A visit to the Tobey 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 Tobey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tobey Cemetery:
41.8376, -85.3894
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tobey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tobey Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Joseph County is located in Centreville. Centreville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Tobey Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Tobey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tobey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Froh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Froh Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froh Cemetery
- Burr Oak Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Burr Oak Twp. Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak Twp. Cemetery
- Sanborn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sanborn Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Cemetery
- Sturgis Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fawn River Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Findley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Findley Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley Cemetery
- Locust Grove Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nottawa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nottawa Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Babcock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Babcock Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Bontragger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bontragger Cemetery is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bontragger Cemetery
- Bontrager Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bontrager Cemetery is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bontrager Cemetery
- Dutch Settlement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Colon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The South Colon Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Colon Cemetery
- Oak Grove Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trayer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Trayer Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trayer Cemetery
- Centreville Village Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Amish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Eagle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Eagle Cemetery is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
- Haight Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Haight Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haight Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tobey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tobey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sturgis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fawn River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Findley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- Nottawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Klingers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Wasepi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasepi
- Oakwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Howe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Fairfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Colon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <5>
- Centreville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Scott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scott is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Greenfield Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Bronson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Seyberts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- Mongo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Matteson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matteson is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Leonidas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White Pigeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- LaGrange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Plato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Orland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hatmaker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Sherwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 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 Tobey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Joseph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tobey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bronson
- Burr Oak
- Centreville
- Colon
- LaGrange
- Mendon
- Nottawa
- Sturgis
- White Pigeon
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 Tobey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Saint Joseph 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 Tobey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1624990 (Tobey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1624990 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: St. Joseph
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sturgis
- Location given for Tobey Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.83755 Lon: -85.3894258
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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 Saint Joseph, 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- Tobey 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |