A visit to the Watervliet 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 Watervliet Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watervliet Cemetery:
42.1886, -86.2536
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Watervliet Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Watervliet Cemetery is located in Berrien County<2>.
The county seat for Berrien County is located in Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Watervliet Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Watervliet Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Watervliet Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watervliet Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coloma Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Kniebes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion EUB Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Zion EUB Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion EUB Cemetery
- Emmanuel Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Emmanuel Home Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Home Cemetery
- Boyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fish Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Byers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Byers Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
- Millburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Millburg Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburg Cemetery
- Van Auken Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Van Auken Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Auken Cemetery
- Covert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Covert Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert Cemetery
- North Shore Memory Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pennyan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pennyan Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyan Cemetery
- Keeler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Keeler Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Watervliet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watervliet Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Watervliet
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paw Paw Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Lake
- Coloma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fish Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
- Keeler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keeler is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
- Lake Michigan Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Michigan Beach is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Michigan Beach
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Twelve Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
- Covert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Benton Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Heights is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Heights
- Mizpah Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mizpah Park is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Park
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Naomi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Naomi is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Benton Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sodus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sodus is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
- Shanghai Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
- Bangor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Plain is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plain
- Hartman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hartman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Saint Joseph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scottdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scottdale is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
- Eau Claire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Breedsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Watervliet 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 Watervliet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bangor
- Benton Harbor
- Breedsville
- Coloma
- Covert
- Hartford
- Lawrence
- Saint Joseph
- South Haven
- 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 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 Watervliet 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 Watervliet Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2374174 (Watervliet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2374174 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: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coloma
- Location given for Watervliet Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1886111 Lon: -86.2536111
- 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- Watervliet 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. |