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A visit to the Saint Joseph's 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 St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery ...

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

44.0197, -86.0997

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

The St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery is located in Mason County<2>.

The county seat for Mason County is located in Ludington. Ludington lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bachellor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Bachellor Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachellor Cemetery
    • The Bachellor Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bachelor Evangelical Church Cemetery
    • Batcheller Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178661 <5>
  • Batchelor Christ Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Tallman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fountain Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Meade Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • St. John Cantius' Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. John Cantius' Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cantius' Cemetery
    • The St. John Cantius' Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John Cantius Catholic Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178453 <5>
  • Sugar Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Scottville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981709 <5>
  • Custer Riverside - St. Mary's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Custer Riverside - St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Riverside - St. Mary's Cemetery
    • The Custer Riverside - St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Custer Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
    • Riverside - St. Mary's Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1503 <5>
  • McPherson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweetwater Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lother Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lother Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lother Cemetery
    • Carr Settlement Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • St. Gregorys Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Historical Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Historical Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Historical Cemetery
    • Grant Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookside Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Baldwin.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lake Cemetery
      • Lake Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #866 <5>
    • Peacock Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Peacock Twp. Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Twp. Cemetery
      • The Peacock Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Peacock Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1353 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.

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

  • Batcheller ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Batcheller is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batcheller
    • Batcheller has also been known as:
    • Turtle Lake
  • Tallman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Tallman is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
    • Tallman has also been known as:
    • Weaver
  • Millerton ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Millerton is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Walhalla
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sauble
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sauble is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauble
  • Custer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Elm Flats ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Elm Flats is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flats
  • Free Soil
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Scottville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Sugar Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Carr
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Carr is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
    • Carr has also been known as:
    • Carr Settlement
    • McCumber Settlement
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Peacock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Peacock is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
    • Amber
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Amber is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
      • Amber has also been known as:
      • Slaughtburg
    • Irons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fern
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Fern is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
      • Fern has also been known as:
      • Adamsville
    • Dublin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Dublin is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Wiley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Wiley is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
      • Wiley has also been known as:
      • Wileys
    • Baldwin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Udell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Udell is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
    • Wellston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mason County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Fountain
    • Fountain lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fountain.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Free Soil
  • Idlewild
    • Idlewild lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Idlewild.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Ludington
  • Scottville

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Mason 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. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2514613  (Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery (historical))
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2514613 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: Mason
      • Est. Elev: 225 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Millerton
      • Location given for Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery (historical):
      • Lat: 44.0197222     Lon: -86.0997222
      • 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 Mason, 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 from Point A (ie- St. Joseph's 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.