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A visit to the Rush Lake Catholic 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 Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery:

42.2344, -86.2053

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.

The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Paw Paw. Paw Paw lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fairview Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Van Auken Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Van Auken Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Auken Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Emmanuel Home Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Home Cemetery
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Watervliet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Watervliet Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet Cemetery
  • Covert Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Covert Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert Cemetery
  • Fish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fish Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Cemetery
  • Southard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Southard Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard Cemetery
  • Coloma Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Coloma Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coloma Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Coloma.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #270670 <5>
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    • Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
    • Harris Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
    • Kniebes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Pauls UCC Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
    • Zion EUB Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Zion EUB Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion EUB Cemetery
    • Lawrence Village Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Coburn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Coburn Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburn Cemetery
    • Arlington Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Arlington Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Hill Cemetery
      • The Arlington Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bangor Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #752607 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Hartford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Paw Paw Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Lake
  • Watervliet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Covert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fish Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
  • Coloma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawrence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bangor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <6>
  • Keeler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Keeler is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
  • Lake Michigan Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lake Michigan Beach is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Michigan Beach
  • Riverside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Riverside is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Twelve Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Breedsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mizpah Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mizpah Park is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Park
    • Benton Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Benton Heights is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Heights
    • South Haven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lacota
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Lacota is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
    • Kibbie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
    • Naomi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Naomi is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
    • Glendale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Glendale is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Bloomingdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Decatur
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Benton Harbor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sodus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sodus is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
    • Shanghai Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
    • Mount Pleasant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • South Haven Highlands
      (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 Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2574953  (Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2574953 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: Van Buren
      • Est. Elev: 205 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hartford
      • Location given for Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.2344444     Lon: -86.2052778
      • 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 Van Buren, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rush Lake Catholic 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.