A visit to the Saint Mary'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. Mary's Catholic Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery:
42.1450, -86.2917
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery is located in Berrien County<2>.
The county seat for Berrien County is located in Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coloma Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Boyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- Byers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Byers Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Millburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Millburg Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburg Cemetery
- Watervliet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Watervliet Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Pennyan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pennyan Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyan Cemetery
- Fairview Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Pearl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pearl Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Cemetery
- North Shore Memory Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lake Shore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lake Shore Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Keeler Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- B'nai Sholom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The B'nai Sholom Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Sholom Cemetery
- The B'nai Sholom Cemetery has also been known as:
- B'nai Shalom Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #137 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Shanghai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Shanghai Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Cemetery
- Cullinane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cullinane Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullinane Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emmanuel Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Emmanuel Home Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Home Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coloma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Watervliet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paw Paw Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Lake
- Twelve Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Benton Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Benton Heights is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Heights
- Keeler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keeler is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
- Lake Michigan Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Michigan Beach is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Michigan Beach
- Shanghai Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
- Naomi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Naomi is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mizpah Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mizpah Park is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Park
- Benton Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sodus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sodus is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
- Fair Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Plain is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plain
- Hartman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hartman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Saint Joseph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scottdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scottdale is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
- Covert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eau Claire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shoreham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shoreham is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
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. Mary's Catholic 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. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton Harbor
- Berrien Springs
- Coloma
- Coloma lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Coloma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Covert
- Hartford
- Lawrence
- Saint Joseph
- Watervliet
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 St. Mary's Catholic 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. Mary's Catholic Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2374178 (Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2374178 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: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coloma
- Location given for Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.145 Lon: -86.2916667
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Mary'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. |
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