A visit to the Bayview Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bayview Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bayview Cemetery (FG ID #81814)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Bayview Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bayview Cemetery

Lat:   55.3352°   (55° 20' 6")

Lon:   -131.6264°   (-131° 37' 35")

As an estimate, the Bayview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Ketchikan.

Establishment of the Bayview Cemetery ...

The Bayview Cemetery was established in 1903.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Bayview Cemetery:

• Pages specific to Alaska:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Find-A-Grave:
  • The Bayview Cemetery (FG ID #81814)
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of Alaska
  • Cemetery Junction:
  • Directory for Alaska
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for Alaska
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of Alaska
• About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • Although we don't have a link to the Bayview Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
  • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 9 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Bayview Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bayview Cemetery, with the nearest first.

• Saxman
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
• Ketchikan
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchikan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ketchikan <4>
• Dairy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy
• Ward Cove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cove
  • Ward Cove has also been known as:
  • Wacker City
  • Wacker
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward Cove <4>
• Clover Pass
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Pass
• Metlakatla
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metlakatla
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metlakatla <4>
• Loring
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loring <4>
• Annette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annette
• Dora Bay
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dora Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Bay

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 Bayview Cemetery. The following communities are located in .

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bayview Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

• Ketchikan
  • Ketchikan lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bayview Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ketchikan.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchikan
• Metlakatla
  • Metlakatla lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the South (S) of the Bayview Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Metlakatla.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metlakatla

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of only one cemetery that is within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Bayview Cemetery:<5>

• Metlakatla Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Metlakatla Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Metlakatla.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Metlakatla Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

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 Bayview Cemetery:

• Referenced GNIS Record ...
• GNIS ID #1420282  (Bayview Cemetery)
  • Note: GNIS record #1420282 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
  • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ketchikan B-5
  • County: Ketchikan Gateway         Elev: 94
  • Location given for GNIS #1420282 (Bayview Cemetery)
• Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #81814

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bayview Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 55.3352, Longitude: -131.6264
<3>	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.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.