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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Truitt Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Truitt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Truitt Cemetery

Lat:   41.7811°   (41° 46' 51")

Lon:   -86.1667°   (-86° 10' 0")

The Truitt Cemetery is located in Cass County<2>.

The county seat for Cass County is located in Cassopolis. Cassopolis lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Truitt Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Truitt Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Truitt Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Smith Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Harris Prairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harris Prairie Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
  • Rodgers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodgers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rodgers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Truitt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Truitt Cemetery
    • The Truitt Cemetery is located in Berrien County
  • Barron Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barron Lake Cemetery
    • The Barron Lake Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Silverbrook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silverbrook Cemetery
    • The Silverbrook Cemetery is located in Berrien County
  • Springbrook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springbrook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Springbrook Cemetery is located in Branch County
  • Bertrand Protestant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bertrand Protestant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bertrand Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bertrand Protestant Cemetery is located in Berrien County
  • Stuckey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stuckey Cemetery
    • The Stuckey Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • The Stuckey Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tutt Cemetery
  • Edwardsburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwardsburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwardsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edwardsburg Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Dick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dick Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Berrien County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Father Allouez Grave Site
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Father Allouez Grave Site
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Father Allouez Grave Site have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Father Allouez Grave Site is located in Berrien County
    • Ann Beason Purdy Groves
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ann Beason Purdy Groves
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ann Beason Purdy Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ann Beason Purdy Groves is located in Berrien County
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Coulter Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coulter Chapel Cemetery
      • The Coulter Chapel Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coulter Chapel Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Niles.
      • The Coulter Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Coulter Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Highland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
      • The City Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mishawaka (IN).
      • The City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Misahwaka City Cemetery
      • Mishawaka Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Mishawaka (IN).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84982 <5>
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Salisbury Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salisbury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salisbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Cass County

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 Truitt Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Truitt Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Granger
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
  • Edwardsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsburg
    • Edwardsburg is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsburg <6>
  • Indian Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Niles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
    • Niles is located in Berrien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <6>
  • Roseland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
  • Mishawaka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawaka
    • Mishawaka is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,312 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mishawaka <6>
  • South Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
    • South Bend is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,868 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bend <6>
  • Sumnerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
    • Sumnerville is located in Cass County
  • Osceola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <6>
  • Pokagon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
    • Pokagon is located in Cass County
  • Simonton Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simonton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
    • Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County (IN)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Buchanan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bakertown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bakertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
      • Bakertown is located in Berrien County
    • Gulivoire Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
      • Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • Jamestown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Elkhart County (IN)
    • Elkhart
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
      • Elkhart is located in Elkhart County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <6>
    • Cassopolis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Berrien Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrien Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrien Center
      • Berrien Center is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berrien Center <6>
    • La Grange
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
      • La Grange is located in Cass County
    • Dayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Berrien County
    • Nutwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nutwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
      • Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • Garden Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
      • Garden Village is located in Elkhart County (IN)
    • Dowagiac
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Berrien Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrien Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrien Springs
      • Berrien Springs is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berrien Springs <6>

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 Truitt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cass County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Truitt Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Truitt Cemetery:

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 Truitt Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2402236  (Truitt Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2402236 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Niles East
    • County: Cass         Elev: 241
    • Location given for GNIS #2402236 (Truitt Cemetery)

The official website for Cass County: www.casscountymi.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 Cass, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Truitt Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7811, Longitude: -86.1667       In this case, the coordinates for the Truitt Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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