A visit to the Saint Margaret 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. Margaret Cemetery ...
The St. Margaret Cemetery is located in Allegan County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Alamo Cemetery
- The Alamo Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Cemetery
- Blackman Cemetery
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Allegan County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackman Cemetery is located between<2> the communities of Allegan and Otsego. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Allegan.
- Cooper Cemetery
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Earl Cemetery
- The Earl Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Cemetery
- East Cooper Cemetery
- East Martin Cemetery
- The East Martin Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martin Cemetery
- Green Bower Cemetery
- The Green Bower Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bower Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Allegan County
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- Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gun Plain Twp. Cemetery
- Gun Plains Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #724 <4>
- Immanuel Cemetery
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Ives Cemetery
- The Ives Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Cemetery
- Kendall Cemetery
- The Kendall Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Miner Cemetery
- The Miner Cemetery is located in Allegan County
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- Mountain Home Cemetery
- Pine Creek Cemetery
- The Pine Creek Cemetery is located in Allegan County
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- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
- South Martin Cemetery
- The South Martin Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Martin Cemetery
- Trowbridge Methodist Cemetery
- Woodside Cemetery
- The Woodside Cemetery is located in Allegan County
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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. Margaret Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alamo
- Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Allegan
- Bradley
- Bradley is located in Allegan County
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- Doster
- Doster is located in Barry County
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- East Cooper
- East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Eastwood
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Gobles
- Highland Park
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Hooper
- Hooper is located in Allegan County
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- Hopkins
- Kalamazoo
- Kendall
- Kendall is located in Van Buren County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Martin
- Neeley
- Neeley is located in Allegan County
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- North Lake
- North Lake is located in Van Buren County
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- Oshtemo
- Otsego
- Parchment
- Plainwell
- Prairieville
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
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- Richland
- Shelbyville
- South Monterey
- South Monterey is located in Allegan County
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- Watson
- Watson is located in Allegan County
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- Westwood
- Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
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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. Margaret Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Margaret Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allegan
- Gobles
- Kalamazoo
- Martin
- Otsego
- Parchment
- Plainwell
- Prairieville
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 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 St. Margaret Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Allegan 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. Margaret Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #636846 (Saint Margaret Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #636846 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: Allegan
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Otsego
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Allegan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Allegan and Otsego. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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. Margaret Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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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