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A visit to the Victory 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 Victory Cemetery ...

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

43.9983, -86.3554

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

The Victory Cemetery is located in Mason County<2>.

The county seat for Mason County is located in Ludington. Ludington lies just to the west southwest of the Victory Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Victory Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Victory Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Towns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Towns Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towns Cemetery
    • The Towns Cemetery has also been known as:
    • North Amber Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1203 <5>
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rickey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sugar Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Scottville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981709 <5>
  • North Victory Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ludington City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2243984 <5>
  • Pere Marquette Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Riverton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hamlin Village Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Custer Riverside - St. Mary's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Custer Riverside - St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Riverside - St. Mary's Cemetery
      • The Custer Riverside - St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Custer Cemetery
      • Riverside Cemetery
      • Riverside - St. Mary's Cemetery
      • St. Mary's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1503 <5>
    • Summit Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Summit Twp. Cemetery is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Twp. Cemetery
      • The Summit Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Summit Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1827 <5>
    • Center Riverton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Riverton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Riverton Cemetery is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Cemetery
    • Fountain Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Grant Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Peters Catholic Cemetery is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
      • The St. Peters Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Peter's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2492305 <5>
    • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Victory Cemetery.

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

  • Amber
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Amber is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
    • Amber has also been known as:
    • Slaughtburg
  • Sugar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sugar Grove is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
    • Sugar Grove has also been known as:
    • Clark's Corners
  • Scottville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Scottville is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • Scottville has also been known as:
    • Mason Center
    • Sweetland
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <6>
  • Ludington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elm Flats ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Elm Flats is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flats
  • Piney Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Piney Ridge is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
  • Buttersville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Buttersville is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttersville
  • White Pine Village ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • White Pine Village is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine Village
  • Custer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Custer is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Former names for Custer:
    • Black Creek
    • Ferryville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <6>
  • Meisenheimer Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Meisenheimer Corners is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meisenheimer Corners
  • Fountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Wiley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wiley is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
    • Wiley has also been known as:
    • Wileys
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Free Soil
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Batcheller ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Batcheller is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batcheller
      • Batcheller has also been known as:
      • Turtle Lake
    • Fern
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fern is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
      • Fern has also been known as:
      • Adamsville
    • Walhalla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Tallman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Tallman is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
      • Tallman has also been known as:
      • Weaver
    • Pentwater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Millerton ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Millerton is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Filer City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Filer City is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer City
    • Oak Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Oak Hill is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill has also been known as:
      • Oakhill

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 Victory Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mason County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Victory Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Mason 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 Victory Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1622026  (Victory Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1622026 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: Mason
      • Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Scottville
      • Location given for Victory Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.9983386     Lon: -86.3553591
      • 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 Mason, 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- Victory 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.