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Introduction ...

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 Bakkala Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   46.3235°   (46° 19' 24")

Lon:   -87.5286°   (-87° 31' 42")

The Bakkala Cemetery is located in Marquette County<1>.

The county seat for Marquette County is located in Marquette. Marquette lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Bakkala Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Bakkala Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Marquette County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Bakkala 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bakkala Cemetery.

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

    • Austin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Marquette County
    • Gwinn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwinn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinn
      • Gwinn is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gwinn <4>
    • Palmer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Marquette County
    • Sands
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
      • Sands is located in Marquette County
    • Little Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake
      • Little Lake is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Lake <4>
    • National Mine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
      • National Mine is located in Marquette County
    • Lake Angeline
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Angeline
      • Lake Angeline is located in Marquette County
    • Salisbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Marquette County
    • Negaunee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ishpeming
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Helena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Marquette County
    • Carlshend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlshend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlshend
      • Carlshend is located in Marquette County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Skandia
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skandia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skandia
        • Skandia is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skandia <4>
      • Harvey
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
        • Harvey is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <4>
      • West Ishpeming
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ishpeming have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ishpeming
        • West Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
      • Brookton Corners
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton Corners
        • Brookton Corners is located in Marquette County
      • North Lake
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
        • North Lake is located in Marquette County
      • Greenwood
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
        • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
      • McFarland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
        • McFarland is located in Marquette County
        • McFarland has also been known as:
        • McFarlands
      • New Dalton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dalton
        • New Dalton is located in Marquette County
      • Marquette
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Trowbridge Park
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge Park
        • Trowbridge Park is located in Marquette County
      • Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes - Hecker Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Hecker Mine
        • Barnes - Hecker Mine is located in Marquette County
      • South Greenwood
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenwood
        • South Greenwood is located in Marquette County
        • South Greenwood has also been known as:
        • Greenwood Station
      • Northland
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

    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 Bakkala Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marquette County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Bakkala Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Gwinn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gwinn Cemetery is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gwinn Cemetery
    • Sands Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Branch Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Negaunee Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ishpeming Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • UMC Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The UMC Cemetery is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the UMC Cemetery
    • Haglund Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Haglund Cemetery is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haglund Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Lutherans Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Pauls Lutherans Cemetery is located in Marquette County
      • The St. Pauls Lutherans Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Green Garden Cemetery
      • St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutherans Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1691 <7>
    • Old Catholic Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
    • Northland Chapel Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Northland Chapel Gardens is located in Marquette County
      • The Northland Chapel Gardens has also been known as:
      • Northland Chapel Garden Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northland Chapel Gardens
    • Park Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Park Cemetery is located in Marquette County
      • The Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Marquette Park Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Riverview Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Hillview Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Holy Cross Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Ralph Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ralph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ralph Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ralph Cemetery
      • Lathrop Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lathrop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lathrop Cemetery is located in Delta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lathrop Cemetery
      • Clarksburg Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest Home Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Republic Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • The Republic Cemetery is located in Marquette County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Republic Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Republic.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Republic 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 Bakkala Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #620493  (Bakkala Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #620493 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: Cataract Basin
      • County: Marquette         Elev: 370
      • Location given for GNIS #620493 (Bakkala Cemetery)

    The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

    The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Marquette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bakkala Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3235, Longitude: -87.5286    
    <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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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