A visit to the Saint Josephs 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. Josephs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Josephs Cemetery:
41.7784, -86.2656
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Berrien County<2>.
The county seat for Berrien County is located in Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the St. Josephs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Josephs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Truitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Truitt Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt Cemetery
- Father Allouez Grave Site
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ann Beason Purdy Groves
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Portage Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Portage Prairie Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Prairie Cemetery
- The Portage Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Portage Prairie UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2268878 <5>
- Silverbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Silverbrook Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverbrook Cemetery
- Springbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Springbrook Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook Cemetery
- Harrah Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Harrah Road Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrah Road Cemetery
- Orchard Hills Country Club Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Howe Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Stuckey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stuckey Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey Cemetery
- The Stuckey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tutt Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Truitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Truitt Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt Cemetery
- Dick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dick Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Dragon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dragon Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Ridge Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Buchanan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1271 <5>
- Harris Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Harris Prairie Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Prairie Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barron Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Barron Lake Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Lake Cemetery
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 St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Niles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roseland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Indian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Buchanan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bakertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bakertown is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- South Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Granger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Mishawaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sumnerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Zeigler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Pokagon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Gulivoire Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
- Crumstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Nutwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Berrien Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Osceola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <6>
- Berrien Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Galien
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Galien is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- New Carlisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hills Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
- Glendora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glendora is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Eau Claire
(14 miles [22.5 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 St. Josephs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berrien County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berrien Springs
- Buchanan
- Edwardsburg
- Galien
- Mishawaka
- New Carlisle
- Niles
- South Bend
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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. Josephs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Berrien 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. Josephs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #636801 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #636801 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: Berrien
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Niles West
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7783809 Lon: -86.2655642
- 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 Berrien, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Josephs 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. |