Fort Custer National Cemetery in Level Park-Oak Park, Michigan
About Fort Custer National Cemetery
Fort Custer National Cemetery is a national cemetery near Level Park-Oak Park, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It lies about 3.3 mi northeast of Level Park-Oak Park. The grounds sit at about 827 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including George R. Cavender, Wade Flemons and Charles A. Pratt. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2500657. The nearest other listed cemetery is Post Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Farley-Estes & Dowdle Funeral in Augusta, about 1.7 mi away. It is one of 63 cemeteries we list in Kalamazoo County, and 41 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 63 listings in Kalamazoo County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Level Park-Oak Park. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Fort Custer National Cemetery
Among them: 1 musician, 1 World War II veteran.
- George R. Cavender1919-2004American music educator, marching band director
- Wade Flemons1940-1993American musician
- Charles A. Pratt1909-1989American judge
- Bernard Conor1921-2013American athletics competitor
- Betty Thompson1919-2004Physical therapist
- Donald Blasch1914-1993American psychiatrist and advocate for the blind
- Edwin W. Polk1916-2002American junior high teacher and WW II Navy veteran
- Lilah Cameron Ramsey1915-1991World War II veteran
- Lillian Malloy1914-1997World War II veteran
People whose Wikidata entry gives Fort Custer National Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Fort Custer National Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Post CemeteryLevel Park-Oak Park, MIMilitary cemetery0.1 mi
- Augusta CemeterySouth Gull Lake, MICemetery1.9 mi
- Bedford CemeteryLevel Park-Oak Park, MICemetery2.1 mi
- Lawler CemeteryGalesburg, MICemetery2.6 mi
- Ross Center CemeterySouth Gull Lake, MICemetery3.5 mi
- Covey Hill CemeterySpringfield, MICemetery3.7 mi
- Day CemeterySouth Gull Lake, MICemetery3.7 mi
- Howlandsburg CemeteryGalesburg, MICemetery3.9 mi
- Reese CemeterySpringfield, MICemetery4.3 mi
- Memorial Park Sunset GardensSpringfield, MIMemorial park4.8 mi
Funeral homes near Fort Custer National Cemetery
- Farley-Estes & Dowdle Funeral1.7 miFuneral home · Augusta · (269) 731-4212
- Bachman Hebble Funeral Service4.6 miFuneral home · Battle Creek · (269) 965-5145
- Royal Funeral Home6.1 miFuneral home · Battle Creek · (269) 964-3706
- Langeland Family Funeral Homes Burial & Cremation Services6.2 miFuneral home · Galesburg · (269) 343-1508
- Baxter Funeral and Cremation Service6.4 miCremation provider · Battle Creek · (269) 788-9800
- Richard A Henry Funeral Home6.6 miFuneral home · Battle Creek · (269) 962-5191
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- How Do You Find Where Someone Is Buried?A step-by-step method using death records, obituaries, funeral homes, cemetery offices and online indexes.