm Flats ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Flats is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flats
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 Pentwater Twp. 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 Pentwater Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hart
- Hart lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Pentwater Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hart.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Ludington
- Mears
- Pentwater
- Scottville
- Shelby
- Shelby lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Pentwater Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Shelby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
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 either 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 Pentwater Twp. 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 Pentwater Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1622392 (Pentwater Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1622392 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: 194 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pentwater
- Location given for Pentwater Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7911172 Lon: -86.4281355
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pentwater Twp. 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. |