A visit to the Alger 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 Alger Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Alger Cemetery (FG ID #20).
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 Alger Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alger Cemetery:
44.1154, -84.1162
The Alger Cemetery is located in Arenac County<2>.
The county seat for Arenac County is located in Standish. Standish lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Alger Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alger Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Alger Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alger Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bourret Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sterling Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
- St. George Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. George Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
- Plains Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Plains Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Edwards Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph's Polish National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Woodmere Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodmere Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere Cemetery
- Brookside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- Resurrection of the Lord Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Edwards Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Richland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Campbells Corners Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Second Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Valley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Selkirk Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alger Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alger Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melita
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Skidway Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prescott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bentley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bentley is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Standish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Omer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Omer is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Campbells Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pine River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Arenac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Rapids
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- White Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wooden Shoe Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Twining
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ogemaw Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nine Mile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saganing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whites Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whittemore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Butman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Alger Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Arenac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alger Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Alger Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Arenac 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 Alger Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #20
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #619942 (Alger Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #619942 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: Arenac
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sterling
- Location given for Alger Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.1152982 Lon: -84.1177748
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Arenac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alger 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |