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A visit to the American Legion Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 American Legion Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the American Legion Cemetery:

47.1119, -88.5436

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the American Legion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The American Legion Cemetery is located in Houghton County<2>.

The county seat for Houghton County is located in Houghton. Houghton lies just to the west northwest of the American Legion Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the American Legion Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of the American Legion Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from American Legion Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
  • Atlantic Mine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Atlantic Mine Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
  • Chassell Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Chassell Twp. Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chassell Twp. Cemetery
  • Oskar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oskar Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskar Cemetery
  • Waasa Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Waasa Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waasa Cemetery
  • Redridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Redridge Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redridge Cemetery
  • Jacobsville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Jacobsville Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hecla Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hecla Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla Cemetery
      • The Hecla Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Laurium Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242533 <5>
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
      • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lakeview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #900 <5>
    • Centennial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Centennial Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery
    • Kargi Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Kargi Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kargi Cemetery
    • Toivola Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Toivola Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toivola Cemetery
    • Askel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Askel Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askel Cemetery
    • Ahmeek Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ahmeek Cemetery is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahmeek Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ahmeek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Ahmeek.
      • The Ahmeek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12 <5>
    • Elo Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Elo Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo Cemetery
    • Keweenaw Bay Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Keweenaw Bay Cemetery is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the American Legion Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from American Legion Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Houghton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hurontown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hurontown is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurontown
  • Paavola
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Paavola is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paavola
  • Dodgeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
  • Dollar Bay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hancock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Atlantic Mine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
  • Mason
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mason is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Boston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Boston is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • South Range
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Baltic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Baltic is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
  • Chassell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Salo ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salo
    • Dreamland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Dreamland is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamland
    • Hubbell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oskar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oskar is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskar
    • Painesdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Painesdale is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painesdale
    • Champion Mine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mine
    • Lake Linden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurium
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Portage Entry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
    • White City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • White City is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Calumet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tamarack
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Tamarack is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Redridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Redridge is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redridge

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 American Legion Cemetery. The following communities are located in Houghton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Calumet
    • Calumet lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the American Legion Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calumet.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
  • Hancock
    • Hancock lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the American Legion Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hancock.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Houghton
  • Lake Linden

Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the American Legion Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Houghton 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 American Legion Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2124350  (American Legion Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2124350 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: Houghton
      • Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Chassell
      • Location given for American Legion Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.1119444     Lon: -88.5436111
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Houghton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- American Legion 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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.