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A visit to the Saint Catherine's 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 St. Catherine's Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Catherine's Cemetery:

43.1928, -85.9411

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Catherine's Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. Catherine's Cemetery is located in Muskegon County<2>.

The county seat for Muskegon County is located in Muskegon. Muskegon lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of the St. Catherine's Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Catherine's Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the St. Catherine's Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Moorland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Moorland Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland Cemetery
  • McNitt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The McNitt Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNitt Cemetery
  • Bell Place Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bell Place Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Place Cemetery
  • Bennet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Bennet Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennet Cemetery
  • Hilton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hilton Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Cemetery
  • Sullivan Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Sullivan Twp. Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Twp. Cemetery
  • St. Francis Xavier's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chidester Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chidester Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester Cemetery
  • Big Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • South Casnovia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Seamans Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Seamans Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seamans Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Egelston Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Egelston Twp. Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egelston Twp. Cemetery
    • St. Michael's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Michael's Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael's Cemetery
    • Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Coopersville.
      • The Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Coopersville Cemetery
      • Polkton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #312 <5>
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Lisbon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Lisbon Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Cemetery
    • Shippy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Shippy Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippy Cemetery
    • Indian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Wells Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wells Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
    • Danish Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Danish Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
    • Ashland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ashland Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
    • Bridgeton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Bridgeton Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Catherine's Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Catherine's Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Ravenna
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Slocum
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Slocum is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
  • Morgan Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Morgan Corners is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Corners
  • Conklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Canada Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
  • Sullivan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Coopersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wright
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wright is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
  • Lisbon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lisbon is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Casnovia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bailey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kent City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Wolf Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Nunica
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashland is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Bridgeton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bridgeton is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
    • Fruitport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Grant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastmanville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
    • Lamont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Marne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sitka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Sitka is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
    • Sun
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sun is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun

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 St. Catherine's Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Muskegon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Catherine's 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 helpful 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 St. Catherine's Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Muskegon 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 St. Catherine's Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2106582  (Saint Catherine's Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2106582 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: Muskegon
      • Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ravenna
      • Location given for Saint Catherine's Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.1927778     Lon: -85.9411111
      • 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 Muskegon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Catherine's 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.
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