A visit to the Youngs Prairie 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 Youngs Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Youngs Prairie Cemetery:
41.9481, -85.9703
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Youngs Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Youngs Prairie Cemetery is located in Cass County<2>.
The county seat for Cass County is located in Cassopolis. Cassopolis lies just to the southwest of the Youngs Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Youngs Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Youngs Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Youngs Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Van Riper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Van Riper Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Riper Cemetery
- Whitmanville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Schulte Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Brady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brady Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Cemetery
- Little Fish Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- South Wayne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The South Wayne Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Reams - Norton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Brookside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Birch Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Birch Lake Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Lake Cemetery
- Lilly Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lilly Lake Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Lake Cemetery
- Huyck Graves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Huyck Graves is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyck Graves
- Gage Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gage Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage Cemetery
- Dewey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Dewey Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Calvin Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chain Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Chain Lake Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Lake Cemetery
- Poe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Haight Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haight Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Charleston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Charleston Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Cemetery
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 Youngs Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Youngs Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Penn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Penn is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Cassopolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vandalia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- La Grange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- La Grange is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Wakelee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Dowagiac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jones
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marcellus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pokagon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Edwardsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Corey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Corey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Sumnerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simonton Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Fabius
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Chamberlain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Granger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mottville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Keeler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keeler is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
- Berrien Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Niles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Naomi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Naomi is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
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 Youngs Prairie 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 Youngs Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cassopolis
- Decatur
- Dowagiac
- Edwardsburg
- Lawton
- Lawton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Youngs Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lawton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Marcellus
- Niles
- Niles lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Youngs Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Niles.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
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 Youngs Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Cass 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 Youngs Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1616907 (Youngs Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1616907 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: Cass
- Est. Elev: 280 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vandalia
- Location given for Youngs Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9481017 Lon: -85.9702842
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Youngs Prairie 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. |