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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Sturgis (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sturgis. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Joseph County: Elkhart (IN), LaGrange (IN), Branch, Cass & Kalamazoo.

Below are the counties that are near Sturgis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sturgis:

  • Saint Joseph County     (The home county of Sturgis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sturgis, with the one closest to Sturgis listed first.
    • Fawn River
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Klingers
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Klingers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
      • Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Klingers
      • From Sturgis to Klingers
    • Findley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Burr Oak
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
      • Burr Oak is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burr Oak <3>
    • Bluff Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Oakwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakwood
      • From Sturgis to Oakwood
    • Nottawa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wasepi
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Centreville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfax
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • White Pigeon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Colon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
      • Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <3>
    • Constantine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constantine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
      • Constantine is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constantine <3>
  • Branch County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sturgis, with the one closest to Sturgis listed first.
    • Athens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Athens is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <3>
    • East Leroy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Leroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
      • East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
    • Burlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
    • Joppa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • West Leroy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Leroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
      • West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Leroy
      • From Sturgis to West Leroy
    • Tekonsha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cass County
  • Kalamazoo County
  • DeKalb County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sturgis, with the one closest to Sturgis listed first.
    • Ashley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
      • Ashley is located in DeKalb County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <3>
    • Fairfield Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Corunna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
      • Corunna is located in DeKalb County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Elkhart County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sturgis, with the one closest to Sturgis listed first.
    • Middlebury
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
      • Middlebury is located in Elkhart County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,608 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <3>
    • Bristol
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Elkhart County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
    • Millersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Elkhart County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <3>
    • Benton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Elkhart County (IN)
    • Goshen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Elkhart County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <3>
    • Garden Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
      • Garden Village is located in Elkhart County (IN)
    • Bainter Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
      • Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County (IN)
    • Dunlap
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
      • Dunlap is located in Elkhart County (IN)
    • Simonton Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simonton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
      • Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County (IN)
    • New Paris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
      • New Paris is located in Elkhart County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <3>
    • Elkhart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • LaGrange County (IN)
  • Noble County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sturgis, with the one closest to Sturgis listed first.
    • Rome City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
      • Rome City is located in Noble County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome City <3>
    • Cosperville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Brimfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
      • Brimfield is located in Noble County (IN)
    • Wawaka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ligonier
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ligonier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier
      • Ligonier is located in Noble County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ligonier <3>
    • Wakeville Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakeville Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
      • Wakeville Village is located in Noble County (IN)
    • Kendallville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendallville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
      • Kendallville is located in Noble County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,893 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendallville <3>
    • Albion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Kimmell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimmell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmell
      • Kimmell is located in Noble County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimmell <3>
    • Cromwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Port Mitchell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Steuben County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sturgis, with the one closest to Sturgis listed first.
    • Orland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
      • Orland is located in Steuben County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <3>
    • Jamestown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Angola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
      • Angola is located in Steuben County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <3>
    • Fremont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Fremont is located in Steuben County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
    • Hudson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Steuben County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
    • Pleasant Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
      • Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Ray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Clear Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clear Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
      • Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clear Lake
      • From Sturgis to Clear Lake
    • Russels Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sturgis, see our County-by-County Page for Sturgis.

Cemeteries Near Sturgis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sturgis.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sturgis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sturgis, with the one closest to Sturgis listed first.

  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sturgis Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sturgis Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sturgis Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fawn River Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fawn River Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fawn River Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tobey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tobey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tobey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bontrager Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bontrager Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bontrager Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Freedom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freedom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Froh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Froh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Froh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bontragger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bontragger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bontragger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burr Oak Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burr Oak Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burr Oak Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eagley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (307 more) ...
    • Sanborn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanborn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Findley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Findley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Findley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sturgis had a population of 2,489 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sturgis had a population of 10,803 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sturgis, with the one closest to Sturgis listed first.

  • Fawn River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ontario
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Ontario is located in LaGrange County (IN)
  • Burr Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
    • Burr Oak is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burr Oak <3>
  • Findley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Brighton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Nottawa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Scott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Scott is located in LaGrange County (IN)
  • Seyberts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wasepi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • LaGrange
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
    • LaGrange is located in LaGrange County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <3>
  • Mongo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenfield Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Centreville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Shipshewana
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shipshewana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipshewana
      • Shipshewana is located in LaGrange County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shipshewana <3>
    • Fairfax
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sturgis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sturgis.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sturgis ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sturgis.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sturgis. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sturgis and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sturgis.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> of Sturgis.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sturgis:

The official website for Sturgis: www.ci.sturgis.mi.us/

The official website for Saint Joseph County: www.stjosephcountymi.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sturgis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sturgis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7993, Longitude: -85.4188    
<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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sturgis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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