About Silverbrook Cemetery
Silverbrook Cemetery is a cemetery near Niles, Berrien County, Michigan. It lies about 0.7 mi northwest of Niles. The grounds sit at about 718 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 11 notable people buried here, including Edward L. Hamilton, John Varnum and Joseph A. Nolan. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2374156. The nearest other listed cemetery is Father Allouez Grave Site, about 1.0 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Halbritter Wickens Funeral Services in Niles, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 89 cemeteries we list in Berrien County, and 49 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 6 of the 89 listings in Berrien County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Niles. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Silverbrook Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 2 writers, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 physician.
- Edward L. Hamilton1857-1923American politician
- John Varnum1778-1836American politician
- Joseph A. Nolan1857-1921Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient
- Fred Bonine1863-1941American sprinter and ophthalmologist
- Donald Elder1913-1965American editor and writer
- Gordon Elwood Bonine1896-1976American politician
- Henry Lardner1839-1914
- Henry Lardner1804-1852
- James Gordon Bonine1875-1934American physician and legislator
- Lena Bogardus Phillips Lardner1843-1918American writer
- Simon Peter Aldrich1845-1932Civil war veteran born 1845 in Ohio, and died 1832 in Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan, USA.
People whose Wikidata entry gives Silverbrook 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
41.82233, -86.24374
What Silverbrook 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
- Father Allouez Grave SiteNiles, MICemetery1.0 mi
- Calvary CemeteryNiles, MICemetery1.3 mi
- Beeson MausoleumNiles, MICemetery1.4 mi
- Dick CemeteryNiles, MICemetery2.7 mi
- Johnson CemeteryNiles, MICemetery2.9 mi
- Bertrand Protestant CemeteryNiles, MIChristian cemetery3.1 mi
- Barron Lake CemeteryNiles, MICemetery3.1 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryNiles, MICemetery3.2 mi
- Truitt CemeteryNiles, MICemetery3.3 mi
- Truitts Chapel CemeteryNiles, MIChurch cemetery3.3 mi
Funeral homes near Silverbrook Cemetery
- Halbritter Wickens Funeral Services0.7 miFuneral home · Niles · (269) 683-3000
- Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services0.7 miFuneral home · Niles · (269) 683-1155
- Hoven Funeral Home5.7 miFuneral home · Buchanan · (269) 695-2363
- Benevolent Funeral Home6.0 miFuneral home · Buchanan · (662) 375-8512
- Swem Chapel - Starks Family Funeral Home6.2 miFuneral home · Buchanan · (269) 695-6881
- Kaniewski Funeral Homes Inc7.1 miFuneral home · South Bend · (574) 277-4444
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